Aerospace

Dropped from 50 ft., the representative full-scale, 800-volt battery module absorbed the impact load with no significant damage at the cell or pack level.

Hermeus will use a modified version of the 29,000-lb. thrust engine.

Flydubai has unveiled a special livery on two of its Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft to celebrate the Argentina national football team’s victory in the final of the World Cup 2022.

Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) has received the Highly Commended Nominee award for the airline’s sustainability initiatives throughout the year.

Dante was founded in 2018 and regional airline Air Nostrum and low-cost carrier Volotea have together become the startup’s first strategic investor.

Ambitious goals for SAF in aviation are running up against supply limitations.

The Biden administration’s first budget proposal after the release of its National Defense Strategy will focus on competition with China.

Dave Walsh to Vice President of Engineering of Parry Labs, Alexandria, VA.

The increase was pushed higher by several large fundraising rounds at major AAM startups in recent weeks.

Despite the positive weekly result, the AAM Composite fell each day between Dec. 12 and Dec. 15.

Eve Co-CEO Andre Stein offered an update on the status of Eve’s namesake eVTOL.

French startup HyLight has flown an uncrewed airship with hydrogen fuel-cell propulsion provided by H3 Dynamics.

AVIO AERO was selected to lead 21-company European AMBER demo project to advance hybrid electric propulsion with hydrogen fuel cells.

U.S. startup VerdeGo Aero is to test its hybrid-electric powerplant running on 100% sustainable aviation fuel.

VIASAT was selected by Sichuan Airlines to supply inflight connectivity equipment for A320s; system will be powered in China by AEROSAT LINK.

LUFTHANSA TECHNIK was certified by EASA for AeroSHARK riblet films for 777 (developed with BASF), selected by Lufthansa Cargo and SWISS.

PRATT & WHITNEY says PW4000-94-inch engine fleet has surpassed 150m flight hours since entry into service in 1987; >2,500 were delivered.

ROLLS-ROYCE completed assembly of UltraFan technology demonstrator and transported unit into Testbed 80 at Derby in preparation for testing.

India has the potential to be a major market for advanced air mobility.

Emirates and AC Milan have extended their long-standing partnership.

UK based aviation business Moon Jet Group (MJG), which works heavily within MENA, has announced that 2022 was a record year for the number of aircraft transactions successfully completed.

UAE-based flight planning and dispatch specialists Skyplan Services was at the MEBAA Show in Dubai to unveil its new flight dispatchers’ training school.

Only 10 SSJ100s were assembled by Irkut this year as Western sanctions loomed over the regional jet program.

Airbus is facing fatigue crack issues on older A380s. These are more widespread than initially thought and may lead to a tighter inspection regime.

Hybrid-electric Sikorsky; Air NZ picks zero-emission partners; Avio’s fuel-cell hybrid; and H2 for long-range drones.