Aerospace

ONTIC acquired Servotek and Westcon electromechanical product lines from MARSH BELLOFRAM.

BAA TRAINING SPAIN announced upgraded L3Harris A320ceo/neo full flight simulator passed final acceptance tests and is ready for training.

UEC (Rostec) completed bench testing first PD-8 prototype for SSJ-NEW and BE-200. It plans flight tests on IL-76LL.

ATR made first flight of partially configured ATR 42-600S STOL aircraft; final configuration is expected at end of 2022 with the addition of a new

ALTA added L3Harris Technologies as a new affiliate member.

JOBY AVIATION announced its full-size pre-production all-electric aircraft successfully demonstrated a low noise profile, following testing with NASA.

Another established airline has backed a U.S. startup’s sea-skimming, harbor-to-harbor alternative to regional aircraft.

UK space startup Orbex has unveiled a fully completed prototype of the company’s Prime satellite launcher.

Hydrogen is gaining momentum as the zero-emission fuel of the future for aviation but requires massive investment in new infrastructure as well as completely new propulsion systems or aircraft designs to be used to its full potential.

The FAA has approved airworthiness criteria for the Wingcopter 198 delivery drone, a key step toward certification of the aircraft, Germany’s Wingcopter said May 11.

Swedish Biofuels has announced plans to bring 400,000 metric tons (130 million gal) of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) annually to the Swedish market by building three new plants producing alcohol-to-jet (ATJ) fuel.

Flewber, a technology platform that allows users to book private air travel on demand, has released a new version of its app with two new ways to book flights.

Global ministers of tourism joined together at the 2022 Middle East Tourism Investment Summit during the Arabian Travel Market.

An Alsim ALSR20 simulator will be heading to Cirrus South Africa, based at Lanseria, following a deal done at this week’s Aero Friedrichshafen general aviation show in Germany

Cape Verde is preparing an infrastructure boost as part of its post-pandemic plans to air transport recovery with modernisation plans for its international airport, and for improvements across the country’s secondary island airports.

A massive skills gap facing industries including aerospace and space needs urgent attention from governments and corporations according to the advisory board for the Global Aerospace Summit which takes place in Abu Dhabi this month.

According to research revealed by leading consumer intelligence company D/A, GCC travellers are looking to make up for lost time when it comes to travel.

Emirates has once again been crowned as ‘Best Airline Worldwide’ for the ninth consecutive time at last night’s Business Traveller Middle East awards.

Satellite air launch company Virgin Orbit has secured an agreement with conversion specialist L3 Harris Technologies to acquire two Boeing 747-400 airframes to support growth plans for additional launch capacity.

The CityAirbus NextGen will use a custom version of the Magidrive, a lightweight brushless motor.

Renewed focus on narrowbody aircraft and the U.S. pilot shortage challenge RJ operations.

Lockheed Martin-General Motors lunar vehicle designed to transit moon autonomously for prepositioned rendezvous with incoming missions.

Embraer’s urban air mobility spinoff Eve Holding listed publicly on the New York Stock Exchange on May 10 after completing its merger with blank-check company Zanite Acquisition.

The U.S., the European Union and multiple other nations on May 10 formally attributed cyber attacks against Viasat’s KA-SAT network on Feb. 24 to Russia, claiming Moscow attempted to disrupt Ukrainian command and control as the invasion began.

South Korean mobility platform TMAP is to join Joby Aviation’s partnership with telecommunications giant SK Telecom to bring urban air mobility to the country. SK Telecom spinoff TMAP jointly owns ride-hailing app UT with Uber, which is an investor in Joby.