Aerospace

While Airbus is refining hydrogen technology maturation, the endeavor spreads to airport ecosystem and certification authorities.

NASA has added aircraft autonomy developer Reliable Robotics and 13 other entities to the list of partners that will participate in the agency’s first Advanced Air Mobility National Campaign in 2022.

French hybrid-electric aircraft startup VoltAero has selected Rochefort Charente-Maritime Airport in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwest France for its final-assembly plant.

Bell Textron has delivered a Bell 505 helicopter to W.A. Oil Factory and Distribution in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, its first corporate customer in the country. With this latest acquisition, there are almost 30 Bell 505s in operation across six countries in Africa and the Middle East.

Optimism underpins the planning for the co-located Aircraft Interiors and MRO Middle East exhibitions, with quality, not quantity, the order of the day.

Superconducting electric propulsion; hydrogen ground handling; fuel-cell regional; hydrogen infrastructure; controlling complex aircraft.

Continuing a tradition that dates back to 1957, Aviation Week editors have announced their selection of the 2021 Laureate Award winners.

The FAA issued a second emergency airworthiness directive this week that requires operators of additional models of Bell helicopters to inspect their main-rotor hubs for potentially faulty hub strap pins.

As the idea of hydrogen-powered commercial air travel has gained traction in Europe, EASA believes it may have to look at certification beyond the aircraft.

Heaviside becomes the fourth electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (evTOL) aircraft to receive military flight release from the U.S. Air Force under its Agility Prime program.

Angeles Equity Partners is adding its own director to Primus' board as part of the deal as the Tier 2 supplier looks to scale up.

Kenya Airways has launched the Fahari Innovation Hub, a centre for innovation that acts as a springboard for new ideas and data-driven innovations to accelerate impact-driven solutions that address some of the societal and business challenges.

Their Revolutionary Innovation for Sustainable Engines could challenge Boeing’s new narrowbody aircraft plans.

The U.S. Navy plans to modernize the most critical standoff jamming system in the military’s inventory for the first time since 1971.

With the successful deployment of seven small satellites into low Earth orbit, Virgin Orbit has begun commercial launch service operations as

Company is partnering to supply internet-via-satellite services to customers.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Volansi has named former U.S. Air Force acquisition leader Will Roper as the delivery drone maker’s next CEO. Roper, who stepped down in January as

France has tested a laser weapon as a defense against unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) that it hopes to use in protect major public events starting in 2023.