Aerospace

New NASA green airliner study to go beyond agency’s sustainable X-plane to include technology for broader reduced environmental impacts.

Fuel-cell cargo drone; Electric air racers; LeoLabs down under; Hydrogen box wing; 100% SAF flights.

Citing increased confidence following static tests of its ultraquiet electric propulsors, startup Whisper Aero has accelerated plans to use the technology in a quiet, efficient electric general aviation aircraft.

Flirtey conducted the first FAA-approved drone delivery in 2015, and now the startup has secured its first order from a U.S. scheduled airline.

Korea Aerospace Industries has unveiled plans to develop commercial and military versions of an electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicle, in passenger and unmanned cargo variants.

Boeing forecasts that Africa’s airlines will require 1,030 new aircraft by 2040 valued at $160 billion and aftermarket services such as manufacturing and repair worth $235 billion, enabling growth for air travel and economies across the continent.

Embraer delivered a total of 30 jets in the third quarter of 2021, of which nine were commercial aircraft and 21 were executive jets.

Emirates has been recognised as the Middle East's Leading Airline in four key categories at this year’s World Travel Awards 2021.

IATA has added a ‘quote and book’ function to IATA Net Rates. This enables airlines to offer freight forwarders dynamic pricing for booking their shipments.

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.

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

ENTROL, Spain announced that it has installed an en-1000x FNPT II simulator to Dento Aviation in Cyprus.

CGI AUTOMATED MANUFACTURING acquired ADVANCED LASER MACHINING, WI (metals-focused contract manufacturing).

QUICKSTEP, Australia was selected by Australia's Swoop Aero to provide engineering/manufacturing services, tooling and initial production run of

ELBIT SYSTEMS agreed to sell IMI SYSTEMS (includes 85% stake in ASHOT) to FIMI Opportunity Funds for $88m. Ashot manufactures jet engine shafts

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.