Aerospace

Low Earth orbit is new home of several small-comsat constellations of enormous bandwidth—but no ability to exchange data with each other.

KVS Technologies has entered into agreement with Air Methods’ Spright, for one-stop linear inspection services for utility companies.

As manufacturers strive to reduce the fuel burn and emissions of their next generation of commercial airliners, longer wings are near the top of the list.

Bahrain’s Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications has renewed its long-standing partnership with leading aerospace event organiser Farnborough International to organise the 2022 and 2024 editions of the Bahrain International Airshow (BIAS).

Electric Accel takes off; Moog flies SureFly; Tulips cleans airports; Terrafugia launches UAV; and Hamburg’s drone sandbox.

The SpaceX Dragon Resilience splashed down off the coast of Cape Canaveral at 7:06 p.m. EDT, concluding the company’s fourth human spaceflight and first without NASA oversight and NASA astronauts.

The credit is intended to stimulate production and consumption of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by reducing the price premium over conventional jet fuel.

SpaceX cannot launch the Starship/Super Heavy vehicle until FAA completes its licensing process, which includes the environmental review and other safety and financial responsibility requirements.

Steve Starner to Vice President of Sales of Velo3D, Campbell, CA.

Aviation Week’s Advanced Air Mobility Report to date has covered the projects and companies that are staking ground in a market that they, themselves, are creating.

Canada’s SAF+ Consortium has produced the first few liters of synthetic kerosene at its pilot plant in Montreal.

Swedish regional BRA, OEM ATR and fuel supplier Neste partner to certify 100% SAF for ATR regional turboprops; first test flight in 2022.

Taikonauts from Shenzhou-12 mission to help construct China’s Tiangong-2 space station returned to Earth Sept. 17, ending 90-day stay.

Universe of customers for eVTOL aircraft expands, with Europcar Brazil plans to order 50 eGyros from startup Skyworks Aeronautics.

UK aerospace start-up AERALIS and a Middle Eastern sovereign wealth fund signed an investment agreement at London’s DSEI show as part of developing AERALIS’s innovative modular aircraft system for transforming the defence light jet market.

Australia searches for a sovereign military satellite communication system.

Raytheon Technologies, possibly the largest A&D company this decade, eyes $1 billion in supplier savings.

As ESA member states reach agreement on Ariane 6 exploitation and look to microlaunchers, labor unions worry about Eurocentric approach.

Will the LMXT’s 28% fuel volume advantage over the Boeing KC-46 be decisive in the USAF "bridge tanker" competition?