Aerospace

Digging out the details of the Airbus A300 in-service fleet 50 years after its first flight is complicated.

The San Diego company’s next uncrewed aircraft system could be powered by a radical new engine design of its own making.

Flying car is a frequent misnomer for electric air taxis, but in the case of Alef Aeronautics’ Model A the term is a correct, if inadequate, description given the unconventional approach the startup has taken to designing a vehicle that can take off and land vertically as well as drive on the road.

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s Ascent cubesat has completed all its mission objectives about 10 months after its launch.

AFI KLM E&M signed agreements at MRO Europe related to engine maintenance, component support and advanced air mobility.

Work with hybrid-electric developer Ampaire also announced.

Despite the development progress on the aircraft, the company is still awaiting approvals from the U.S. FAA to certify the aircraft under the Powered Lift category.

The first Airbus program was on the verge of collapse several times, but then it became the catalyst Airbus needed to thrive.

U.S. airline pilot unions do not agree on whether the last two 737 MAX variants should have more modern crew warning systems.

The helicopter’s aging tail-rotor system is targeted for replacement as the Army and Boeing debate acquisition future.

During an evening event at the NBAA-BACE 2022 conference in Orlando on Oct. 17, Gogo Business Aviation livestreamed video from a mountaintop in Oregon

TORAY and SPECIALTY MATERIALS teamed to unite Specialty’s boron fiber with Toray Composite Materials America’s high-strength intermediate modulus

Jason Lewis to Vice President-Quality of FDH Aero, El Segundo, CA.

KILLICK AEROSPACE was selected by Honeywell as exclusive global distributor (excluding China) of Nitrogen Generation System (NGS) components for 737s

UNICAL AVIATION opened EMEA sales/marketing office in the UK.

CEFA was selected by Vietjet to provide its FAS flight visualization software.

AVIONICA, FL and ERGOSS, France formed partnership to deliver first-ever fully plug and play SasS cloud-based solution for Flight Data Management

DUCOMMUN reopened 115,000 sq ft facility in Guaymas, Mexico to support production of VersaCore Composite technology, composite/metal bond flight

FLYDOCS teamed with Lufthansa Technik to launch new lease asset management software to optimize leases and ensure smooth/on-time returns.

CAE is ramping up Gulfstream training activities out of new facilities in Las Vegas, Savannah and Singapore. A G650 simulator entered service in Las

WILLIS LEASE FINANCE announced rebranding (imagery/corporate profile) to more clearly reflect its combined offerings.

Recovering from its second launch hiatus, OneWeb Satellites is poised to begin adding to its global broadband constellation in low Earth orbit, this time with launch services provided by the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organization.

Luxembourg could become the second European operating base for Virgin Orbit’s horizontal satellite launch as part of proposals to provide responsive launch services for NATO and European allies.

Satellite launch startup Orbex has secured an extra £40 million ($45.2 million) in funding from investors that will enable the company to scale up its operations to be ready for its first vertical launch from the UK.

Exec says this next generation will increase performance and capability.