Aerospace

Joby Aviation has laid out its road map to achieve type certification of its electric air taxi and obtain its air operator certificate in order to begin commercial aerial ridesharing services in U.S. cities in 2024.

Joby Aviation sits atop the rankings of AAM companies in the SMG Consulting AAM Reality Index released June 8.

MRO Middle East, the flagship event for the commercial aviation aftermarket for the Middle East region, is set to combine a showcase for innovation alongside a live content theater where regional experts will outline the strategies for post-pandemic recovery.

Joramco, the Amman based MRO and the engineering arm of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE), is set to participate in MRO Middle East 2021, the Gulf region's leading annual conference and exhibition for commercial aviation maintenance.

MRO Middle East, the flagship event for the commercial aviation aftermarket for the Middle East region, is set to combine a showcase for innovation alongside a live content theatre - where regional experts will outline the strategies for post-pandemic recovery.

The European missile manufacturer sees opportunities for missile development and consolidation as future fighter programs evolve.

NASA subsonic X-plane; Joby rooftop vertiports; Eve’s eVTOL partner; Electric Euroglider; airport hydrogen flight; JAXA’s rolling robot.

White House opts to stay the course in space exploration.

United Launch Alliance is standing down from its planned June 23 launch of an Atlas V rocket with the Air Force Test Payload-3 to review a potential issue with oscillations of the booster’s upper stage engine nozzle, the company said on June 4.

A joint effort underway by Vandenberg Space Force Base with state and central California government and educational agencies to add commercial launch capabilities forecasts a favorable economic impact as the challenges the partnership has identified with an unfolding master plan are met.

The joint organisers of MRO Middle East, Aviation Week Network and Tarsus Group, hav announced the key themes of the free show floor content programme during this year’s, Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul exhibition.

Saudia Cargo is one of the first Airfreight companies to join the Humanitarian Airfreight Initiative launched by UNICEF to support the prioritization of COVID-19 vaccines delivery alongside essential medicines, medical devices and other critical supplies to fight the pandemic.

The Cargo Agency Conference (CAC) is to give freight forwarders a stronger voice in the development of CAC resolutions.

Customer order to convert King Air fleet to autonomous flight capability indicated growing maturity of the technology.

U.S. Navy cancels JSOW-ER; SM-6 misses target; Brazil’s Air Force may cut KC-390; USAF buys jet for BACN; GA-EMS cross-link contract.

NASA lays out transition plan for future low-Earth-orbit operations.

Almost two decades after Concorde retirement, United’s Boom Overture order is strongest signal yet for commercial supersonic revival.

As Aviation Week launches a new publication dedicated to the AAM ecosystem, technology editor Graham Warwick and senior editor Guy Norris are joined by SMG Consulting’s Sergio Cecutta to discuss the thinking behind the latest update of his AAM Reality Index.

BOEING and ALASKA AIRLINES teamed on next ecoDemonstrator program to flight test about 20 technologies on a 787-9 to cut emissions, reduce noise and

GKN AEROSPACE delivered first fully-integrated wings, empennage and EWIS to Eviation for its Alice all-electric aircraft.

IBC ADVANCED ALLOYS, IN announced C$1m private placement in Canada for working capital and general corporate purposes.

Enrico Evans to Head of Sales and Customer Support of RED Aircraft, Adenau, Germany.

UNITED PERFORMANCE METALS is offering thin gauge stainless steel strip at Portland, CT after acquiring precision rerolling mill and support equipment

FLYHT AEROSPACE SOLUTIONS, Canada is launching sales of AFIRS Edge, an LTE/5G wireless Quick Access Recorder (wQAR), Aircraft Interface Device (AID)