Aerospace

Lilium has received the first set of standby flight instruments from Garmin for integration into its Lilium Jet prototypes and flight simulator.

H55 is developing battery packs for Pratt & Whitney Canada’s hybrid-electric flight demonstrator.

Rolls-Royce has begun bench tests of its first 320-kW electric motor demonstrator for potential regional aircraft applications.

The two front-runners in the nascent U.S. air taxi market have staked out sharply different paths in their manufacturing strategies.

Future battlefields with dispersed units and contested logistics are driving DARPA’s new portfolio of disruptive investments.

In a wide-ranging interview, Culp talks about the new company’s future and says he has no interest in taking his turnaround skills to Boeing.

The AAM Stock Composite rose 1.5% during the week ending March 29, compared to an 0.25% increase in the S&P 500.

UNITED AIRCRAFT resumed flight testing of Il-114-300 with first flight of second prototype to test stability/controllability.

CPaT GLOBAL, TX was selected by Republic Airways to provide distance learning systems for E175 pilot training; deal includes CPaT Invent.

KOMY was approved by Japan's Civil Aviation Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism for manufacturing aircraft mirrors.

A key element of a novel electric propulsion demonstrator has been completed and is set to begin bench testing under a UK government-supported research program.

The financing comes as SpaceX’s Starlink LEO constellation eats Telesat’s lunch.

Surf Air Mobility said it now expects to receive FAA certification for its electrified powertrains in 2027.

The Mitre Corp. has developed a tool that can estimate the level of risk to AAM vehicles posed by hazardous operating conditions created by microscale weather.

The project is developing a digital twin of Aurora’s Skiron-X expeditionary uncrewed aircraft.

Drone delivery provider DroneUp has unveiled its Ecosystem, an integrated ground, air and software infrastructure.

The U.S. is marshaling unprecedented resources to shore up its chipmaking capabilities. Results thus far are mixed.

High-speed testbeds make progress; validating a digital twin; non-CO2 emissions road map; power-beamed UAV; SAF via bacteria.

Several years following the initial explosion of the eVTOL sector, most industry players have converged around one or two primary vehicle concepts.

Neste’s production alone would cover the European SAF mandate for 2025, the Finland-based fuel producer says.

Hybrid-electric aircraft developer VoltAero is preparing to test a more powerful piston engine from Kawasaki.

The company says its process could be cost competitive with fossil fuels and even carbon-negative.

The 2024 National Defense Authorization Act directed the secretary of defense to secure critical minerals from “reliable sources.”

Startup plans to support growth in onshore wind energy generation by transporting larger turbine blades.

While French innovators are making gradual progress in electric, hybrid-electric and hydrogen propulsion, they are looking for critical funding.