Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
South Korean startup Plana has secured $9 million in pre-Series A funding to continue development of its planned hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Angus Batey, Molly McMillin
The 2022 edition of the National Business Aviation Association’s Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) is the second since COVID-19 first threatened business aviation’s existence then turbocharged the industry’s growth.
NBAA

By Irene Klotz
A pair of test satellites for Amazon’s planned 3,236-member Kuiper broadband constellation will be launched as secondary payloads on the debut flight of United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan-Centaur rocket, targeted for early 2023.
Commercial Space

By Chen Chuanren
JAXA ordered the Epsilon-6 rocket to self-destruct on the morning of Oct. 12.
Space

Saudi Arabia has concluded participation of the 41st International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Assembly, where Saudi Arabia won election to the ICAO Council for the 2023-25 term.
Aerospace

The Secretary General of AFRAA, Abdérahmane Berthé has met Ethiopian Airlines Group Chief Executive Officer, Mesfin Tasew Bekele, for discussions in Ethiopia.
Aerospace

By Bradley Perrett
Without schedule pressure to develop the Long March 9, China pursues resusable designs.
Space

By Garrett Reim
New standardized mechanical interfaces for grappling and connecting spacecraft are critical to enabling growth of the in-space servicing, assembly and manufacturing industries, a panel of industry players says.
Commercial Space

UNICAL AVIATION, CA acquired CAVU COMPONENT REPAIR, AZ (aircraft component repair) from CAVU Aerospace.
Aerospace

By Tony Osborne
Virgin Orbit’s Cosmic Girl Boeing 747-400 launch aircraft has arrived in the UK, ready to play its part in the country’s first orbital launch.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
Raytheon Technologies has made a minority investment in Swiss electric propulsion startup H55, a technology spinoff from the Solar Impulse solar-powered, around-the-world aircraft project.
Advanced Air Mobility

Orlando Fernandez to Chief Financial Officer of Kellstrom Aerospace Group, Davie, FL.
Aerospace

Jilinda Crowley to Chief Financial Officer of MagniX, Everett, WA.
Aerospace

SATAIR extended its global distribution agreement with Vision Systems for solar protection systems for Airbus, Boeing, and ATR cockpits and cabins.
Aerospace

RTX VENTURES (Raytheon) took minority stake in H55, Switzerland to advance electric propulsion technologies.
Aerospace

DELTA agreed to commercial partnership with JOBY AVIATION for eVTOL development by investing up to $200m (upfront equity investment of $50m); it is
Aerospace

By Molly McMillin
The center will fabricate composite aircraft structures, such as wings and fuselages, for customers using automated and high-rate processing with smart manufacturing technologies
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Graham Warwick
U.S. regional air travel provider Surf Air Mobility has agreed to the main terms of a $450 million deal with leading turboprop lessor Jetstream Aviation Capital to fund the growth and electrification of its aircraft fleet.
Advanced Air Mobility

Analysis by ForwardKeys shows that flight bookings to Qatar from the thirty-one countries competing in the football World Cup finals are currently 10 times the volume of pre-pandemic levels.
Airports & Networks

Abu Dhabi will be hosting the 16th edition of the International Committee on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (ICG).
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Delta Air Lines has signed a deal with Joby Aviation to provide a premium home-to-airport service, beginning in New York and Los Angeles.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Chen Chuanren, Jens Flottau
The Comac C919 will soon fly scheduled services, but the UAC MC-21 is being held back by fallout from the Russia-Ukraine war.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Jen DiMascio
Services firms exposed to interest rate hikes; C-130 propeller woes; hypersonic test bed ordered; and Hungarian C-390s in production.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Carole Rickard Hedden
The Advanced Air Mobility Stock Composite for the industry’s publicly held companies declined by 1% for the 10-day trading period between Sept. 27 and Oct. 10.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Brian Everstine
Sierra Nevada Corp. is moving into the original equipment manufacturer world for large uncrewed aircraft, announcing Oct. 10 it has acquired the UAV portfolio and intellectual property from Volansi.
AUSA