Aerospace

SpiceJet yesterday unveiled a special livery on its Boeing 737 aircraft to celebrate India reaching the milestone of administering one billion COVID-19 vaccine doses.

Bellwether Industries will display its private urban aircraft, the Antelope, at the Dubai Airshow.

The consensus from the Aviation Week DefenseChain Conference was that defense primes and suppliers are about to see their world turned on their heads.

A white paper outlining the benefits of advanced air mobility, created by a group of UK stakeholders, lays out an ambitious road map of actions required by 2025 if the country is to become a leader in the emerging market.

BOEING forecasts (as part of CMO announced last month) demand in Africa for 1,030 aircraft (740 narrowbodies) worth $160b over next 20 years to

Lori Knudson to Vice President, Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer of AAR, Wood Dale, IL.

EMBRAER delivered nine E-Jets in 3Q21 vs seven in 3Q20, and 32 in first nine months of 2021 vs 16 a year ago; it ended quarter with firm order backlog

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

Ahead of NASA’s selection of up to four proposals to support development of commercial space stations, a team led by Nanoracks unveiled plans on Oct. 21 for a four-person outpost called Starlab, with initial operational capability expected by 2027.

Singapore-headquartered H3 Dynamics has closed a $26 million funding round to develop hydrogen-powered unmanned aircraft for longer-range parcel and cargo delivery.

ABB’s E-mobility unit will develop, test and supply the MegaWatt fast-charging infrastructure required for the quick turnaround times needed for electric aviation.

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The partnership will leverage both parties’ respective strengths to launch a new aerospace platform delivering news, insights and exclusive content for the industry.

Ahead of the show, a number of key executive interviews will be conducted on a regular basis – first one being with Sir Tim Clark, President of

After NBAA-BACE was canceled in 2020 due to the pandemic, the business aviation community reconvened in Las Vegas.

MATERIALISE, Belgium and PROPONENT formed partnership to increase use of 3D printing in aftermarket supply chains.

Steve Skerrett to Director of Quality of Acro Aircraft Seating, UK.

Ed Anders to Director of Operations of Acro Aircraft Seating, UK.

DHL Express plans to demonstrate the use of delivery drones for port logistics in a joint initiative with Malaysian aviation services company Pen Aviation and local cargo operator Raya Airways.