Aerospace

AURA AERO powered-on first prototype of all-electric INTEGRAL E at Toulouse in preparation for first flight in a few weeks.

SINGAPORE-CAE FLIGHT TRAINING CENTER inaugurated its first E-Jets E2 full flight simulator; E190-E2 pilot training for Scoot has started.

THALES was selected by Air India to provide AVANT Up IFE system for 51 777/787/A350s, including 40 retrofit/11 new.

EVE signed MOU with Singapore-based Yugo Global Industries to study the potential for Urban Air Mobility (UAM) and eVTOL flights in Southeast Asia; companies will specifically focus on potential infrastructure requirements for eVTOLs.

Israel’s Elbit Systems has debuted the Hermes 650 Spark in Singapore, aimed to fulfill requirements for a midsize UAS between the Hermes 450 and the Hermes 900.

Guy Norris, senior editor at Aviation Week, explains the wing-in-ground effect used by the ST Engineering and Wigetworks Airfish.

Dovetail Electric Aviation has begun tests of an integrated hydrogen fuel-cell powerplant targeted at flight tests on a modified Beechcraft King Air.

Eaton Aerospace and the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore have signed a three-year research collaboration agreement to develop eVTOL solutions.

Comac stole the show on the first day of this year’s Singapore Airshow but AIA says the Chinese OEM remains years away from becoming a serious challenger to Boeing or Airbus.

Astroscale Japan’s debris inspection satellite has been successfully launched into orbit on a Rocket Lab Electron launch vehicle.

Aura Aero is to receive €13.2 million ($14.1 million) in government funding to support development of the Era hybrid-electric 19-seat regional airliner.

Eve Air Mobility has signed an agreement with Yugo to study the potential for urban air mobility and eVTOL flights in Southeast Asia.

The AAM Stock Composite barely budged during the week ending Feb. 16, inching up by 0.1%, compared to a 0.4% decline in the S&P 500.

FAI rent-a-jet Air Ambulance Division has received Commercial Airline Medical Escort (CAME) accreditation from the European Aeromedical Institute (EURAMI) for its Dubai-based medical escort service.

Leonardo Helicopters is completing the final assembly of its Next-Generation Civil Tiltrotor Demonstrator ahead of an expected first flight in the coming weeks.

The manufacturer is aiming for a first flight of the high-speed rotorcraft demonstrator in late March or early April.

Startup Vertical Aerospace has won an £8 million ($10 million) grant from the UK government to develop next-generation propellers for its VX4 eVTOL air taxi .

As the C919 makes its international debut at Singapore Airshow, Airbus Commercial CEO Christian Scherer says Comac could be a competitor in future.

Private Chinese aviation company United Aircraft has unveiled an autonomous tiltrotor concept designed to one day fly passengers.

PhilJets, a regional operator in the Philippines, has signed a deal with Lilium to set up a high-speed regional air mobility service in Southeast Asia.

Japanese researchers are studying the design for a multicopter electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi.

French startup Aura Aero has rolled out the first prototype of the Integral E two-seat electric training aircraft.

Electric propulsion pioneer MagniX expects to name a new CEO in the coming weeks.

With more than 100 tests complete on the RISE program, so far there have been no showstoppers in the quest to develop an engine with 20% better fuel efficiency.

Fast rotorcraft efforts might be accelerating across the industry, but keep watch on the light turbine helicopter market during 2024.