Aerospace

By Irene Klotz
To chart his administration’s path in space, Biden calls upon a colleague.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Jens Flottau
Boeing’s proposed small widebody is the only near-term opportunity for a large new conventional engine.
Program Management

By Graham Warwick
SPAC merger will take Lilium public and fund certification and commercial launch of its regional air mobility eVTOL air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Jens Flottau, Graham Warwick
Several airlines are exploring business cases and operational feasibility of replacing small turboprops with all-electric aircraft.
Sustainability

Sponsored By Siemens Digital Industries Software
One area where innovation is truly taking off is electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. This innovation podcast series will focus on eVTOLs from a number of different design domains and disciplines.
Program Management

By Graham Warwick
South Korea’s Hanwha Systems plans to invest 450 billion won ($400 million) in urban air mobility over the next three years.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Tapping into the crosscurrents of the commercial space boom and advanced technologies such as cloud computing, Amazon is opening an AWS Space Accelerator to assist and network with related startups, with applications due April 21.
Commercial Space

By Michael Bruno
Finland-based Iceye, an Earth observation data analytics provider with its own constellation of synthetic aperture radar satellites, said March 31 it plans to launch more satellites this year than previously planned, with the next launch booked for midyear.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
Hydrogen propulsion pioneer ZeroAvia has secured an investment from British Airways (BA) and kicked off development of a fuel-cell power train for 50-seat-plus regional aircraft.
Emerging Technologies

IAG Cargo the cargo division of International Airlines Group (IAG) has uplifted 53,793 kgs of cargo on a cargo-only flight from Nairobi, Kenya to London-Heathrow operated by a British Airways B777-300 aircraft in March – a record for Kenya.
Aerospace

Sponsored By MTU Aero Engines
Hydrogen has the potential to enable completely emissions-free flight for most aircraft in the future. MTU Aero Engines has high hopes for it and essentially sees three ways of using the volatile gas.
Air Transport

By Lee Hudson
The Pentagon awarded multibillion-dollar contracts with the goal of strengthening the U.S. homeland defense system.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Adrian Schofield, Ben Goldstein
Europe hopes its digital green certificate will help drive an air travel recovery, while the U.S. government is more skeptical.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Irene Klotz
SpaceX is aiming for a mid-September launch of a privately chartered Crew Dragon spacecraft on a three-day, 336-mi.-high, free-flying mission called Inspiration4, bankrolled and commanded by Shift4 Payments CEO Jared Isaacman.
Commercial Space

By Lee Hudson
The U.S. Space Force plans to release a solicitation in the second quarter of 2021 to purchase services from internet providers in low Earth orbit that will serve as an alternative to geostationary satellite communications.
Commercial Space

LILIUM, Germany is merging with QELL ACQUISITION and plans to list on NASDAQ to fund development of 7-seat Lilium Jet eVTOL aircraft (projected cruise
Aerospace

ACR ELECTRONICS, FL was selected by Boeing to supply ARTEX ELT 5000 distress tracking emergency locator transmitter for new commercial aircraft to
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Allan McArtor, retired chairman of Airbus Americas, has joined electric cargo aircraft startup Airflow as an advisor.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The UK Ordnance Survey’s Astigan high-altitude pseudo-satellite project has been ended after the initiative was unable to secure a suitable strategic partner.
Advanced Air Mobility