Aerospace

Startup’s lunar lander is an early attempt to commercialize the Moon.

Dense Tokyo is at the epicenter of the country’s space startups.

Senior executives from Mesa Airlines and United Airlines say they have directly influenced design decisions at the startups they back.

The FAA has advanced Reliable Robotics’ G-2 determination of compliance issue papers from Stage 2 to Stage 3.

U.S. startup Aska has debuted a full-scale prototype of its A5 drive-and-fly electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicle.

Airbus’ USim simulation environment is already being used to validate NASA concepts of operation for AAM.

Impulse Space plans to launch its first space tug mission, LEO Express-1, in the fourth quarter of 2023.

With locations in Singapore, Toulouse and Austin, Texas, H3 is developing hydrogen-electric propulsion systems to help decarbonize aviation.

Qatar Airways Privilege Club, British Airways Executive Club and IndusInd Bankh, have entered a partnership to introduce a multi-branded credit card, with two leading international airlines powered by Visa.

The launch of Saudi Arabia’s AviLease in July 2022 signalled another significant move by the kingdom as it gears up its air transport sector to drive traffic in support of the ‘vision 2030’ strategy.

NASA has acquired a former Japan Airlines Boeing 777-200ER for its large next-generation airborne science research platform.

How the U.S. fighter jet is underpinning the nation’s aerospace industry.

Propulsion pioneer MagniX prepares to test the final design iteration of its electric engines.

Dream Chaser spaceplane tests in 2023 mark first operational steps toward development of Sierra Space’s orbital ecosystem.

The Amsterdam-based company will also help Archer manufacture its Midnight four-passenger air taxi.

The notice of proposed rulemaking would adopt service rules for the use of C-band spectrum at 5030-5091 MHz for command and control of UAS.

Communication and sensor systems usually run independently.

Amazon started drone deliveries in Lockeford, California, and College Station, Texas, on Dec. 22.

The addition of Airbus gives a strong international presence to Voyager’s Starlab team.

The design has 12 electric lift fans embedded in the wing and four in the canard foreplane.

Ten years into its development of a delivery drone, Amazon has started flying packages to customers at locations in Texas and California.

Active-flow-control X-plane; eVTOL crash-test surprise; Light-aircraft hybrid propulsion; and Korean UAM dry run.

The OEM plans to try new formula to benefit from a higher-aspect-ratio wing, without the extra weight.

Part of the Kalyani Group, Bharat Forge claims a leading position as a large metallurgical design and engineering expertise shop in India.

Phillip A. Washington was nominated as next Administrator of the FAA; Stephen M. Dickson resigned.