Aerospace

Axiom Space and Italy’s minister for Technological Innovation and Digital Transition have signed a memorandum of understanding to advance existing collaboration, the Houston-based firm announced May 25.

Volocopter has signed a memorandum of understanding with fixed-based operator Jetex to deploy and operate vertiport infrastructure and services for urban air mobility.

A look at how the commercial aftermarket of Eastern Europe is faring so far this year.

With hot-fire tests of Talon-A’s Hadley rocket engine due in June, scene is set for vehicle’s powered hypersonic flight debut this year.

NHIndustries partners are taking steps to boost in-service rates, but it may be too little too late for some operators.

Another lunar buggy contender is emerging, this time with an autonomous explorer angle: Lunar Outpost on May 24 unveiled a $12 million seed round, promising a new class of autonomous Moon rovers.

NAVBLUE (Airbus) was selected by MNG Airlines to implement N-Flight Planning (N-FP) solution on its all-Airbus fleet of nine aircraft.

Keith DeBerry to Chief Operating Officer of NATA, Washington, DC.

HEICO FLIGHT SUPPORT earned $66m on $306m sales for three months ended April 30 vs $35m on $230m a year ago.

VOLTAERO plans in June to start sustainable aviation demo flights of Cassio electric-hybrid regional aircraft at Eindhoven Airport in the Netherlands.

TORAY teamed with Bell Textron to support new National Center for Advanced Materials Performance (NCAMP) design allowable dataset for Toray's 3960

COTESA, Germany selected Airborne to supply a robotic production system to automate its edge sealing operation for complex, 3D composite parts.

As Lilium wraps up the preliminary design review for its Lilium Jet, the Germany startup has released a new concept image showing the latest configuration of its electric vertical takeoff and landing regional air taxi.

Ground infrastructure will have to evolve to accommodate eVTOLs.

As it took over FlightAware, Collins stood up its Connected Aviation Solutions division.

Despite extensive promotion of sustainable aviation fuels, FBOs and airports report that, often, captains remain reluctant to put SAF into their aircraft.

Hybrid Dash 8 batteries; Nuclear-powered spacecraft; Inside Lilium’s eVTOL; Infrared-welded thermoplastics; Forming antennas in space.

JETNET, NY and FLASH SCIENTIFIC TECHNOLOGY, GA formed partnership for AI lightning prediction technology.

SATCOM DIRECT, ONEWEB and QEST teamed to progress development of an Electronic Phased Array antenna to support OneWeb’s advancing mobility services

SINE DRACO AVIATION TECHNOLOGY expanded its AS9100 Rev. D quality management standard certifications to its facilities in Nanchang/Shanghai.

LILIUM, Germany teamed with Honeywell and DENSO to co-develop the Lilium Jet’s electric motor to power its engines.

GE AVIATION completed successful testing of its Passport engine using 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).

Nuno Taborda to Chief Executive Officer of magniX, Everett, WA.

The Outpost Mars Demo-1 payload, an on-orbit metal cutting robotic arm, is being prepared to launch aboard SpaceX’s Transporter 5 rideshare flight on May 25.

Newly publicly traded Eve Holdings, the Embraer spinoff, boosted the Advanced Air Mobility Composite Index dramatically in its second week of trading.