Aerospace

By Michael Bruno
Private equity investors CIC Partners and Juniper Capital Management have teamed to buy Applegate EDM and Icon Machine, both in the Dallas area, to create a new portfolio company called Precision Aerospace that focuses on exotic and precision metal work for defense and commercial space.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
OQ Technology, a 5G Internet-of-Things satellite startup, has received a €13 million ($12.9 million) Series A investment led by Wa’ed Ventures, the venture capital arm of oil-and-gas company Saudi Aramco.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
Ultralight aircraft are usually the simplest of flying machines, often just tube and fabric—no certification, no pilot’s license, no commercial use.
Advanced Air Mobility

Saudi Arabia has announced it is to launch a new airline tipped to be called ‘RIA’.
Aerospace

Aviation Week Staff
The largest Russian manufacturer of commercial aircraft has seen its first-half losses increase tenfold.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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Aerospace

Adrian Plevin
We are seeing a trend of decreasing investment from Western companies in the Asia-Pacific region.
MRO Asia

By Garrett Reim
SpaceX joins race to connect mobile phones via low-Earth-orbit satellites.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
NASA has added five more missions to SpaceX’s crew transportation services contract, bringing the total value for 14 flights to $4.9 billion.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA and Axiom Space have signed a mission order for a second four-person private astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS), planned for the second quarter of 2023.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Royal Caribbean Group plans to start installing SpaceX’s Starlink satellite dishes aboard its cruise ships.
Commercial Space

By Michael Bruno
Satellite-based hyperspectral imagery and data provider Pixxel expects to launch its first “commercial-phase” satellites in early 2023, followed by more later that year, representatives said in August while revealing the startup’s latest strategic backer, Accenture.
Commercial Space

By Steve Trimble
Saab will launch production of aft fuselage systems for a Boeing advanced trainer at a newly opened plant in West Lafayette, Indiana, under a $71.2 million contract, the Swedish manufacturer said on Aug. 31.
Aerospace

Mecachrome has completed the takeover of the WeAre Group, a significant step in the consolidation of the French supply chain.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Details have emerged of two additional consortia bidding to participate in South Korea’s K-UAM Grand Challenge urban air mobility demonstration project.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
Outpost Technologies has raised a $7.1 million seed round to develop satellite re-entry and recovery technology.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
Australian startup Skyportz has unveiled plans for the first in a network of vertiports to support advanced air mobility.
Advanced Air Mobility