Aerospace

By Irene Klotz
Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity flew into suborbital space and back on June 8, bringing an end to the company’s commercial flight services until its Delta-class spacecraft debuts.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
The agreement will also look at ways European companies can supply subsystems and equipment for future space stations.
Commercial Space

By Thierry Dubois
Kineis, a startup company aiming to offer IoT services with a 25-satellite constellation, is planning to launch its first five spacecraft on June 18.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA has deviated from its planned “hands off” strategy” with its Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative, the audit said.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
Engineers are exploring potential configurations for the system, which the company hopes to fly in 2027, according to Dominik Strobel, PioneerLab’s program manager.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Seven in ten residents of Saudi Arabia are "very" or "moderately" likely to purchase a battery-electric vehicle (BEV), a figure that is projected to rise to 85% by 2035.
Aerospace

By Guy Norris
Aviation Week journeys into the stratosphere on Scaled Composite’s high-altitude Proteus experimental aircraft—a one-of-a-kind testbed.
Aircraft & Propulsion

ROLLS-ROYCE DEUTSCHLAND and ITP AERO signed MOU to explore a partnership to design, develop, manufacture and support a Wingman Engine (based on Advance2 core demonstrator) for large remote carrier designs.

Aerospace

GE AEROSPACE sold GE LICENSING (patent licensing/IP) to DOLBY LABORATORIES.

Aerospace

AIRBUS delivered 53 aircraft (six A220s; 41 A320s; two A330s; four A350s) in May vs 63 (three A220s; 51 A320s; four A330s; five A350s) in May 2023. It booked orders from NAC for seven A321neos and an undisclosed customer for 20 A330-900s.

Aerospace

ABU DHABI launched a unified economic licence to enhance ease of doing business in city by unifying procedures to bolster UAE's competitiveness as a business-friendly destination for investors and entrepreneurs.

Aerospace

LIEBHERR-AEROSPACE was selected by Airbus to supply next-gen flight control computers for its family of aircraft.

Aerospace

GERMAN MINISTRY OF INTERIOR ordered 38 H225 helicopters, and optioned six, for Federal Police for delivery from '29.

Aerospace

AIRBUS reports inflight measurements from A350 using 100% SAF shows significant reduction in non-CO2 emissions.

Aerospace

PEXCO, GA acquired plastic CNC Machining, milling, multi-axis turning, Swiss machining, annealing, vapor polishing, and assembly facility in Wallinford, CT from Clayens; it now has 13 locations for design/fabrication of plastic components.

Aerospace

TRANSDIGM completed acquisition of CPI ELECTRON DEVICE BUSINESS (electronic components) for $1.385b.

Aerospace

MAAS AVIATION completed its 1,000th A320 Family aircraft paint job for Airbus at Hamburg; site can handle 144 per year and has three bays.

Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Compared to the reference Jet A-1, measurements with 100% SAF showed lower emissions of soot particles and a 56% lower number of ice crystals in contrails.
Emerging Technologies

By Guy Norris
The tests of an advanced compressor rig design will mark the completion of two related propulsion technology efforts aimed at next-generation geared turbofans.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
Isar Aerospace was founded in 2018 as a spinoff of Technical University Munich.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
With 32 of its 33 Raptor engines firing, the Super Heavy booster lifted off from SpaceX’s Boca Chica Beach, Texas, spaceport at after a trouble-free countdown.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Rolls-Royce Germany has teamed up with ITP Aero to offer a new engine family for collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) that will lean on the proven Advance2 core.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Africa witnessed a 6% increase in available seats, rising from 15.1 million in May 2023 to 15.9 million in May 2024.
Air Transport

By Chen Chuanren
AAPA's DG says Asia-Pacific governments should maintain neutrality from media and NGOs and take a holistic and multipronged approach to net zero aviation.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
Rome has given the greenlight to Safran's takeover of Microtecnica from RTX after concerns over the supply of components to defense programs were addressed.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain