Aerospace

RwandAir is adding a fourth Airbus A330 to its widebody fleet this summer to give it greater operational resilience on its European routes. Mark Pilling reports from Kigali.

Air Arabia has reported a strong first quarter of 2025 financial and operational results, as the airline continued to expand its network.

Senior executives from RwandAir and its holding company Aviation Travel and Logistics (ATL) say the long-touted deal for Qatar to take a 49% stake in the Rwandan flag carrier is on track to be signed “within a few months."

Tekever plans to grow UAS ecosystem and test sites through £400 million Overmatch investment plan in the UK.

Stratolaunch is shifting its focus to its 747 launch platform after successful repeat flights of the first autonomous, fully reusable hypersonic test aircraft.

Qatar Airways has placed an order with Boeing for at least 160 widebody aircraft – said to be valued at over $200 Billion.

Turkish Airlines has mandated the first financing structure to use the Sompo AXIS Aviation Finance Insurance (SAAFI), Aviation Non-Payment Insurance (ANPI) product for new aircraft deliveries.

A new bill supported by Boom aims to change U.S. legislation and permit supersonic over land flight above Mach 1, provided no sonic boom reaches ground.

Resupplying distributed forces in the face of adversary attacks on supply chains presents new challenges.

From stand-in to standoff jamming, Western militaries are revitalizing their ability to disrupt adversary systems.

Western militaries confront the reality that Russian electromagnetic spectrum warfare puts everything in the crosshairs, from GPS-guided weapons to satellites.

The CFM International RISE engine has completed more than 3,000 cycles of endurance runs at GE Aerospace's Evendale, Ohio, facility.

More than a year after ZeroAvia last flew its Dornier 228 with a prototype hydrogen fuel cell powertrain, the company is not standing still.

Etihad Airways has released its traffic statistics for April 2025, demonstrating continued strong growth and performance.

The Aviation India & South Asia Summit & Exhibition 2025, being held in Delhi from 29-30 October, has confirmed two new key speakers.

Miniaturized and qualified for space use, Optical Air Data Systems’ laser velocity sensor is finding renewed aviation interest.

Do we have too many resources going to people in big government labs?

Vertical Aerospace is the latest eVTOL developer to announce plans to develop a hybrid-electric version of its eVTOL aircraft with longer range.

Eve Air Mobility continues to plan for a first flight toward the middle of the year with its engineering prototype.

IATA is urging greater co-operation within the fast-developing Middle East to ensure “no county is left behind” in aviation’s growth story. Graham Dunn reports from Jeddah.

In Q1 2025, Jazeera Airways delivered a record first quarter profitability, posting a net profit of KD 4.7 million ($15,280 Million).

Airline leaders in the Middle East point to an all-embracing impact of continued supply chain issues as one of the biggest challenges they are facing today. Graham Dunn reports from Jeddah.

Saudi low-cost carrier Flyadeal is looking at distributing through the Global Distribution Systems (GDS) to support its international growth plans.

The timeline for Clean Aviation relies on 2035 for service entry to enable the replacement of 75% of the fleet with more sustainable aircraft by 2050.

Early design analysis shows how a blended wing body design compares favorably with a traditional tube-and-wing approach to air refueling efficiency.