Aerospace

Alderman & Co.’s statistical analysis correlates S&P 500 growth with aerospace and defense consolidation.

Northrop was one of four teams to win NASA funding for early development of commercial LEO platforms.

Personal air mobility startup Jetson has announced the successful completion of a $15 million seed round.

The UK is moving toward an outcomes-based approach in regulating remotely piloted aircraft systems and the advanced air mobility sector.

U.S. startup Skyryse has taken delivery of an Airbus H130 from air medical service provider Air Methods.

RTX company Collins Aerospace has formally opened the Grid, a $50 million advanced electric power systems laboratory.

Deutsche Aircraft has completed wind tunnel testing of the 328Alpha hydrogen-electric powertrain flight demonstrator.

Boom has received its FAA G-1 stage 1 issue paper from the FAA, a key step in the multi-stage process to clear the Mach 1.7 Overture airliner for service.

Joby Aviation has begun flying its S4 tiltprop electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft with a pilot on board.

ANA is working to eke-out fuel savings by covering aircraft with shark skin-like riblet film, which serves to reduce drag.

Aerospace manufacturer Pilatus Aircraft says the raw materials shortage it experienced in 2022 has improved, however.

A project involving fewer pilots on the flight deck is maturing—and meeting increased resistance as a result.

The FCC for the first time has imposed a fine on a satellite operator for failing to properly deorbit a satellite.

The X-66A will combine the experimental high aspect ratio TTBW wing with the modified fuselage of an MD-90.

Australia’s V-Star Powered Lift Aviation and radiopharmaceutical supplier Cyclotek have signed an agreement to trial the use of long-range uncrewed aircraft to deliver time-sensitive medical tracers to regional imaging centers.

IATA’s inaugural World Sustainability Symposium (WSS) has opened in Madrid with a focus the aviation industry’s commitment to net zero CO2 emissions by 2050.

United Airlines has signed a 20-year deal with Cemvita, a Houston-based start-up that produces sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from recycled carbon dioxide.

A clean-sheet design could shake off dust gathering on the 737 and offer significant profit and fuel savings.

Astroscale Japan has received an $80 million grant from the Japanese government to “image and diagnose” a large, defunct satellite.

The UK government has selected six teams to advance to the next phase of a competition to develop the next generation of nuclear reactor.

The list of to-do tasks for the surprising new chief executive of leading aerostructures supplier Spirit AeroSystems is clear and daunting.

Insurance is vital for any business to obtain, but convincing an insurer to take a risk on an unprecedented product may be trickier than inventing new tech.

ANSETT AVIATION TRAINING DUBAI received EASA certification for its ATR 72-600 full-flight simulator.

BUTLER NATIONAL acquired KC MACHINE, Kansas City (precision machine parts) to complements its mod business.

A German startup is aiming to prove that low-cost regional airlines can be disruptors.