Aerospace

Hybrid-electric Passport tests, revelations of a third-stream adaptive concept and positive supercomputer results mark key advances for the RISE program.

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

In the third quarter of this year, there have been fascinating, if early, signs of improvement in the civil aircraft supply chain.

The Wings Club Foundation has awarded $345,000 in scholarships to 22 students pursuing careers in aviation or aerospace.

The B-21’s cockpit technology raises new questions about how to staff the flight deck in an era of increasing levels of automation.

The company appointed Ryan Carrithers, whose career includes spaceflight company Astra, among others, as its new chief financial officer.

The Tokyo metropolitan government has laid out a plan to introduce commercial urban air taxi service by 2030, with Archer Aviation, Joby Aviation and SkyDrive participating in a pilot project.

The business gained prominence as an alternative fastener producer after a February fire destroyed a Precision Castparts factory.

Regent Craft said it will soon resume sea trials with its Viceroy electric seaglider following an accident in in Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay.

With a continued robust market, Bombardier may increase production as early as 2027, as long as its supply chain can keep up.

Fetch Air, a new charter company based in Southern California, is on track to fly its first flight on Dec. 1.

StandardAero entered an MOU with Indonesia-based GMF AeroAsia to form a partnership related to services for CFM International CFM56-7B engines.

Aviation Week Network announced the recipients of the 68th Annual Laureate Awards (#AWLAUR), honoring extraordinary achievements in the global aerospace arena.

Safran Helicopter Engines expects to deliver more than 800 turboshaft engines in 2025, though this falls almost 200 short of the target it outlined last year.

South Korea plans an industrial leap into the ranks of modern fighter engine-makers, outlining a 14-year plan to field a supersonic, high-performance turbofan.

Leonardo says that despite a ticking clock, it still aims to finalize an industrial partnership for its troubled aerostructures activities before year’s end.

Joby Aviation has powered on the first aircraft for use in its Type Inspection Authorization flight test campaign.

Eve Air Mobility, backed by Embraer, signed a framework agreement Nov. 3 with Bahrain’s Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications (MTT).

The long-awaited first flight of Eve Air Mobility’s engineering prototype is expected by the end of this year or early next year.

The FAA is prepared to cut flights by 10% at 40 high-traffic markets around the nation, responding to evidence of mounting pressures and fatigue.

Aircraft demand recovered immediately after the pandemic and airframers have been struggling with production ever since, but is the tide now turning?

Brussels has adopted the Sustainable Transport Investment Plan as part of a broader transport package—a move aviation industry groups have said marks a step forward but highlights the need to accelerate SAF.

The Boeing 777-9 is planned to arrive in 2027, seven years after the initial target. Customers are struggling to adapt amid a broader shortage of widebodies.

ATR received a request from the Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking to fly a demonstrator in 2029.

As Boeing slows down 777X flight testing, GE is accelerating GE9X dust ingestion durability testing.