Eaton Aerospace and the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore have signed a three-year research collaboration agreement to develop eVTOL solutions.
Comac stole the show on the first day of this year’s Singapore Airshow but AIA says the Chinese OEM remains years away from becoming a serious challenger to Boeing or Airbus.
Aura Aero is to receive €13.2 million ($14.1 million) in government funding to support development of the Era hybrid-electric 19-seat regional airliner.
Leonardo Helicopters is completing the final assembly of its Next-Generation Civil Tiltrotor Demonstrator ahead of an expected first flight in the coming weeks.
Startup Vertical Aerospace has won an £8 million ($10 million) grant from the UK government to develop next-generation propellers for its VX4 eVTOL air taxi .
PhilJets, a regional operator in the Philippines, has signed a deal with Lilium to set up a high-speed regional air mobility service in Southeast Asia.
With more than 100 tests complete on the RISE program, so far there have been no showstoppers in the quest to develop an engine with 20% better fuel efficiency.
Speaking ahead of Singapore Airshow, a Bell executive says India is the most promising market for the company's helicopters in the Asia-Pacific region.
CRANFIELD AEROSPACE SOLUTIONS was selected by US-based Sratus 9 to supply 10 hydrogen propulsion conversion kits, plus 15 options, for the B-N Islander aircraft in its fractional ownership program from 2027; deal is valued at $20m.
SAFRAN earned €2.1b on €23.2b revenues in 2023 vs €1.2b on €19b in 2022; Aerospace Propulsion (27%), Equipment and Defense (17%) and Aircraft Interiors (33%) all saw growth. CFM INTERNATIONAL delivered 1,570 LEAPs vs 1,136.