Aerospace

Royal Jordanian is examining the possibility of acquiring further Embraer E2s as it prepares to take delivery of the first of a new batch of the crossover jets.

The Italian government is exercising its “Golden Power” to thwart the deal, citing the unit’s continued support for the multi-nation Eurofighter program.

Caverton Helicopters is to operate the first Bell 429 in West Africa’s oil and gas operations following the delivery of the first aircraft into Cameroon.

IATA’s regional vice president Africa and Middle East, Kamil Al-Awadhi railed against Nigeria’s stance on blocked funds that could cripple African and other airlines and ultimately affect air travel to the West African powerhouse.

A Kenyan airline CEO has encouraged airlines in East Africa to think again about consolidation of national carriers to break down barriers to travel through the region.

Expectations for India must be tempered by its low GDP per capita and other hurdles to becoming a large player on the global stage. Some of the buzz is warranted.

GPS has become a household term over the last 50 years. Over the coming decades, it is likely to be subsumed into another three-letter term, PNT.

SpaceX's Super Heavy booster unexpectedly broke apart after separation from Starship, which was subsequently also lost when its automated flight termination system triggered.

Joby Aviation has received a $9.8 million grant from the state of California’s CalCompetes initiative.

BOEING and US GOVT teamed to launch initiative to catalyze development/use of SAF in Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member countries.

JOBY AVIATION received $9.8m grant from CalCompetes to expand manufacturing footprint in Marina, CA.

SPATIAL was selected by Emirates to supply A350 cabin service trainer.

PROJECT SPEEDBIRD, partnership between Nova Pangaea Technologies, LanzaJet and British Airways, secured £9m funding from UK Government’s Advanced Fuels Fund (AFF) competition for development/use of SAF in UK.

EMBRAER welcomed Brazil's accession to the World Trade Organization's (WTO) Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft (TCA), joining the discussion of rules for the trade of civil aircraft between the main countries operating in the sector.

EMBRAER received certification from Singapore for the E190-E2 and E195-E2; first is to be delivered to SCOOT in 2024.

Electric aircraft developer Beta Technologies has been awarded a $169 million export promotional loan from the U.S. Export-Import Bank.

Dubai Airshow drew to a close with show organisers Tarsus Aerospace celebrating numbers that make the event the number one aerospace show in the world.

The spacecraft is the Pentagon’s first experimental navigation satellite in nearly 50 years.

Sierra Space has laid off 165 full-time employees in addition to contractors after it shipped the company’s first Dream Chaser spaceplane for prelaunch tests.

LATECOERE was selected by Boom to develop complete electrical wiring interconnection system (EWIS) for the Overture and Symphony; EWIS will comprise >103 km (64 miles) of wiring, requiring >45,000 electrical connections.

UNIVERSAL HYDROGEN signed MOU with Japan Airlines and JAL Engineering (JALEC) to collaborate on technical design and development of conversion kits and supply chain in Japan to bring hydrogen-powered flight to country.

PANASONIC AVIONICS was selected by EgyptAir to supply Astrova seatback IFE for business class on 10 A350-900s.

The partnerships are aimed at building out an AAM network that would connect passengers from DFW to a vertiport at Arlington Municipal Airport.

Launch of the second integrated flight test of SpaceX’s Starship/Super Heavy vehicle was rescheduled for Nov. 18.

Latecoere will supply the electrical wiring interconnection system (EWIS) system for the company’s Overture high speed airliner and Symphony propulsion system.