Aerospace

Turkish Airlines is “closing the final gap” with Boeing on a potential large aircraft order even if the June 12 crash of an Air India Boeing 787 means that those final discussions cannot take place at the Paris Air Show as the carrier had hoped, reports Aviation Week.
Air Transport

Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) and Airbus signed an MoU at Le Bourget that “establishes a framework for collaboration on sustainable aviation initiatives.
Aerospace

South African Airways (SAA) has clarified in statement that Mango Airlines (SOC), that was placed in business rescue in August 2021, remains a subsidiary of SAA.
Aerospace

RSR Aviation Services of India and Alpha Aircraft Systems of the USA have entered into an agreement to get into the MRO sector by opening an Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) facility in India.
Aerospace

By Steve Trimble
RTX says they have achieved positive thrust with a rotating detonation combustor in a turbine engine in a relevant thrust class for a weapon.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Safran detailed some upgrades it is making to the M88 engine under the T-REX program to boost thrust and address the power needs of the new Dassault Rafale F5.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Airbus is establishing interconnected teams between its defense and commercial business as it looks to establish the A320 family for special missions.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Pratt & Whitney may finally bend the curve in geared turbofan-based AOG before year-end, but regaining lost ground remains uncertain.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Otto Aviation has announced Jacksonville, Florida, as the location for the production facility for its planned Phantom 3500 business jet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Jennifer Meszaros
China's United Aircraft Group is showcasing its 6-ton-class tiltrotor aircraft, the Lanying R6000, at the 55th Paris Air Show.
Advanced Air Mobility

Zaynab Zlitni
Skyports Infrastructure has finished preparing its first UK vertiport for eVTOL operations, located at Bicester Motion in Oxfordshire.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Eve Air Mobility has refined the design of its eVTOL air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Merlin Labs appears on track to launch into certification flight testing early next year for a modified Cessna Caravan with autonomous flight capability.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Archer has partnered with a large Indonesian company to launch air taxi services in the country.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Chinese automaker GAC has unveiled a two-seat autonomous multicopter air taxi, the Govy AirCab.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Wisk Aero has secured a series of strategic agreements aimed at preparing the way for autonomous air taxi services in Miami and Japan.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Stephen Costley

Jurgen Westermeier to President-India and Head of South Asia of Airbus (effective September 2025).

Aerospace

By Stephen Costley

Benoit Schultz to Chief Procurement Officer of Airbus (effective October 2025)

Aerospace

By Stephen Costley

Joe Greenwood to Chief Commercial Officer of Sunvair Aerospace Group, Valencia, CA.

Aerospace

By Stephen Costley

Katharine Gilbert Cargol to Chairman of PASSUR Aerospace, FL; G.S. Beckwith Gilbert is moving to Chairman Emeritus.

Aerospace

By Stephen Costley

ASTRONAUTICS was selected by Airbus to supply next-gen flight data interface management unit (nFDIMU) as line-fit solution for A321XLR, as selectable catalog option for A320neo Family, and as line-fit solution for A320neos from 2026.

Aerospace

By Stephen Costley

PRATT & WHITNEY has follow-on order from Frontier Airlines to supply GTFs for another 91 A321neos (now 235 A320neo Family aircraft) for delivery from 4Q26 in deal that includes long-term EngineWise maintenance program.

Aerospace

By Stephen Costley

MTU AERO ENGINES completed initial design phase for megawatt-class powertrain being developed under EU technology project HEROPS (Hydrogen-Electric Zero Emission Propulsion System) for regional aircraft starting in 2035.

Aerospace

By Stephen Costley

SAFRAN and SAFT teamed to develop an 800V battery for future hybrid-electric aircraft in the 2030s.

Aerospace

By Stephen Costley

ORIZON AEROSTRUCTURES teamed with Lockheed Martin to collaborate to develop innovative solutions in advanced manufacturing and design.

Aerospace