Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Electric R44 milestone; Hamburg sustainability drive; Autonomous flight progress; eVTOLs for medical delivery; European detect-and-avoid.
Emerging Technologies

Aviation Week Staff
Brief news items of interest to advanced air mobility professionals.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Deliveries of the Aero2 tiltwing uncrewed medical delivery aircraft to Spright are planned to begin in 2025.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Merlin is developing the Merlin Pilot autonomous flight system and is working on FAA supplemental type certification of the capability, initially on the Cessna Caravan.
Emerging Technologies

This was with the participation of the Royal Saudi Air Force and forces of the UAE, Greece, Oman, France, Germany, India, the UK, the USA, and Australia.
Defense

By Jen DiMascio, Steve Trimble, Carole Rickard Hedden, Byron Callan
The industry is looking to digitalization to offset higher prices and workforce challenges.
Defense

By Graham Warwick
Recreational flights in New York may pave the way for public acceptance of the new technology.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Michael Bruno
Does Boeing risk becoming a value trap, a promising public company suffering stormy days, yet never able to get through them?
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jen DiMascio
The chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission announced Nov. 3 that she would reorganize the agency to create a standalone Space Bureau to better support the needs of the growing satellite industry.
Commercial Space

By Guy Norris
Virgin Galactic is set to return its first SpaceShipTwo spaceplane VSS Unity to test flights in the coming months following the completion of upgrade work and says it remains on track to begin the long-delayed start of commercial spaceflights in the second quarter of 2023.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
Agreements in place with AeroTEC, MagniX and Textron Aviation to develop and supply electric and hybrid-electric powertrains for the Cessna Caravan are critical to Surf Air Mobility’s complex plan to go public through a merger with a blank-check company, a regulatory filing reveals.
Business Aviation

Jimmy Williams, Jr. to Senior Vice President and Chief Technical Officer of ATI, Dallas.
Aerospace

SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS had $128m net loss on $1.3b revenues in 3Q22 vs $114m loss on $980m in 3Q21 and ended quarter with $671m in cash and approximately
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
With the stated goal of helping regional aviation transition to net-zero operations, Monte Aircraft Leasing has added another offering to its portfolio with a letter of intent to purchase 40 modification kits from Cranfield Aerospace Solutions to convert Britten-Norman Islanders to hydrogen-electric propulsion.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Joby Aviation has confirmed that launch of its aerial ridesharing service has been delayed to 2025, citing the FAA’s change of direction on certification and internal challenges related to the startup’s vertical integration.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Ethiopian Airlines has been applauded during the Africa Accelerating 2022 Conference, opened by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Aerospace

The MEBAA Show 2022, taking place at DWC, Dubai Airshow Site from 6-8 December 2022, will see the launch of its brand-new conference, BizAv Talks.
Aerospace

Business aviation has an excellent opportunity to showcase its value, flexibility and convenience to familiar and new clients during FIFA World Cup 2022 this month.
Aerospace

Airbus and Nedaa receive ICCA award given for their key role in providing secure communications and helping secure the global Expo 2020 Dubai premises.
Aerospace

His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, chairman and chief executive Emirates Airline and Group, today raised the UAE Flag to celebrate UAE Flag Day.
Aerospace

DHL participates has taken part in Abu Dhabi Air Expo as an exhibitor, sponsor and panel member.
Aerospace

Sponsored By American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics 
Aviation Week Network checked in with the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Executive Director Dan Dumbacher for a status report on existential threats to the planet and the strategies -both underway and in development -required to mitigate climate change and, yes- save the planet. Here are some highlights.
Aerospace

By David Casey
Ferrovial Vertiports CEO Kevin Cox expects the growth of the urban air mobility industry to be “exponential” once the first air taxis enter service.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Guy Norris
TA-0 flight data matched predictions, sets up initial drop test before high-speed flight with first reusable Talon in early 2023.
Missile Defense & Weapons