Aerospace

Abu Dhabi is at the forefront of the global AAM sector as the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has granted a Design Acceptance for the country’s first hybrid Heliport.

Boeing has expanded its presence in Africa with the opening of a new office in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to serve as the company’s administrative hub in the region.

GKN Aerospace is working to validate a new engine fan blade coating that will help make repaired blades “better than the original.”

Seeking unprecedented levels of electrical power generation and thermal management, the GCAP engine team has ditched an adaptive-cycle concept.

Trent 7000/1000TEN Phase 2 durability enhancement package tests are underway as Rolls targets on-condition maintenance in 2026.

Aura Aero continues to make progress with the flight test campaign for its Integral E electric trainer.

Super Tier 1 suppliers are dusting off their pandemic playbooks over cost escalations during that crisis in order to manage the next wave of challenges.

It’s no secret that Robinson Helicopter Company CEO Dave Smith is no fan of the burgeoning eVTOL industry.

China's decision to halt Boeing deliveries is the latest hiccup in a relationship that hit the buffers in 2019.

Boeing has divested Jeppesen, ForeFlight, AerData and OzRunways to software-focused private equity investor Thoma Bravo.

Qatar Airways will spotlight innovative, AI-powered travel experiences tailored for the modern traveller at next week’s Arabian Travel Market (ATM) taking place in Dubai.

The medium-thrust UltraFan design launch signals Rolls’ commitment to single-aisle market ventures as its large engine variant moves toward new tests.

Another Chinese eVTOL flies; artificial intelligence beats human in drone race; detonation-powered hypersonics.

Cormorant Aerospace plans to build the initial version of its planned eight-passenger amphibious aircraft with turbogenerator-based hybrid-electric propulsion.

Artificial intelligence has beaten a human pilot in drone races conducted in Abu Dhabi.

China’s state-owned aircraft manufacturer AVIC has flown a full-scale demonstrator of its AR-E3000 electric vertical-takeoff-landing-landing aircraft.

Electra.aero has secured $115 million Series B funding to move the EL9 aircraft into the pre-production and certification phase.

The AVIC AG600 has attained type-certification from the CAAC; at a MTOW of 60 tons, it is the world’s largest commercial amphibian aircraft.

Boeing 737-8 aircraft originally destined for China have been flown back to the U.S., as trade tensions continue to mount between Washington and Beijing.

While Lufthansa Technik sees riblet films as most suitable for older-generation widebodies, MicroTau targets the Airbus A320 narrowbody.

Earth observation pioneer Planet Labs sees large language models speeding up analysis of images to improve understanding.

Rotating detonation engines have huge potential for realizing efficient high-speed flight, but they are proving fiendishly difficult to get right.

Qatar Airways display its ‘Qsuite Next Gen’ – the newest iteration of its multiple award-winning patented Qsuite Business Class, during the Arabian Travel Market (ATM).

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

Archer has revealed the specifics of its planned air taxi launch network in New York City.