Aerospace

Rotorcraft manufacturers are seeking partners and preparing bids for the U.S. Army’s updated training plans.

OsakaKo Vertiport, a facility for electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft, has been completed by Osaka Metro Co. in Japan.

Aviation Week editors discuss why an Airbus next-generation single-aisle program launch is not imminent despite technological progress.

Dealmaking surged in 2024 and has continued at a brisk pace through the first quarter of this year.

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Eric Hill to Vice President of Investor Relations of Boeing.

GE AEROSPACE plans to invest >€78m in its manufacturing sites across Europe during 2025, equipping suppliers with specialized tools and customized dies to ensure use of the latest manufacturing technology, further reducing defects.

AIRFI, The Netherlands was selected by LEAV Aviation to provide its portable wireless IFE solution for two A320-200s.

XTI AEROSPACE updated TriFan 600 fuel system design that increases fuel volume in wings from about 300 to 400 gallons, while minimizing unusable fuel in system. It still needs to complete flight deck mockup and structural model.

The partnership will see Archer send Midnight electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft to Ethiopia for air taxi operations.

Airbus sees growing helicopter sales opportunities in Australia from an anticipated replacement cycle of Lockheed Martin S-92 rotorcraft, the OEM says.

Archer Aviation has signed an agreement with Ethiopian Airlines, making it the second customer planning to deploy Archer’s Midnight under the “Launch Edition” programme.

Morocco’s airport authority ONDA said it plans to invest $1.55 billion to build a new terminal at its largest airport, Casablanca.

Industry could be making production problems worse by not managing risk well.

Teams of artificial intelligence agents could reduce engineering time from months to minutes.

Airbus has given some early insights into the basics of its future narrowbody. An open-rotor engine clearly remains its favorite option.

Key collaborations have been announced by Australia’s fledgling sustainable aviation industry to advance development of electric- and hydrogen-powered aircraft.

Seth Schornick to Director of Sales of Sunvair Aerospace Group, CA.

CFM INTERNATIONAL says wind tunnel tests of a smaller-scale open fan under RISE engine demonstration program are substantiating computational analysis; upcoming tests will focus on durability, vibration, endurance and bird ingestion

Elyse Tenney to Director of Business Development of ASI Aero, FL.

Michael Garcia to President and Chief Executive Officer of ATA Aerospace, Miami.

While some nagging issues persist, Airbus' Christian Scherer reports “encouraging signs of overall performance improvement” in its supply chains.

As part of CFM's RISE engine demonstration program, wind tunnel tests of a smaller-scale open fan have been found to substantiate computational analysis.