Aerospace

Ampaire plans to develop a hybrid-electric propulsion system for light aircraft under a contract awarded by NASA.

South Korea’s aggressive plans to launch commercial air taxi services by 2025 continue to make progress.

An eVTOL behaves and is controlled differently as it changes between thrustborne and wingborne flight and back.

With backgrounds in photography, journalism, art and design, our judges bring an appreciation for aesthetics and love of aviation.

You don’t have to work in aerospace to be a winner of Aviation Week’s Photo Contest, but it helps.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

WOODWARD, CO was selected by Airbus to provide Fuel Cell Balance of Plant (BoP) solution for its ZEROe demonstrator that uses hydrogen power.

APPLIED AEROSPACE STRUCTURES, CA was acquired by Greenbriar Equity Group to support growth and expansion plans for complex composite and metal bonded structural

IRKUT and TsAGI completed static testing of the 163-to-211-seat MC-21.

CHINA EASTERN took delivery of the first C919 (107); aircraft is configured with 164 seats to enter service in 1Q23.

Julie Sims to Director of Marketing and Communications of Valence Surface Technologies, El Segundo, CA.

The Defense Innovation Unit is looking for ways to quickly deliver spacecraft beyond geosynchronous orbit.

Eve Air Mobility has signed a letter of intent with Brazilian air mobility startup FlyBIS for up to 40 of Eve’s piloted, four-passenger eVTOL vehicles.

GKN Aerospace has partnered with UK independent advanced propulsion research center IAAPS to ground test a megawatt-scale electric aircraft powertrain.

German premium battery manufacturer CustomCells has raised €60 million in a Series A funding round led by European climate technology investor World Fund.

Virgin Orbit had been eyeing a launch window starting Dec. 14 for its first UK flight of LauncherOne.

Over the next five years Collins plans to spend $200 million on building up its engineering and manufacturing capabilities in India.

Lessons learned for Boeing’s quality management system are playing a key role in helping the OEM get the 787 program back on track.

Mesa Airlines has been at the forefront of the push to adopt electric aircraft and electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles.

Astroscale Japan and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency have launched a joint feasibility study of satellite refueling services.

Vertiport startup VPorts has partnered with the United Arab Emirates government to develop an advanced air mobility integration center in Dubai.

Watched mostly in silence by Boeing workers, the final 747 emerged into the cold night late Dec. 6.

Slow rate of 787 delivery recovery reflects nonconformance and noncompliance problems such as gaps, shimming and other production issues.

After a series of alleged faux-departs, France’s Dassault Aviation has declared the three-nation FCAS program can move forward.

New bomber is touted as the first sixth-generation aircraft, with advances in stealth and range named as key features.