Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Whisper’s quiet drone; Avoiding satellite collision; Refueling in space; Hypersonic funding boost; and Rapid hydrogen refueling.
Emerging Technologies

By Michael Bruno
With commercial LEO satellite constellations growing tenfold and governments eager to tap new-space, lasers comms’ have arrived.
Commercial Space

By Bill Carey
An FAA advisory group has recommended regulatory requirements for flying small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) beyond the vision of an operator, a capability considered key to the commercial exploitation of drones
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
U.S. startup Regent, which is developing sea-skimming electric seagliders to serve overwater routes between coastal cities, has selected Allocortech to provide safety-critical avionics for its technology demonstrator.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Jens Flottau, Sean Broderick
The Russian government indicates it might “nationalize” aircraft operated by Russian airlines and owned by lessors outside the country.
Airlines & Lessors

JET PARTS ENGINEERING, WA secured 16 new FAA PMAs; parts include flexible circuit cards for A320 Fam and A330 cockpit doors, LEAP-1B fuel
Aerospace

Julie K. Streich to Interim CEO of Barnes Group, Bristol, CT; Patrick J. Dempsey is taking temporary leave of absence.
Aerospace

8TREE was selected by Embry-Riddle to provide dentCHECK for integration into its maintenance science curriculum.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
The zero-emission propulsion startup Hydrogen is to locate manufacturing and distribution of its modular hydrogen capsules and assembly of regional-aircraft powertrain retrofit kits at the New Mexico facility.
Emerging Technologies

Gulf Air has started its countdown to be the title sponsor of the Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2022, which will take place between 18-20 March 2022.
Aerospace

By Alan Peaford
The news headlines from the aerospace and defence industry across Arabia, Africa and South Asia this week, comes from World Defense Show and the Times Aerospace news studio.
Aerospace

By Garrett Reim
Slingshot Aerospace has developed a web portal and mobile app, Slingshot Beacon, that allows satellite operators to communicate and avoid satellite collisions in orbit.
Commercial Space

By Guy Norris
With a focus on stabilizing its supply chain through the rest of the year, helicopter-maker Schweizer RSG aims to double and possibly triple its production output in 2023 and has plans to further expand beyond that depending on market demand.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Carole Rickard Hedden
Startup companies are attracting both seasoned executives and new graduates with sustainability goals and company equity offers.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Carole Rickard Hedden
Hyundai division seeks candidates where they are doing what they love.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
European defense technology firm MARSS develops an aerial ram to hard-kill drone swarms.
Missile Defense & Weapons

AEROTERM plans to develop 140,000-170,000 sq ft multi-tenant, on-airport cargo facility at Pittsburgh International Airport to open in 2Q23.
Aerospace

IBS SOFTWARE was selected by Alaska Air Cargo to provide its iCargo SaaS-based platform to manage cargo business and operational functions.
Aerospace

SOLVAY and NIAR teamed to research and develop future materials for aerospace verticals, including commercial aircraft, defense, UAM, and more.
Aerospace

EMBRAER had US$44.7m net loss on US$4.2b revenues in 2021 vs $732m loss on $2.8b in 2020; it has $17b backlog. It is forecasting delivery of 160-180
Aerospace

Hao Zhaoping to President of AVIC, China.
Aerospace

Dorith Hakim to President & Chief Executive Officer of CPI Aerostructures, Edgewood, NY.
Aerospace

Dirk Hoke to Chief Executive Officer of Volocopter, Bruchsal, Germany.
Aerospace

ROLLS-ROYCE has shipped first power gearbox (PGB) to Derby for assembly on first UltraFan engine demonstrator (UF001) with 140-inch fan diameter; PGB
Aerospace

By Jens Flottau
Embraer expects to expand output both in its commercial and executive jet businesses in 2022 in an effort to compensate revenue shortfalls in its struggling defense business, hit by a reduction of Brazil’s KC-390 military transport order.
Aerospace