Aerospace

Details of the speaker programme for the World Defense Show to be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia February 4-8 have been released.
Defense

flynas reported record results for its performance in 2023 compared to the previous year 2022.
Aerospace

The World Defense Show (WDS) will see senior industry figures speak during the five day event.
Aerospace

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Connectivity for far-flung overseas French destinations is a major focus for the country’s smaller airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Guy Norris
Performance benefits of Unity upgrades that were proved last year will feed into Delta spaceship design as belt-tightening forces cuts in near-term flight rate.
Commercial Space

Dan Dumbacher, CEO of the AIAA, announced plan to step down on September 30; a search for successor is underway.

Aerospace

By Ben Goldstein
Beta Technologies has risen to claim the top ranking in the latest edition of the AAM Infrastructure Reality Index.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
Japanese financing and leasing company SMFL Mirai and JAXA plan to design business concepts for satellite leasing and reselling.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
SpaceX opened its 2024 launch manifest on Jan. 2 with a Falcon 9 mission to continue building its Starlink satellite constellation.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
Hydrogen-electric VTOL bizjet; AeroHT flies tiltwing eVTOL; hydrogen-testbed Bonanza; carbon-neutral single-aisle.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
New concepts are in the works, such as military areas that move with the activity along a defined trajectory.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

SURF AIR MOBILITY entered into binding terms for $35.2m Mandatory Convertible Debenture with GEM; deal includes cancelling previously issued shares, restricting sales and redemption fights, and increasing drawdown capacity to $400m.

Aerospace

Oliver Reeves to Chief Financial Officer of Surf Air Mobility, Los Angeles.

Aerospace

AIRBUS delivered first A321neo assembled at new (former A380) final assembly line at Toulouse to PEGASUS; delivery of aircraft, together with FALs in Hamburg, Mobile and Tianjin, starts ramp-up of A320 production to 75/month by 2026.

Aerospace

TAT TECHNOLOGIES completed US$9.9m private placement with Israeli institutional and accredited investors.

Aerospace

NANO DIMENSION proposed to acquire remaining shares of STATASYS.

Aerospace

Sandra Shelton to Director of Government Affairs, Industry Development, and Communications of the Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics (ODAA).

Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
U.S. battery startup SES AI is targeting the urban air mobility market with its lithium-metal cells.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
Rocket Lab has received a $489 million contract to design, build and operate 18 space vehicles on behalf of an undisclosed U.S. government customer.
Commercial Space

Aviation Week Staff
Japan’s SkyDrive has signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on heavy-lift drones with the Technology Innovation Hub on Autonomous Navigation.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The AAM Stock Composite rose 14% during 2023, in line with the Dow Jones Industrial Average’s performance.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Wisk Aero has updated its concept of operations for autonomous urban air taxis.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
EHang has conducted its first commercial flight demonstrations by a passenger-carrying electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicle.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Thierry Dubois
The configuration has a regional aircraft using full electric power for short-haul and a range extender for longer missions.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
All 367 passengers and 12 crew members on board the A350 managed to escape the burning aircraft, but five of the six on board the Coast Guard aircraft died.
Safety, Ops & Regulation