Aerospace

TRANSDIGM completed acquisition of CALSPAN, Buffalo, NY (engineered testing/technology development) for $725m.
Aerospace

Morven McCrindle to Chief Commercial Officer of JET Infrastructure, Denver; Jeff Ameiorsano was promoted to Chief Operating Officer.
Aerospace

EMBRAER and FINEP agreed to develop platforms to demonstrate new aeronautical technologies.
Aerospace

By Garrett Reim
Momentus’ Vigoride-5 space tug has raised its orbit using its microwave electrothermal thruster, a propulsion system that uses distilled water as a propellant.
Commercial Space

By Ben Goldstein
Swiss company H55 is taking a more pragmatic approach to advanced air mobility.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Mark Carreau
While much of NASA’s future human exploration focus falls toward deep space, the agency is not turning its back on low Earth orbit.
Commercial Space

By Angus Batey
The UK’s Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) has outlined additional details about its Hydrogen Capability Network Phase 0 (HCNP0) project.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Transcend Air has partnered with Israel Aerospace Industries’ North American operation to develop military applications for its planned Vy family of VTOLs.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Guy Norris
Virgin Galactic plans to return to space later this month with a fully crewed test flight of the refurbished SpaceShipTwo spaceplane VSS Unity.
Commercial Space

By Guy Norris
The rocket-engine-maker mulls next-gen propulsion plans as certification tests of the new-build RS-25 reach the halfway point.
Space

By Mark Carreau
The SpaceX Crew Dragon switched ISS docking ports May 6 to make room for Axiom Space’s second private astronaut mission and a later a SpaceX cargo mission.
Space

By Steve Trimble
The first intercept of a hypersonic Kinzhal comes less than three weeks after the first donated German Patriot battery was delivered to Ukraine.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Garrett Reim
Lockheed Martin Space will reorganize itself around 3 focus areas: commercial civil space, national security space and strategic and missile defense systems.
Space

By Graham Warwick
The first noise specifications for electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) vehicles have been published for public consultation by EASA.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The hybrid CP-01 is capable of carrying six passengers or 600 kg (1,500 lb.) of cargo up to 500 km (310.6 mi.) at a cruise speed of 300 km/hr. (186.4 mph).
Advanced Air Mobility

By Guy Norris
Test and development of smaller Bantam engines has been underway for around a decade.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
Satellite launch startup Orbex has begun construction of its spaceport on the north coast of mainland Scotland.
Commercial Space

By Matthew Fulco
Solid demand in the company’s aerospace & defense and commercial markets helped new orders climb 13% to $718 million.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Michael Bruno
Modern aerospace manufacturing can be the stuff of nightmares.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Kenya Airways Cargo has been awarded the Centre of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) Pharma certification by IATA.
Aerospace

By Brian Everstine
As the Army considers the CH-47F Block II production plan, Boeing expects more congressional additions and pitches more upgrades.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alex Derber
Why parts manufacturer approval usage is expanding in aircraft maintenance.
Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aerospace

By Tony Osborne
The aircraft, named Kaan by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is one of the centerpieces of an ongoing effort to make the country a major defense exporter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
The current delivery crisis shows how Airbus struggles to modernize.
Airlines & Lessors