Aerospace

Halo Space of Madrid plans a second flight test of its stratospheric tourist balloon capsule in the “first semester of 2023.”

Space-based connectivity provider SES confirmed it was in talks with U.S. rival Intelsat, marking the latest tie-up of satellite system providers.

Japan’s Yamato Holdings has invested in Regent to expand the market for its wing-in-ground-effect vehicles to include parcel delivery and logistics.

French aircraft developer Survey Copter has unveiled a vertical-takeoff-and-landing-capable UAS targeted for use by special forces.

The upcoming edition will be centred around knowledge forums and a product showcase pavilion highlighting unmanned innovations

U.S. gyroplane developer Skyworks Aeronautics plans to move testing and certification to the UK.

Liliium is encouraged by the results of independent tests of the silicon-anode lithium-ion cells that will be used in its seven-seat Lilium Jet.

Advanced air mobility (AAM) startup Altaport has announced partnerships intended to complement its vertiport automation solution.

The Japanese defense ministry and leading companies in the country are working to lower costs and strengthen the supply chain.

The aerospace and defense Industry has an attraction and retention problem of its own making.

Aura Aero is a French AAM) startup with ambitions of building a family of electric regional aircraft.

With both securing certification and preparing for operations looming, Joby Aviation has beefed up its board of directors.

Nigeria’s Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika, has said its new national airline, Nigeria Air, is expected to begin operations from Lagos by May 29.

Kenya's National carrier has released its full year financial results for the year ending December 31st 2022.

Jazeera Airways shareholders have approved 50% cash dividend for the Q2 2022.

The 'Sun n Fun' in Florida has witnessed the unveiling of a new headset. The A30 from Bose, is an entirely new product designed to bring pilots the best combination of comfort, noise cancellations and audio clarity on the market.

Thales Alenia Space has won contracts to supply synthetic aperture radar and optical satellites for IRIDE, the hybrid Italian Earth observation constellation.

A newly created Defense unit is projected to triple Bombardier’s revenue in the next decade.

Europe and China are investing at least 10 times the amount NASA and the FAA are spending annually for public-private R&D efforts on aeronautics.

The KM-120 is designed for easy retrofit and factory installation in aircraft powered by small piston aeroengines.

EHang says that more than 70% of compliance testing required by the CAAC has been or will be completed soon.

Ascendance conducted full-scale ground testing of its hybrid system on an iron bird test bench in 2022 and is entering the prototyping phase.

Once deployed, the satellites will boost the OneWeb Gen-1 constellation well past the 588 spacecraft needed for global coverage.

Middle East and Asia-Pacific regions are expected to account for 58 per cent of the global air passenger demand in 2040.

In Europe’s Clean Aviation project, no funding exists for SAF-related technology—not in aircraft engines or SAF production.