Aerospace

EHang continued to grow its orders and sales numbers in the first quarter.

The AAM Stock Composite rose 4.3% last week, boosted by a better than 10% increase in EHang.

Textron eAviation has acquired the assets of Germany’s Amazilia Aerospace.

The top-rated company in the AAM Infrastructure Reality Index is London-headquartered Skyports.

Venture capital firm Seraphim Space has announced its latest accelerator cohort of nine startups.

Another Chinese startup has emerged with ambitions to develop an electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi.

Archer Aviation has announced a new partnership with Etihad Aviation Training to recruit and train pilots to operate its Midnight air taxis in Abu Dhabi.

Swiss startup Daedalean anticipates certification of the first cockpit avionics to incorporate machine learning by year-end or early in 2025.

The Iranian government has confirmed the deaths of President Ebrahim Raisi and foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.

Greene Tweed’s sealing systems deliver certainty to an airplane’s critical components at 40,000 feet ‘when it can’t fail’. Read more here.

As Europe faces multiple potential axes of attack, more European countries might need to reconsider their ground-based air defense plans.

Quantum inertial navigation; airport hydrogen handling demo; lithium-metal pack tested; and autonomous agricultural helicopter.

The leak initially appeared during the countdown for launch of the Starliner Crew Flight Test on May 6.

TEXTRON eAVIATION acquired AMAZILIA AEROSPACE, Germany (digital flight control/guidance management systems).

ACUMEN AVIATION was selected by Halcyon Aviation Capital to provide its SPARTA asset management platform.

NORTHROP GRUMMAN signed agreement with NVIDIA to use its AI software to accelerate development of certain advanced systems.

FLYHT and MBS ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS, Germany formed partnership to develop a secure wireless avionics software and onboard data loading solution.

LILIUM began building 26,000 sq ft Lilium Jet certification test facility at Munich in partnership with SEGULA TECHNOLOGIES; facility will comprise an aircraft mounting frame for loads and moments, an airflow management system to enable representative flight conditions, and charging and cooling equipment for the aircraft’s batteries.

BOEING delivered the 1,500th 737 MAX to RYANAIR.

BOEING AEROSPACE DOHA is being established by Boeing and Invest Qatar as vehicle for research and technology advancements, innovation and support for startups, as well as driving and developing sustainable aviation in country.

AM CRAFT, Latvia was selected by Finnair to produce new blanking panels using 3D priniting for A320 PSU upgrade.

BOEING is to start testing three dozen new technologies/materials on its ecoDemonstrator (777-200ER) to enhance ground movements, lower airport noise, reduce waste and weight, and improve cabin and passenger safety.

Alternative fuels approved for use in aircraft are currently limited to a maximum of 50% blends to avoid compatibility issues.

The aerospace and defense sector has long faced formidable labor challenges, from an aging workforce to a growing shortage of crucial engineering talent.

Eliminating contrails would cut aviation's climate impact by half, but can it be done? NASA climate scientist Richard Moore joins to share the latest research.