Aerospace

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

Can a second marriage born of a shotgun wedding be successful? Boeing and Spirit talk merger.

AIRBUS unveiled its all-electric CityAirbus NextGen prototype with 12-meter and range of 80 km at cruise speed of 120 km/hr; unveiling coincided with opening of the new CityAirbus test centre in Donauwörth for testing systems for eVTOLs.

Andy Fellows to Vice President of Customer Programs & Services of Burrana, CA.

THINKOM introduced ThinAir GT line of aero antennas for special missions.

The flight demonstration is one of six with NASA backing.

Airbus has unveiled the completed prototype of its CityAirbus NextGen electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing advanced air mobility aircraft.

CAeS has released details of the finalized hydrogen fuel cell packing design it is developing for flight tests on a modified Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander.

Japanese startup SkyDrive has begun construction of its first prototype SD-05 electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi.

CORAC President Yannick Assouad tells Aviation Daily the amount the Airbus ZEROe and ATR EVO programs may benefit from is still being defined.

Qatar Airways has presented its second-generation virtual cabin crew, Sama 2.0, powered by innovative conversational AI during ITB Berlin 2024.

The Egypt International Airshow will showcase Egypt's leadership as a key hub for the region's commercial aviation sector.

Baltimore-based Wave Engine Corp. has successfully flown a UAV from a standing start on the runway powered by a valveless pulsejet, also known as a wave engine.

Reengining the C-17 and adding low-cost connectivity upgrades emerge as top priorities for Air Mobility Command.

The project was eclipsed by private spacecraft refueling efforts.

A vertiport network linking attractions across Rome is the first element of a vision to build out networks across Southern Europe and eventually elsewhere.

Batteries for 100-seaters; Daher advances thermoplastics; UK CAA explores hydrogen; MagLev for eVTOL; Beyond flies fuel cell.

Unplanned PW1000G inspections strain Pratt & Whitney’s parts supply chain.

Space Florida, a quasi-public economic development and financing agency, plans to expand the state’s aerospace footprint in south Florida and the Panhandle.

Pending clearance from the FAA, SpaceX said on March 6 that it could be ready for its third Starship/Super Heavy flight test from Boca Chica Beach, Texas, as early as March 14.

Thorsten Riekert to Chief Commercial Officer of Jettainer, Germany.

For Europe’s Clean Aviation public-private aeronautics research program, time is a raison d’etre.

The tests will establish the performance of the unmodified aircraft before the start of the hybrid-electric conversion effort.

Skyports Infrastructure is to develop the UK’s first vertiport testbed at Bicester Motion, a former Royal Air Force airfield in Oxfordshire.

Saudi low-cost carrier Flyadeal signed a long-term agreement with Safran Nacelles at the MRO Middle East in Dubai.