Aerospace

Neuraspace, a Portuguese startup looking to use artificial intelligence for space debris and satellite collision avoidance services, has landed more than $2.7 million from Armilar Venture Partners to accelerate the commercialization of its platform.

Barry Matsumori, a SpaceX veteran and until recently the CEO of space optical communications startup BridgeComm, was named the chief operating officer of Impulse Space Propulsion, the new in-orbit transfer services company founded by Tom Mueller, a SpaceX co-founder and its longtime chief technology officer.

The U.S. Senate has passed legislation aimed at marshaling federal efforts to promote the advanced air mobility industry.

A UK consortium led by Embraer company Eve UAM has completed a concept of operations for urban air mobility in London that identifies the near-term challenges and actions required to enable electric air taxi service.

SPINTECH opened larger 34,000 sq ft composite parts manufacturing facility in Miamisburg, OH, replacing site in Xenia.

KNIGHT AEROSPACE and ROSSELL TECHSYS teamed to provide quick-change roll-on/roll-off palletized solutions for cargo aircraft conversions, including

CRANE AEROSPACE & ELECTRONICS, WA was selected by Bye Aerospace to supply high-voltage DC-DC power converter for its eFlyer 2 series of electric

Bob Stohrer to Chief Marketing Officer of Boom Supersonic, Denver. Scott Galloway joined Boom's Advisory Council.

AERODIRECT acquired three inventory packages with >28,000 line items of new condition parts for 737NG, 757, 767, 777, Airbus and Embraer aircraft.

Nikos Gitsis to Chief Executive Officer of Dornier Technology, Manila, Philippines.

FACC opened €12.5m, 128,000 sq meter manufacturing facility at Jakovlje, Croatia for lightweight cabin components.

The UK’s Cranfield Aerospace Solutions has secured £10.5 million ($13.8 million) in investment from HydrogenOne Capital Growth and Safran to develop hydrogen fuel-cell electric propulsion for aviation.

The Public Investment Fund (PIF) has said that five leading Saudi businesses have signed an MoU to become the first potential partners of the MENA regional Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM).

Emirates NBD has expanded its long-standing partnership with Etihad Guest, the award-winning loyalty programme of Etihad Airways.

Bell Textron announced a signed purchase agreement with BAR Aviation for a Bell 412EPi to support 24/7 medical evacuation missions and the new development of oil and gas projects in Uganda.

The company demonstrated state-of-the-art defence, security and aerospace capabilities ready to enhance the security of Qatar and the Middle East.

An up-and-coming international aircraft asset manager with roots in Morocco is making a name for itself with innovation and a can-do attitude.

Despite the bureaucratic hydra, the U.S. is likely to have a lead-free atmosphere years before 2030.

Amid sanctions triggered by Russia’s war in Ukraine, many short-term and medium-term initiatives are in play to keep industry going.

ATI study concludes green hydrogen is most viable zero-carbon fuel, lays out goals with detailed future airliner concepts.

Startup Dark Fission Space Systems announced plans on March 22 to build and demonstrate a nuclear thermal rocket engine in orbit within five years.

Japanese commercial UAV company Terra Drone has raised $70 million in Series B venture capital from local investors and will apply the funds toward a drone air traffic management service.

NASA plans to extend its Human Landing System contract with SpaceX to cover a second crewed landing on the Moon and launch a parallel procurement leading to a second commercial provider for crewed transportation services to and from lunar orbit and the lunar surface.

Volocopter has taken another step toward its goal of operating a commercial electric air taxi service during the 2024 Paris Olympics by conducting a series of test flights in France to measure its aircraft’s acoustic signature.

Japanese automaker Suzuki Motor is looking at adding electric air taxis to its lineup of compact cars and motorcycles and targeting markets such as India through a partnership with Tokyo-based startup SkyDrive.