Aerospace

By Tony Osborne
With orders for Edge’s Reach-S UAS, the United Arab Emirates has joined the growing list of nations capable of developing armed drones.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
Fan-in-wing high-speed VTOL; JAL eyes hydrogen-electric; China’s firefighting eVTOL; Wright hybrid-electric testbed; and Islander to fly 5G.
Emerging Technologies

By Brian Everstine
The bomber’s public first flight kicks off an intensive test campaign and more funding for Northrop Grumman.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Joe Anselmo
Embraer’s CEO has an ambitious plan to nearly double sales by 2030, but the company will need to sell more E-Jets to get there.
Aircraft & Propulsion

L2 AVIATION was selected by Klatt Works to certify/support its SAVED wearable system that adds augmented reality technology to existing pilot oxygen masks, displaying critical flight information, during smoke emergency in cockpit.

Aerospace

Mary I. McMillan to Executive Chair of FLYHT Aerospace Solutions, Calgary.

Aerospace

ESTUAIRE, France renewed deal with NAC for emission monitoring services.

Aerospace

ELECTRA completed first flight of EL-2 Goldfinch hybrid-electric eSTOL technology demonstrator at Manassas, VA.

Aerospace

By Mark Carreau
The agency cited the challenges in a Nov. 20 NASA Advisory Council session.
Commercial Space

By Alan Dron
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.
Small Narrowbody Jets

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

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.
Air Transport

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.
Aerospace

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.
Air Transport

Martha Neubauer
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.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
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.
Emerging Technologies

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

By Ben Goldstein
Joby Aviation has received a $9.8 million grant from the state of California’s CalCompetes initiative.
Advanced Air Mobility

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

Aerospace

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

Aerospace

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.

Aerospace

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

Aerospace

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.

Aerospace

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

Aerospace

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