Aerospace

By Irene Klotz
After a 15-month hiatus to address a booster nozzle issue that caused its last launch to fail, Blue Origin’s New Shepard vehicle returned to suborbital space.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Amprius Technologies has formally opened its “megawatt hour” lithium-ion battery manufacturing line expansion in Fremont, California.
Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
General Electric has released new details of a plan to achieve reusable, air-breathing propulsion at hypersonic speeds by 2025.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Swiss startup Sirius Aviation has revealed its concept for a hydrogen-electric ducted-fan business aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The AAM Reality Index was little changed in December, leaving Volocopter positioned in the top-ranked slot.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
U.S. regional air carrier JSX has revealed plans for a massive expansion of its public charter jet service.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
Overair has announced the completion of its first full-scale prototype aircraft, paving the way for a ground and flight test campaign beginning early next year.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Jens Flottau
Airlines struggle to get the SAF they need.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Axiom Space plans to install a data center on Hab One to be linked to the ISS and use laser communications equipment to connect it to Earth-orbiting satellites.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
As hardware prices come down, Amazon’s Project Kuiper aims to connect “tens of millions of customers.”
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
Despite the conflict in Gaza, the Middle East’s military modernization is continuing.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Michael Bruno
Heir apparent Chris Calio to take over sprawling aerospace and defense giant.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Thierry Dubois
Florian Guillermet, CEO of French ATC organization DSNA, will have more responsibilities as head of the European Union Aviation Safety Association.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Brad Kreger to Interim Chief Executive Officer of Velo3D, Campbell, CA.

Aerospace

AVAIR expanded its management agreement with GE Aviation Materials with an additional 20,000 line items (now >90,000); program now covers CF34 engine material in addition to already managed CF6, GE90, and GEnx applications.

Aerospace

VELO3D commenced a strategic business review process that includes strategic transaction, potential merger, business combination or sale.

Aerospace

Charlie Compton, Kirk Konert and Jon Nemo were promoted to Managing Partners of AE Industrial Partners, FL.

Aerospace

KAWASAKI HEAVY INDUSTRIES joined Nadcap accreditation program.

Aerospace

Sébastien Jaulerry to Chief Executive Officer of Safran Ventilation Systems, France.

Aerospace

Christopher T. Calio to Chief Executive Officer of RTX (effective May 2).

Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
The United Arab Emirates has continued its aggressive move to embrace advanced air mobility.
Advanced Air Mobility

Aviation Week Staff
Overair has received a U.S. Navy contract to develop the high-integrity individual blade control tech in its Butterfly optimum-speed tiltrotor eVTOL aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The AAM Stock Composite added another 3.1% during the week ending Dec. 15.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Guy Norris
The latest phase, which officially gets underway in February 2024, will build on small core technology work undertaken in the initial part of the HyTEC program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
The PE owners of legacy space-based services provider Maxar have divested their RF business that Maxar had acquired just 11 months earlier.
Commercial Space