FAA formally notified Boeing that it is conducting an investigation to determine if Boeing failed to ensure completed products conformed to its approved design and were in a condition for safe operation in compliance with FAA regulations.
AIRBUS delivered 112 commercial aircraft (11 A220s; 81 A320neo Family; six A330s; and 14 A350s) in December 2023 vs 98 (eight A220s; 76 A320neo Family; four A330s; and 10 A350s) in December 2022; and 735 (68 A220s; 571 A320neo Family; 32 A330s; and 64 A350s) in 2023 vs 661 (53 A220s; 516 A320neo Family; 32 A330s; and 60 A350s) in 2022.
Chinese private space company Orienspace has launched its first rocket into orbit, a solid-fueled Gravity-1 carrying three Yunyao-1 satellites, from a barge.
SUPERNAL (Hyundai) unveiled 5-seat S-A2 eVTOL with V-tail and eight tilting rotors; aircraft, to fly in '24, is designed to cruise at 125 mph at 1,500 ft.
PTC INDUSTRIES and NASMYTH signed MOU to collaborate on development of casting, machining, assembly and thermal precision engineering capabilities in India under the ‘Make in India’ Atmanirbhar Bharat program.
AIRBUS is establishing a ZEROe development center in Stade, Germany to focus on development of composite materials for hydrogen systems such as liquid hydrogen tanks.
