Aerospace

The UK, with orders for 650 advanced air mobility vehicles, leads the emerging AAM market in Europe in terms of aircraft ordered.

Global commercial helicopter operator Bristow Group has signed a letter of intent with Elroy Air to order up to 100 Chaparral hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing uncrewed cargo aircraft for logistics, health care and energy markets.

Pratt & Whitney GTF™ engines are already the most efficient and sustainable choice for the A320neo family. With the Pratt & Whitney GTF Advantage™

Hunting hypersonic production capacity; Boeing’s Chinook exports; Turkey tests air-to-air missile; and Northrop’s Rooster rideshare.

Germany’s Elektra Solar has begun flight testing its two-seat electric ultralight Elektra Trainer.

Israeli startup AIR has conducted the first hover tests with a full-scale prototype of its AIR One personal electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle.

VOYAGEUR AVIATION (Chorus Aviation) added Used Serviceable Material (USM) for ATRs as part of product offering.

BOEING delivered 51 aircraft (43 737 MAXs; 737-800A; 767-2C; three 767-300Fs; three 777Fs) in June vs 45 (33 MAXs; two 737-800As; two 767-2Cs; two 767

AIR, Israel completed first hover test of its AIR ONE eVTOL full-scale prototype (868 kg); it has >150 orders.

French hybrid-electric aircraft startup VoltAero has called for increased coordination among European airworthiness authorities on recognition for experimental aircraft to facilitate the demonstration of electric aircraft across borders.

AIRBUS delivered the 220th A220 to JETBLUE; first was delivered in 2016.

PRATT & WHITNEY acquired an end-to-end solution from Velo3D to evaluate the Sapphire printer for manufacturing jet engine components; it previously

COMPASS PRECISION, NC has acquired STROM MANUFACTURING, North Plains, OR (CNC machine shop).

FDH AERO acquired ELECTRO ENTERPRISES, OK (aerospace & defense electrical & electronic components distribution).

Antonio Di Gennaro to Senior Vice President Finance & Chief Financial Officer of ATR.

Aerospace company Thales Group, mobile phone chip maker Qualcomm Technologies and telecommunications company Ericsson plan to test and validate low Earth orbit satellite-based 5G network technologies for mobile phones.

Volocopter plans to launch commercial air taxi services in Singapore by 2024.

Anticipating swift growth in India and hoping for a follow-on Rafale contract, Safran invests in production and MRO facilities.

The overall AAM Stock Composite stopped the declines of the past three weeks, finishing with a right at 1% increase for the five-day period ending July 11 compared to the week prior.

Digital twins and digital threads are key elements of any digitalization strategy; everyone is talking about them, but few companies say what exactly they mean by the terms. John O’Connor of Siemens breaks down what they are, how they work, and what makes them so vital for companies in A&D.

Universal Hydrogen has inaugurated its European engineering design center and headquarters at Toulouse-Blagnac Airport and displayed the ATR 72-500 regional tur

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Miami-based startup Doroni Aerospace has launched a second crowdfunding campaign on StartEngine, aiming to add $2 million to just more than $1 million raised in April.

German startup Nex Aero has taken the wraps off plans to develop a longer range electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi powered by gaseous hydrogen and fuel cells.

Australia’s aviation regulator has outlined a long-term vision for the integration of drones and air taxis into the country’s aviation system, envisioning highly automated advanced air mobility by the mid-2030s.