Aerospace

BOEING announced the following leadership changes: Dave Calhoun is stepping down as CEO at end of 2024 (successor is TBA); Independent Board Chair Larry Kellner will not stand for re-election and will be replaced by Steve Mollenkopf; and Stan Deal is retiring, to be replaced immediately by Stephanie Pope as President and CEO of Commercial Airplanes.

Planet Labs has expanded its partnership with satellite image analytics firm SynMax to sell AI-powered vessel monitoring and classification software.

The AAM Stock Composite rose by around 9% during the week ending March 22, boosted by a continued rally in shares of EHang.

Aviation Week editors break down the seismic leadership changes announced by Boeing and what they mean for the company's future.

AeroHT is developing the Land-based Aircraft Carrier, an all-electric, five-passenger off-road SUV that carries a two-passenger multirotor eVTOL in its trunk.

Leadership changes at Boeing have Commercial Airplanes CEO Stan Deal out effective immediately, while both CEO Dave Calhoun and chair Larry Kellner revealed their departure dates.

The agency’s disruptive approach to space acquisition has produced many contracts in a tight timeline, though its biggest tests are yet to come.

Certifying electric engines; Call for UK hydrogen funding; More eVTOLs for USAF; and the UK’s future flight road map.

Jeffrey DiGiovanni to Chief Executive Officer of Innovative Solutions & Support, Malvern, PA.

SURF AIR MOBILITY was selected by Tanzania's Auric Air Services to upgrade 12 Cessna Grand Caravans with its electrified powertrain technology upon certification. It says it now holds 13% of Cessna Caravan market in Africa.

ITP AERO, Spain earned (EBITDA) €217m in 2023 (vs €146m in 2022) on record €1.3b sales, up 25% vs a year ago.

AAR posted $14m net income for third quarter ended Feb 29 (vs $21.8m a year ago) on record $567m sales, up 9% vs a year ago; commercial sales rose 18% from a year ago and accounted for 70% of company total vs 65% a year ago.

The CarryAll is the first version of AutoFlight’s planned Prosperity family of 2,000-kg gross weight eVTOL uncrewed cargo and piloted passenger aircraft.

The FAA has released proposed special conditions for type certification of electric engines developed by Beta Technologies and Safran.

Boom Supersonic has flown XB-1 demonstrator, the world’s first privately developed faster-than-sound civil aircraft.

Embraer has selects Dassault Systèmes’ Simulation Technology to support quieter eVTOL aircraft development for Eve Air Mobility.

This week Emirates was crowned the global winner of the Best Inflight Entertainment Award in Airline Ratings 2024 Airline Excellence Awards.

This week’s Flight Friday looks at the return of Asia-Pacific region operators (excluding China and India) to pre-pandemic levels of utilization.

SpaceX is looking to fly Starship again in early May.

Listen in as former Space Shuttle program manager Wayne Hale joins Aviation Week editors to unpack Starship's third flight test.

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

FAA revises type certification basis for eVTOLs, beginning with Joby

U.S. autonomous aviation startup Reliable Robotics has announced the receipt of two new contract awards from the Department of Defense and NASA.

The Defense Innovation Unit has awarded three contracts for development of low-cost space tugs and in-space refueling technologies.

IndiGo has been named ‘Airline of the Year’ at the Air Transport Awards 2024.