Aerospace

Host James Pozzi is joined by Aviation Week Safety Editor Sean Broderick and Dan Williams, director of Fleet Data Services for Aviation Week Network.

NHIndustries aims to extend the NH90’s frontline role with a Block 2 upgrade, which could help position it for NATO’s rotorcraft needs in the 2040s.

Looking at commercial aircraft deliveries in May from manufacturers beyond Airbus and Boeing shows that Comac handed over the highest number of aircraft to customers.

IATA is taking on the unlikely role of matchmaker, in helping airlines connect with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) suppliers.

Trump's executive orders mark a key opportunity to establish U.S. leadership in a critical technology with important economic and national security implications.

MightyFly has demonstrated autonomous flight, loading and unloading as well as load balancing during a demonstration of its Cento uncrewed logistics aircraft.

Liebherr-Aerospace is pitching a local hydraulic power generator for future more-electric airliner architectures that relies on an aircraft's electric system which should be more efficient and save weight.

The UK committed to F-35A nuclear-capable aircraft and joined others in Europe in signaling a greater burden-sharing role in NATO.

An 18-month investigation lays out what caused the January 2024 Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 door-plug blowout—and what the manufacturer and FAA need to do.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Andres Voth to Vice President of Business Development-Americas of Chromalloy, FL.

AIRBUS and CRITICAL SOFTWARE, Portugal signed LOI to collaborate on development of embedded safety-critical software across multiple domains, including avionics, cabin systems, and inflight connectivity technologies.

ASTRONAUTICS was selected by US Navy (NAVAIR) to upgrade C/KC-130Ts with TSO-approved AFI4700 RoadRunner electronic flight instrument (EFI) under Global Positioning System Performance Based Navigation Upgrade program.

FLEXCOMPUTE, MA was selected by Joby Aviation to provide Flow360 simulation/analysis solution to accelerate eVTOL development.

AVATHON, CA launched an industrial AI platform for aerospace and defense.

HUTCHINSON, France was selected by Deutsche Aerospace to supply primary insulation and low-pressure air ducting system for D328eco.

A growing number of companies have partnered with a startup that has developed computational fluid dynamics solutions for aviation.

SoftBank is injecting capital into Sceye so that the airship developer can provide HAPS solutions over Japan.

Airbus is likely to launch larger versions of the A220 and A350 before building the A320neo family’s successor.

With higher output, more orders and new upgrade plans, Eurofighter’s CEO says the program has reached an inflection point.

Lawmakers are threading the needle to offer up midrange bands to support 5G networks, while protecting frequencies critical to U.S. national security.

Can the French-German-Spanish fighter development program be saved? The next few months could be decisive.

The emergent advanced air mobility industry is not short of startups working on ambitious technology programs.

Aviation Africa Summit has become recognised for bringing characters with a story to tell – and this year will be no different.

As momentum builds for Dubai Airshow 2025, the event’s Space Steering Committee convened to advance the country’s growing leadership in global space innovation.