Aerospace

The FAA has released a revised certification basis for the Joby JAS4-1 electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft.

Astra Space will go private by accepting a recently lowered buyout bid from its co-founders and top executives.

The airframer will essentially choose between burning hydrogen in a turbine engine and using it in a fuel cell to produce electricity—which favors efficiency.

3DMF's high-energy hydro-forming technology may make production of complex parts easier, cutting long, painstaking steps, Safran Nacelles CEO Vincent Caro says.

This week’s #FlightFriday looks at the A320 family, and their breakdown of their average flight cycles per month showcased by their engine type.

Can a second marriage born of a shotgun wedding be successful? Boeing and Spirit talk merger.

Talks to acquire troubled aerostructures supplier Spirit Aerosystems hold big implications for Boeing—and Airbus. Our editors break it down.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

AIRBUS unveiled its all-electric CityAirbus NextGen prototype with 12-meter and range of 80 km at cruise speed of 120 km/hr; unveiling coincided with opening of the new CityAirbus test centre in Donauwörth for testing systems for eVTOLs.

Andy Fellows to Vice President of Customer Programs & Services of Burrana, CA.

THINKOM introduced ThinAir GT line of aero antennas for special missions.

The flight demonstration is one of six with NASA backing.

Airbus has unveiled the completed prototype of its CityAirbus NextGen electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing advanced air mobility aircraft.

CAeS has released details of the finalized hydrogen fuel cell packing design it is developing for flight tests on a modified Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander.

Japanese startup SkyDrive has begun construction of its first prototype SD-05 electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi.

CORAC President Yannick Assouad tells Aviation Daily the amount the Airbus ZEROe and ATR EVO programs may benefit from is still being defined.

Baltimore-based Wave Engine Corp. has successfully flown a UAV from a standing start on the runway powered by a valveless pulsejet, also known as a wave engine.

Reengining the C-17 and adding low-cost connectivity upgrades emerge as top priorities for Air Mobility Command.

Batteries for 100-seaters; Daher advances thermoplastics; UK CAA explores hydrogen; MagLev for eVTOL; Beyond flies fuel cell.

A vertiport network linking attractions across Rome is the first element of a vision to build out networks across Southern Europe and eventually elsewhere.

The project was eclipsed by private spacecraft refueling efforts.

Unplanned PW1000G inspections strain Pratt & Whitney’s parts supply chain.

Space Florida, a quasi-public economic development and financing agency, plans to expand the state’s aerospace footprint in south Florida and the Panhandle.

Pending clearance from the FAA, SpaceX said on March 6 that it could be ready for its third Starship/Super Heavy flight test from Boca Chica Beach, Texas, as early as March 14.

Thorsten Riekert to Chief Commercial Officer of Jettainer, Germany.