Aerospace

Astra Space will go private by accepting a recently lowered buyout bid from its co-founders and top executives.

The airframer will essentially choose between burning hydrogen in a turbine engine and using it in a fuel cell to produce electricity—which favors efficiency.

3DMF's high-energy hydro-forming technology may make production of complex parts easier, cutting long, painstaking steps, Safran Nacelles CEO Vincent Caro says.

Satair and Joramco have signed an agreement covering the supply of expendables.

Abu Dhabi Entertainment Company (ADEC) has teamed up with Sanad Strata and Solutions+ to enhance sports facilities in Abu Dhabi.

Ethiopian Airlines Group has celebrated International Women's Day, today, with an all women-functioned flight to London-Heathrow.

Qatar Airways has won two leading accolades at the World MICE Awards held at Berlin, Germany on 6 March, 2024.

The Emirates Group celebrated International Women’s Day by launching a new initiative and highlighting its commitment to investments in women and gender equality at the workplace.

This week’s #FlightFriday looks at the A320 family, and their breakdown of their average flight cycles per month showcased by their engine type.

Talks to acquire troubled aerostructures supplier Spirit Aerosystems hold big implications for Boeing—and Airbus. Our editors break it down.

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

Can a second marriage born of a shotgun wedding be successful? Boeing and Spirit talk merger.

AIRBUS unveiled its all-electric CityAirbus NextGen prototype with 12-meter and range of 80 km at cruise speed of 120 km/hr; unveiling coincided with opening of the new CityAirbus test centre in Donauwörth for testing systems for eVTOLs.

Andy Fellows to Vice President of Customer Programs & Services of Burrana, CA.

THINKOM introduced ThinAir GT line of aero antennas for special missions.

The flight demonstration is one of six with NASA backing.

Airbus has unveiled the completed prototype of its CityAirbus NextGen electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing advanced air mobility aircraft.

CAeS has released details of the finalized hydrogen fuel cell packing design it is developing for flight tests on a modified Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander.

Japanese startup SkyDrive has begun construction of its first prototype SD-05 electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi.

CORAC President Yannick Assouad tells Aviation Daily the amount the Airbus ZEROe and ATR EVO programs may benefit from is still being defined.

The Egypt International Airshow will showcase Egypt's leadership as a key hub for the region's commercial aviation sector.

Qatar Airways has presented its second-generation virtual cabin crew, Sama 2.0, powered by innovative conversational AI during ITB Berlin 2024.

Baltimore-based Wave Engine Corp. has successfully flown a UAV from a standing start on the runway powered by a valveless pulsejet, also known as a wave engine.

Reengining the C-17 and adding low-cost connectivity upgrades emerge as top priorities for Air Mobility Command.

Batteries for 100-seaters; Daher advances thermoplastics; UK CAA explores hydrogen; MagLev for eVTOL; Beyond flies fuel cell.