Aerospace

Facing China’s escalating export controls, the U.S. is accelerating supply chain diversification.

Ineratec has formally inaugurated Europe’s largest power-to-liquid fuels plant so far, with the capacity to produce 2,500 metric tons of e-fuels per year.

With final prices in check but input costs rising, tariffs could sap profitability out of commercial aerospace in a slow but steady manner.

The first passenger-carrying, all-electric aircraft demonstration flight has landed at a major U.S. airport.

EDAG Group is supplying aluminum airframe structures to Israel’s AIR for a production version of the AIR One personal eVTOL and uncrewed cargo aircraft.

Future Energy Global is looking to apply aircraft leasing principles to tackle the sustainable aviation fuels financing barrier.

GE Aerospace believes the fielding of the first adaptive cycle engine for fighter aircraft could be accelerated.

IATA is calling for regulators to develop an international standard for pilots and air traffic controllers to tackle jamming and GPS spoofing activities.

Joby Aviation has announced the signing of an MOU with Saudi Arabian conglomerate Abdul Latif Jameel to launch an aircraft distribution network.

India is putting the rise of its blossoming aviation industry at the centre of its economic growth story; Prime Minister Narendra Modi told a packed room at IATA’s 81st Annual General Meeting in Delhi on 2 June.

Europe has a role to play as a sustainability driver, but the region’s airlines have cast doubt on sustainable aviation fuel targets.

Longtime McKinsey analyst Robin Riedel, considered a major thought leader in the burgeoning AAM scene, has accepted an offer to join Metropolis Technologies.

Brazilian startup Moya Aero is to develop a second, larger uncrewed cargo aircraft.

Shares in electric air taxi startups soared in May, boosted by a series of upbeat progress reports issued alongside financial results for the first quarter.

Archer has completed the piloted first flight of its Midnight eVTOL air taxi.

Innovation is at the heart of its operations and has led to the development of cutting-edge technologies that ensure the safety and quality of their engines.

IATA issued a clear warning about the negative consequences of trade barriers and tariffs. Jens Flottau reports from Delhi.

In its latest update on industry performance, IATA said its 2025 airline financial outlook pointed towards improved profitability from the previous year. Mark Brown reports from Delhi.

Riyadh Air, the Saudi Arabian new national carrier, is continuing to step up its partnerships ahead of its planned entry into service.

IAG Cargo, Qatar Airways Cargo and MAB Kargo Sdn Bhd (MASkargo) are to launch their joint collaboration Global Cargo Joint Business.

Ethiopian Airlines has acquired a pair of new Airbus A350-900s originally destined for Chinese carrier Sichuan Airlines.

Japan's parliament passed a law May 30 that amends civil aviation law following a fatal runway incursion accident in January 2024 at Tokyo Haneda Airport.

MIT’s sodium fuel cell; airship testing expands; integrating hydrogen propulsion; and nuclear battery for lunar power.

The budget calls for NASA in fiscal 2026 to develop a new strategy to maintain U.S. leadership in aviation and focuses aeronautics research in four main areas.

The U.S. has suspended sales of aircraft technologies to China for use by state-owned commercial aircraft manufacturer Comac, industry sources say.