Aerospace

The FAA has released vertiport design standards to support the introduction of new advanced air mobility aircraft into the U.S. airspace system.

DELTEK completed acquisition of TIP TECHNOLOGIES, WI, which provides aerospace quality, compliance and manufacturing execution solutions.

François Caudron to Special Advisor Business of Ascendance Flight Technologies, Toulouse.

VERTICAL AEROSPACE lifted its VX4 eVTOL aircraft from ground under tethered conditions; it is projecting certification in 2025.

AIRBUS says it is aiming to produce its A320neo Family at a rate of 50 aircraft per month by the end of the year and is telling investors that

Electromagnetic Environmental Effects (E3) mitigation is an integral part of overall aerospace platform design. This webinar will demonstrate the CST approach..

Vertical Aerospace has conducted the first tethered hover flight of the full-scale demonstrator for its VX4 electric air taxi, the startup staking the claim to be the first British company in 20 years to begin flight tests of a new aircraft.

Flights under the CORUS-XUAM project demonstrated collaborative interaction between aircraft in potential emergency situations.

Companies across aerospace and defense are struggling with the higher cost of doing business.

Most of the attention being paid to aviation’s attempts at reducing its carbon footprint focuses on airplanes, engines and fuels.

Ferrovial Vertiports, which is working with Lilium to develop a network of vertiports in Florida for operation of Lilium Jets, is extending its partnership with infrastructure consulting firm AECOM.

After the U.S. Treasury announced exemptions to new sanctions, Elon Musk said SpaceX is “activating Starlink” internet in Iran.

The Senate Subcommittee on Aviation Safety Operations and Innovation will hold a hearing on FAA Reauthorization: Integrating New Entrants into the National Airspace System at 2:15 p.m. Sept. 28.

RTC AEROSPACE, WA was added by Boeing to its Premier Bidder Program, which now totals about 140 suppliers.

BOOM SUPERSONIC agreed to purchase 5m gallons of AIR COMPANY’s AIRMADE SAF on an annual basis during its Overture flight test program.

JETBLUE signed MOU to purchase 25m gallons of AIR COMPANY’s AIRMADE SAF (made from captured CO2) over five years starting in 2027.

SINOPEC received CAAC approval to produce SAF in China; it then shipped its first batch from Zhenhai to Airbus' Tianjin plant in late September.

BOEING was fined $200m by SEC for misleading investors on 737 MAX safety issues; Dennis Muilenburg is to pay $1m.

AAR had $22.7m net income on $446m sales in first quarter ended August 31 vs $11.5m on $455m a year ago.

Airbus management is looking to increase A321neo production and weighing up the potential for a stretched A220-500.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

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CAAC and BOEING held special meeting to review pilot training for 737 MAX in order to get aircraft back into operation.

NYCO qualified its aerospace lubricants for all Embraer commercial jets.

ETHIOPIAN SKY TECHNOLOGIES was formed by Ethiopian Airlines and Geven-SkyTecno to manufacture MAX insulation blankets in Addis Ababa.