Aerospace

Launch services provider Spaceflight Inc. has purchased NewSpace India Ltd.’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle to launch Spaceflight’s largest spacecraft to date at the end of February from Sriharikota, India.

Iceland’s air navigation service provider Isavia ANS announced Feb. 17 that it has implemented satellite-based surveillance of aircraft in its airspace.

Renewable fuel producer Fulcrum BioEnergy has partnered with refinery operator Essar Oil (UK) to build a facility in northwest England to convert municipal solid waste into sustainable aviation fuel.

Finland has launched a research project to reduce the cost of producing synthetic fuels, or e-fuels, using renewable electricity and sequestered carbon dioxide.

Astral Aviation has been selected by UNICEF for its humanitarian airfreight initiative.

Developed for the fighter community, Leonardo’s BriteCloud expendable decoy may now find a niche in protecting UAS.

In the post-pandemic era, supply chains will become stronger and probably – but not always – shorter.

The U.S. and Mexico are joined at the hip but remain worlds apart when it comes to aerospace manufacturing attractiveness.

Axiom Space will speed the growth of its workforce and construction of the world’s first commercial space station with a $130 million infusion.

Jon Porter to Head of Commercial Operations-Europe, based in the UK, of VELO3D.

Troels M. Lund to Head of Design of Scandinavian Avionics Design, Billund, Denmark.

Michael R. Truelsen to Chief Executive Officer of Scandinavian Avionics Design, Billund, Denmark.

Panos Kakoullis to Chief Financial Officer of Rolls-Royce, UK.

CFM INTERNATIONAL was selected by SAS to supply another 70 LEAP-1A engines, plus eight spares, for 35 A320neo Family aircraft that were ordered in

The potential demand forecast for tens of thousands of delivery drones and air taxis means there is a growing need for propellers and rotors with better performance, lower noise and easier producibility.

A segment of a $620 million market for advisory air training could be replaced by UAS.

Slashed engineering spending, market coverage gaps and abandoned product developments are endangering Boeing Commercial Aircraft.

Archer aims for rapid certification and ease of manufacture with eVTOL design that balances performance and complexity.

Electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicle developers move closer to certification hurdle

Airbus’ new H160 twin-engine medium helicopter is to operate on oil and gas missions in the Gulf of Mexico on behalf of energy giant Shell.

Flying on e-fuel; Hydrogen ecosystem for airports; Boom-eating supersonic; Flying supercar; European UAM demos; and Airspeeder’s eVTOL.