Aerospace

By Irene Klotz
A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched a Northrop Grumman Cygnus supply ship to the International Space Station on Jan. 30.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Xwing completed an autonomous logistics demonstration of its Cessna 208B Caravan aircraft for the U.S. Air Force’s AFWERX Autonomy Prime program.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
China’s Liaoning General Aviation Academy has completed the first flight of a prototype four-seat light aircraft powered by hydrogen combustion.
Advanced Air Mobility

Aviation Week Staff
Hydrogen-powered eVTOL startup LuftCar has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with eFrancisco Motors (eFMC).
Advanced Air Mobility

Cutting edge assets from electric aircraft to 60-tonne tanks will be on display at World Defense Show 2024.
Aerospace

By Chen Chuanren
Large spans of water and a lack of strategic depth in some countries make airborne early warning assets a valuable commodity for air forces in the region.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Anthony L. Velocci Jr.
Holding 70% of the company’s outstanding shares, they could declare a crisis of confidence, challenge the status quo and demand a change in top management.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Thierry Dubois, Guy Norris
With manufacturing already in mind, GE and Safran delve into the design of RISE’s less visible features.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
The AAM Stock Composite declined 2% during the week ending Jan. 26, underperforming major equity markets and building on a weak start to 2024.
Advanced Air Mobility

TORAY COMPOSITE MATERIALS AMERICA commissioned its $15m upgraded carbon fiber production line at Decatur, AL, doubling production capacity of T1100 carbon fiber and to add critical redundancy to support its US DOD programs.
Aerospace

EASYJET has equipped 11 A320neos with Iris system (under SES initiative by European Space Agency and Viasat) to enable aircraft to operate as efficiently as possible to achieve further fuel burn improvements and emissions reductions.
Aerospace

By Ben Goldstein
What if you could buy a road-drivable electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) vehicle for the same price of a luxury car–but with even better performance?
Advanced Air Mobility

By Irene Klotz, Guy Norris
For the first time, Virgin Galactic flew paying passengers without a company employee in the SpaceShipTwo crew cabin.
Commercial Space

AIRBUS completed acquisition of Eutelsat OneWeb's 50% share of their AIRBUS ONEWEB SATELLITES, FL joint venture, and is now sole owner.

Aerospace

EVE AIR MOBILITY selected THALES (air data solution), HONEYWELL (guidance, navigation and external lighting), RECARO (seats) and FACC (horizontal and vertical tail, including rudder and elevator) as suppliers for its eVTOL.

Aerospace

RCAPITAL acquired FGP GROUP, UK, which includes FGP SYSTEMS (precision engineering), FGP LUFTON (parts manufacturer) and RAMP SURFACE COATINGS (surface treatments and coatings), from 126 individual shareholders.

Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Lilium has signed an agreement with parts and repairs provider AJW Group to provide global spares distribution for the Lilium Jet eVTOL.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Embraer spinoff Eve Air Mobility has selected Austria’s FACC to provide the horizontal and vertical tail for its eVTOL air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Thierry Dubois
The TP-R90, a recuperative turboprop designed for light aircraft, ran on gaseous hydrogen; Turbotech and Safran will switch to liquid hydrogen later this year.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Beta Technologies has concluded the first deployment of its Alia electric aircraft to a U.S. military base.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Chen Chuanren
The coalition aims to grow Hong Kong as a regional sustainable aviation fuel hub for both Hong Kong and China.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
The architecture may help keep the engine’s power to the minimum specification, as opposed to oversizing the engine to cope with marginal phases of working.
Aircraft & Propulsion

The iconic Moth aircraft from the film ‘Out of Africa’ is to be auctioned with proceeds from the sale going toward rhino conservation in Kenya.
Aerospace

Boeing will participate in the World Defense Show (WDS2024) February 4-8, to showcase the company’s defence platforms and capabilities.
Defense

By Graham Warwick
Europe advances strut-braced wing; ZeroAvia’s silicon-carbide inverter tests; electric aircraft climate impact benchmarked.
Emerging Technologies