Aerospace

By Irene Klotz
It’s been a big year for United Launch Alliance, the Lockheed Martin- and Boeing-owned joint venture that has been remaking itself for the commercial space age.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
AutoFlight’s V2000CG CarryAll received Chinese type certification on March 22, the first certification of a winged eVTOL aircraft in the world.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Founded in 2019, MightyFly says it is the first developer of large autonomous cargo eVTOL aircraft to receive an FAA flight corridor approval.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The two air taxi front-runners in the U.S. are developing piloted, four-passenger eVTOLS and aim to launch commercial service next year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

TAAG - Angola Airlines is attending the seventh edition of the Angola International Tourism Exchange, promoting domestic and regional destinations.
Aerospace

Held under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of the Dubai Civil Aviation, Chairman of Dubai Airports and Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airlines and Group, Airport Show returns for its 23rd successful edition from 14-16 May 2024 at Sheikh Saeed Halls 1-2, Dubai World Trade Centre.
Airports & Networks

By Michael Bruno
Howmet's John Plant, often seen as a shrewd prognosticator of large aircraft manufacturing rates, has slashed his company’s expectations for 737 shipments.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Mark Carreau
The long-awaited crewed debut of Boeing’s Starliner caps off a 13-year effort to certify multiple commercial providers of low-Earth-orbit astronaut transport.
Space

By Jens Flottau
The two German air taxi companies need state support to exit a funding crisis, but party politics and risk aversion may force their sale to foreign investors.
Advanced Air Mobility

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

FAA

AIRBUS CANADA reached agreement with its IAMAW-represented A220 workers at Mirabel on new 5-year CBA.

Aerospace

JOBY AVIATION says it has completed its eVTOL pre-production flight test program and is now focused on the next phase of flight testing, using its production prototype aircraft to prepare for upcoming for-credit flight testing.

Aerospace

HOWMET AEROSPACE had $243m net income on $1.8b sales in 1Q24 vs $148m on $1.6b in 1Q23. It is expecting much slower 737 MAX production than expected and it assumes average build rate of 20 per month for full year 2024.

Aerospace

HANWHA AVIATION, Singapore was launched as new engine leasing platform, initially focused on narrowbody aircraft.

Aerospace

Netta Washington to Executive Vice President-High Performance Materials and Components (HPMC) of ATI, Dallas.

Aerospace

Jeff Lewis to Chief Executive Officer of Hanwha Aviation, Singapore.

Aerospace

By Ben Goldstein
Joby said it will launch into flight testing with production prototypes of its S4 air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
Startup Danti has raised $5 million to further develop its natural language processing satellite image search engine.
Commercial Space

By Ben Goldstein
Spanish/Australian startup Dovetail Electric Aviation expects to begin ground testing a new iteration of its integrated hydrogen fuel cell powerplant as soon as June.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Matthew Fulco
IndiGo's A350 order highlights how Boeing is slipping behind in the region that holds the greatest potential for commercial aviation in the coming decades.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo Helicopters has secured Italian military certification of an upgrade for the AW101 three-engine heavy helicopter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Reliable Robotics has completed a road map that outlines how KC-135 Stratotankers can be automated.
Aircraft & Propulsion