Aerospace

A United Airlines senior executive praised the decision by Heart Aerospace to increase its electric airliner from 19 to 30 seats.

Companies are tripping over each other to proclaim their dedication to sustainability, but the sad truth is a next-generation airliner remains far off.

Major events in aerospace and defense during 2022.

Why 2023 will be a pivotal year for aerospace & defense.

Boeing, SpaceX have contracts for lunar missions.

Beyond current supply chain issues, engine makers ramp up research for future propulsion technology options.

Israeli startup AIR has completed the first successful transition of its full-scale technology prototype from hover to cruise.

Avio’s Vega C launch vehicle failed to place Pléiades Neo 5 & 6 satellites into orbit on Dec. 20.

Possession of the licenses puts Virgin Orbit back on course to launch in January.

Listen in as three Aviation Week editors discuss—and sometimes debate—whether Boom’s new supersonic engine plan is for real.

Compare commercial, military, business aviation and helicopter MRO markets for 2023, based on Aviation Week Network data.

The massive demand for weapons for Ukraine has caused the Pentagon and industry to reevaluate supply chains and procurement planning.

Demonstrations are growing more diverse as the industry matures and new players seek to change the space industry.

A decade after U.S. Marine Corps experiments in Afghanistan, the Defense Department is ramping up development of cargo-carrying UAS.

Site approvals and first-article tests will be completed by the end of February 2023.

After a heady 2021, a layer of reality has settled over the advanced air mobility industry in the past year.

The ground tests are of the hybrid-electric propulsion system that will power the modified De Havilland Dash 8-100 flight demonstrator starting in 2024.

Serdar Yorgancigil to Chief Information Officer of Jet Support Services (JSSI), Chicago.

DANTE AERONAUTICAL, Spain secured minority investments from AIR NOSTRUM and VOLOTEA for developing an all-electric aircraft for regional air transport for first

RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES completed first engine run of its regional hybrid-electric flight demonstrator.

US CONGRESS reached agreement to include amendment on new government spending bill.

BUCHER LEICHTBAU, Switzerland was selected by Virgin Atlantic to supply galleys and stowages for 16 A330-900s.

HEICO FLIGHT SUPPORT earned $267.2m on $1.26b sales for year ended Oct 31 vs $151.9m on $927m a year ago.

Proposed certification requirements for Archer Aviation’s M001 Midnight air taxi have been released by the FAA.

Dropped from 50 ft., the representative full-scale, 800-volt battery module absorbed the impact load with no significant damage at the cell or pack level.