Aerospace

By Guy Norris
Sierra Space is moving on to tests of its inflatable habitat technology with hard structures inside the pressure shell.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
Zipline has unveiled its second autonomous logistics system, this one designed for home delivery.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Jekta received its first potential order in the form of a letter of intent from Gayo Aviation for 10 of its PHA-ZE 100 electric amphibious seaplanes.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Thierry Dubois
EASA is trying a new way to ensure the certification process is compatible with a sensible time-to-market for future aircraft using breakthrough technologies.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

LYTE AVIATION, UK unveiled 40-seat SkyBus hybrid eVTOL (and SkyTruck cargo variant) with two separate propulsion systems (electric and turbine).
Aerospace

SHELL AVIATION signed collaboration agreement with Alaska Airlines to advance development of SAF market and long-term jet fuel supply in the Pacific Northwest.
Aerospace

HEART AEROSPACE signed collaboration agreement with Government of Åland to explore use of its ES-30 electric regional aircraft.
Aerospace

By Ben Goldstein
Åland is a cluster of islands located in the Baltic Sea between Finland and Sweden.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Thierry Dubois
While the EC has initially referred to a 5% SAF incorporation target for 2030, the industry has been lobbying for a greater proportion.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Jen DiMascio
The two-stage, 110-ft.-tall rocket was produced using primarily 3D-printing.
Commercial Space

By Joe Anselmo, Graham Warwick, Thierry Dubois
The complex path to hydrogen propulsion, and why air travel will get more expensive.
Check 6

By Graham Warwick
The energy density achieved is up to twice that provided by commercially available graphite-anode lithium-ion batteries.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
The point-to-point flight is estimated to take about 10 min. in Archer’s Midnight electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicle.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Although the rollout event was canceled, Turkish Aerospace Industries released images of the TF-X on March 18.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
In the past 18 months, three of the NH90’s 14 national customers have concluded that the efforts to keep it operational are not worth pursuing.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Beta plans to certify a CTOL version of its electric aircraft ahead of the VTOL variant.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
UK startup Vertical Aerospace plans to seek additional investment this year to continue development of its VX4 eVTOL air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The newly appointed CEO of Jetson predicts that some of the earliest adopters of electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicles will be private owners.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Chen Chuanren
Israel’s Aeronautics Group will see its Orbiter 4 uncrewed aircraft system being manufactured and assembled in Thailand.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Ampaire has begun flight-testing propulsion electrification technologies on its hybrid-electric testbed aircraft under contract to ARPA-E.
Advanced Air Mobility

Emirates has been awarded the Presidential Honour for Distinguished Service, at The Ghana National Honours Awards 2023 from President Nana Akufo-Addo.
Aerospace

Leonardo has confirmed it sold ‘almost’ 40 helicopters during Heli-Expo 2023, including orders from the Middle East and India.
Aerospace

By Irene Klotz
Just six more satellites are needed for full global coverage.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
After a controlled burn lasting several minutes from its main propulsion system, ispace’s Hakuto-R Mission 1 lunar lander entered the Moon’s orbit on March 21.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
Battery startup Solithor and aerostructures specialist Sonaca are talking to aircraft developers to capture energy storage requirements in electric aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility