Aerospace

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

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

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

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

By Piotr Butowski
The Russian defense ministry has contracted the development of new Ilyushin Il-100 super-heavy transport.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The uncrewed aerial system attack on a remote U.S. outpost in Jordan on the Syrian border is a significant escalation by Iranian-backed groups in the region.
Aircraft & Propulsion

CFM INTERNATIONAL finalized deal with Akasa Air to supply LEAP-1Bs and aftermarket support for 150 MAXs.

Aerospace

TATA GROUP is setting up H125 final assembly line in India with Airbus Helicopters for 2026.

Aerospace

MOOG COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT earned $20.6m on $194m sales in first quarter ended Dec 31 vs $14.5m on $132m.

Aerospace

By Garrett Reim
MightyFly has unveiled the third generation of its Centro hybrid electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing cargo aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Mark Carreau
The latest annual report by NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel’s (ASAP) was released Jan. 25.
Commercial Space

Airbus Helicopters is partnering with the Tata Group to establish a Final Assembly Line (FAL) for helicopters in the country.
Aerospace

By Thierry Dubois
The two partners in the CFM International joint venture, GE and Safran Aircraft Engines, are studying how to evenly share revenues in a future engine.
Emerging Technologies

By Irene Klotz
Astrobotic and JAXA wrestle with landing on the Moon.
Space

By Guy Norris, Christine Boynton
Though Boeing’s 737-9 is now allowed to return to service after close inspections, the FAA’s decision to freeze production at current levels is a huge blow.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Joe Anselmo, Richard Aboulafia, Michael Bruno, Ron Epstein
Joe Anselmo sits down with experts to discuss aerospace suppliers and investors—and what the new MAX woes could mean for their businesses.
Check 6

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion