Aerospace

By Garrett Reim
Blue Canyon Technologies has won a contract to build 18 small passive microwave sounder satellites for weather data company The Tomorrow Companies.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
The U.S. Vertical Lift Consortium has named 19 finalists in its Urban Air Mobility Challenge, paving the way for a pitch competition in Washington on Sept. 28 and a chance to win $50,000 in funding.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Irene Klotz
The Federal Communications Commission is revoking plans to award SpaceX up to $886 million over 10 years to subsidize broadband internet service to rural households in the U.S. via the Starlink satellite network.
Commercial Space

By Guy Norris
South Korean automaker Hyundai has revealed new details of its broad-based advanced air mobility development strategy after unveiling a full-scale cabin mockup of its electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi concept and signing a propulsion collaboration deal with Rolls-Royce.
Advanced Air Mobility

The Bell 505 has made its mark in the Middle East and Africa region, performing a wide variety of missions. Now Bell Textron has announced the 400th Bell 505 delivery to European customer.
Aerospace

Emirates has said it will invest $2 Billion to refurbish its cabins and offer new menus to improve its soft product.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Carole Rickard Hedden
Blade Air Mobility, one of 10 publicly traded advanced air mobility companies, beat analyst expectations with its second quarter 2022 financial performance.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Bill Carey
Transportation research center DriveOhio has released an Advanced Air Mobility Framework document aimed at positioning Ohio for the expected growth of the AAM industry in the state.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
United Airlines has made a $10 million predelivery payment on 100 of the 200 electric air taxis it agreed to purchase from Archer Aviation in February 2021.
Advanced Air Mobility

UNITED AIRLINES made $10m pre-delivery payment to Archer Aviation for 100 eVTOLs from 2021 order agreement.
Aerospace

CAE

CAE had C$3.7m net income on C$933m revenues for first quarter ended June 30 vs C$47.3m on C$753m a year ago. Civil Aviation Training Solutions earned
Aerospace

BOEING delivered 26 aircraft (23 737 MAXs; two 767s; 777F) in July vs 28 (737NG; 22 737 MAXs; 747-8F; four 767s) in July 2021. It has so far delivered
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Joby Aviation has signed a potential $45 million expansion of its contract with the U.S. Air Force’s Agility Prime program.
Advanced Air Mobility

Jazeera Airways has announced strong results with a net profit of KD7.8 million (US$ 25.37 million) for the first half of 2022, compared to a net loss of KD11.7 million in the first half of 2021.
Aerospace

Air Arabia has reported a strong first half (January to June) 2022 as recovery in demand for air travel continued.
Aerospace

Top 20 Aerospace-bound students to be honored at 65th annual laureate awards and dinner.
Aerospace

By Garrett Reim
Benchmark Space Systems has signed an agreement to buy Alameda Applied Sciences Corporation’s electric propulsion technologies.
Commercial Space

Mariano Morales
Aerospace and defense executives are ready for a digital reinvention—it’s time for governments to facilitate the change.
Sustainability

By Sean Broderick, Daniel Williams
As deliveries restart, Boeing aims to wipe out its stored backlog and bring production back up to at least five per month.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

SUMITOMO has acquired 51% of WERNER AERO, NJ (asset management/aftermarket parts supplier).
Aerospace

EMBRAER says it expects by end 2022 to select engine supplier (Pratt & Whitney or Rolls-Royce) for its proposed new turboprop family; launch is
Aerospace