AIRBUS delivered 112 commercial aircraft (11 A220s; 81 A320neo Family; six A330s; and 14 A350s) in December 2023 vs 98 (eight A220s; 76 A320neo Family; four A330s; and 10 A350s) in December 2022; and 735 (68 A220s; 571 A320neo Family; 32 A330s; and 64 A350s) in 2023 vs 661 (53 A220s; 516 A320neo Family; 32 A330s; and 60 A350s) in 2022.
Chinese private space company Orienspace has launched its first rocket into orbit, a solid-fueled Gravity-1 carrying three Yunyao-1 satellites, from a barge.
SUPERNAL (Hyundai) unveiled 5-seat S-A2 eVTOL with V-tail and eight tilting rotors; aircraft, to fly in '24, is designed to cruise at 125 mph at 1,500 ft.
PTC INDUSTRIES and NASMYTH signed MOU to collaborate on development of casting, machining, assembly and thermal precision engineering capabilities in India under the ‘Make in India’ Atmanirbhar Bharat program.
GKN AEROSPACE is investing £50m to develop additive fabrication technology in Trollhättan, Sweden for producing sustainable aero-engine components with minimized raw material waste, energy use and shipping within production.
AIRBUS is establishing a ZEROe development center in Stade, Germany to focus on development of composite materials for hydrogen systems such as liquid hydrogen tanks.
“We’re not going to point fingers,” the Boeing CEO said. “Because, yes, it escaped their factory; but then it escaped ours too. So, we’re all in this together.”
XPeng AeroHT plans to start making its “Land Aircraft Carrier:” an electric, off-road SUV that carries a two-passenger personal eVTOL aircraft in its trunk.
Lilium has announced a partnership with airport operator Fraport aimed at defining requirements for a network of vertiports across Germany and nearby countries.
HRH Ambassador Reema bint Bandar Al Saud, the Saudi Ambassador to the USA, will spearhead the International Women in Defence programme at World Defense Show 2024.
The F-16 has long been a stalwart in global fleets, but key advances over the years have proved its ability to serve in a variety of operational roles.
BOEING delivered 67 commercial aircraft (44 737 MAXs; 737NG; seven 767s; four 777Fs; 11 787s) in December vs 69 (53 737 MAXs; 737NG; two 767s; three 777Fs; 10 787s) in December 2022; and 528 aircraft (387 MAXs; nine 737NGs; 747F; 32 767s; 26 777s; 73 787s) in 2023 vs 480 (374 MAXs; 13 737NGs; five 747Fs; 33 767s; 24 777s; 31 787s) in 2022.
ALASKA AIRLINES and UNITED AIRLINES both found loose hardware in optional door plugs on some grounded 737-9s during mandatory inspections following mid-air incident on January 5.
