Aerospace

Chris Hedien to Vice President-Supply Chain & Operations of Jet Parts Engineering, Seattle; Konan Kile to Inside Sales Manager.

DE HAVILLAND CANADA selected Wheatland County (near Calgary), Alberta as site for its new DHC-515, DHC-6 Twin Otter and Dash 8-400 aircraft assembly

WILLIS LEASE reached agreement with Air India for purchase/leaseback of 34 CFM56-5Bs (on 13 A321s and four A320s), to be covered by its ConstantThrust

MSB (Sogeclair), Montreal was selected by Heart Aerospace to design and develop some 60 key structural components for the cabin, flight deck and cargo

Aspiring advanced air mobility (AAM) vehicle developers gathered for an event near the U.S. Capitol described their progress toward entering commercial service on a day that saw the AAM ranks thinned by one company.

Axiom Space plans to train and fly two Saudi astronauts on a flight to the International Space Station as early as next year.

After the loss of Soyuz, Amazon helps buttress Arianespace’s manifest.

The U.S. Air Force AFWerX Agility Prime initiative has added Mayman Aerospace to the list of companies receiving support to develop new-generation vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.

AIRBUS completed first flight of the first A350-900 for STARLUX AIRLINES, Taiwan, which has 17 on order.

EVIATION AIRCRAFT, WA completed high-speed taxi rotation test of its Alice all-electric aircraft at Moses Lake.

Aerospace and Defense organizations are challenged with delivering improved procurement, supply chain, logistics, and sustainment systems for

Advanced air mobility startup Kittyhawk has ceased operations.

De Havilland Aircraft has unveiled plans for a massive aircraft production and aftermarket support facility near Calgary.

Dawn Aerospace plans to start test flights of its rocket-powered spaceplane technology demonstrator before year-end.

European regulators are showing support and using a new approach to rulemaking as they prepare for the emergence of urban air mobility.

Aviation Week talks to Raytheon Intelligence & Space about its cutting-edge technologies in the business’s air dominance portfolio, and how these are addressing the complex challenges currently faced by warfighters.

Airbus and Ecocopter of Chile sign memorandum of understanding to explore and define launch scenarios for air mobility operations.

Mako Aerospace is a Scottish startup developing an electric jet engine for small regional airliners.

Wisk envisions one “multivehicle supervisor” managing three air taxis at once from a remote location by 2030.

The Adaptive Engine Transition Program is a competitive way to make sure the F-35 remains a competitive aircraft.

Growing mergers and acquisitions bring new owners to old assets, and often a very different ownership and operating style.

Regent’s seaglider technology demonstrator completed its first successful series of flights in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, on Sept. 19, utilizing all three modes of maritime operation—floating, foiling and flying.

AIRBUS completed first flight of the first A350-900 for STARLUX AIRLINES, Taiwan, which has 17 on order.

EVIATION AIRCRAFT, WA completed high-speed taxi rotation test of its Alice all-electric aircraft at Moses Lake.

Embraer will acquire a minority shareholding in XMobots, Latin America’s largest drone company.