Aerospace

Small French manufacturers Elixir Aircraft and TurboTech plan to develop a cryogenic hydrogen propulsion system for light aircraft under a project supported by the French government’s post-COVID-19 recovery plan.

Tourism professionals from around the world will return to Dubai next week when Arabian Travel Market returns to the Dubai World Trade Centre on Monday, 9 May.

Bombardier has announced solid financial results for the first quarter of 2022.

These Q1 results reflect a solid performance across its commercial aircraft, helicopter and defence businesses.

Emirates has today revealed a new custom A380 livery dedicated to Dubai’s newest architectural icon and centre for pioneering concepts and ideas, the Museum of the Future.

Emirates will be unveiling its full Premium Economy cabin experience from 9-12 May at Arabian Travel Market 2022 (ATM).

The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) Secretary General, Abdérahmane Berthé, met Royal Air Maroc CEO; Abdelhamid Addou, for the AFRAA launch edition of “AFRAA Member Airline CEOs Leadership Dialogues” session.

NASA is preparing its X-57 Maxwell all-electric experimental aircraft for its first flight test this summer.

Growing defense roles, including responsive launch and hypersonic tests, factor in Virgin Orbit near-term capability goals.

E-commerce growth is encouraging more startups to enter the market for autonomous middle-mile logistics aircraft.

German general aviation manufacturer Flight Design displayed a mockup of a version of its F2 light sport aircraft with zero-emission hydrogen fuel-cell propulsion at the Aero Freidrichshafen 2022 show on April 27-30.

By 2035, Rio de Janiero could see a fleet of 245 urban air taxis flying 4.5 million passengers a year on more than 100 routes linking 37 vertiports, Eve UAM forecasts in the first concept of operations for urban air mobility (UAM) to be developed in Brazil.

Hydrogen-propulsion startup Hydroplane has received a second U.S. Air Force small business contract to demonstrate a fuel cell-based powerplant.

Satellite-based remote sensing startup Satellogic expects to grow its low Earth orbit constellation to as many as 34 Earth observation satellites by the fourth quarter, executives say.

Astroscale has completed rendezvous operations with its ELSA-d orbital debris removal demonstration despite losing half the servicing spacecraft’s maneuvering thrusters.

Airbus is to test its CityAirbus NextGen electric vertical takeoff and landing platform with a series of research projects centered around the German city of Ingolstadt.

Two years after forming from its predecessor companies, Super Tier 1 aerospace supplier and large defense prime Raytheon Technologies has opened a corporate ventures office to make small venture-capital-style investments.

With the first signs of certification dates being pushed back, does an advanced air mobility industry that attracted billions of dollars in investment over recent months have enough money in hand to meet its aggressive targets?

Start-up launch vehicle and satellite developer Phantom Space has emerged from stealth mode with a purchase agreement for more than 200 rocket engines from Colorado-based propulsion company Ursa Major.

AviAssist, which supports aviation safety and promotion in African, has revealed a new seven-part series of its Focus Sessions.

MDA has made the first commercial sale of its Canadarm3 robotic arm technology to Axiom Space.