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

Amazon has gained FAA approval for beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) flights of its cargo drones to expand its delivery area in College Station, Texas.

AVIA SOLUTIONS GROUP posted €508.8m revenues in 1Q24, up 26% vs 1Q23; it had €97.5m net loss, primarily due to investments into fleet capacity and crew in preparation for it says a record-breaking summer season and expansion.

EXPLISEAT was selected by Jazz to supply new seats for 25 Dash 8-400s as part of $10m investment to modernize cabins.

China’s Ministry of Commerce will start restricting the export of numerous aerospace components and parts that might support their manufacture.

Textron eAviation has mated the fuselage halves of its Nexus electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing technology demonstrator.

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Laflamme Aero has started responding to commercial requests for the tandem-rotor LX300 uncrewed helicopter, a company official says.

Combined German 2023 defense industry sales have advanced 19% year-on-year to €10 billion ($11 billion), ahead of the 18% growth recorded by the civil sector.

Virgin Galactic could see its shares booted off the New York Stock Exchange because the stock price fell below $1 for too long, exchange managers say.

Archer Aviation plans to demonstrate its Midnight electric air taxi in South Korea late this year.

The manufacturer’s key targets for 737 and 787 production remain in place, but mounting problems in the short run will not spare its balance sheet.

The company is hoping the upgraded Starship survives its return through the atmosphere.

AST SpaceMobile has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Verizon to provide direct-to-cellular service from its satellites.

Canada’s MDA has taken an ownership stake in Houston-based Voyager Space’s Starlab commercial space station.

NASA has cleared Boeing and United Launch Alliance (ULA) to proceed with a June 1 launch attempt of the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft.

RECARO AIRCRAFT SEATING was selected by airBaltic to supply economy class seats for A220-300s from 2026.

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