The mission will mark the first flight of astronauts aboard a U.S. orbital spaceship since space shuttle Atlantis rolled to a stop at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 21, 2011
Mitsubishi Aircraft on Mar. 18 conducted the first flight of the first SpaceJet prototype that conforms to the new, certifiable design of the regional jet.
Small French companies—a major part of Airbus’ and other OEM’s supply chain in Europe—are seeing significant challenges as the COVID-19 crisis pummels the economy.
Tier 2 provider Triumph Group on Mar. 18 announced a fresh round of significant workforce cuts and restructuring in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, Boeing 737 MAX shutdown and other issues.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 booster, making an unprecedented fifth flight, successfully dispatched another 60 Starlink websats into orbit, then failed to touch down on a drone ship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
Airbus has to prepare for a massive, multi-year downturn that will see it get back to previous production volumes only after 2027, analysts at Agency Partners forecast.
Boeing called for the U.S. government to provide a minimum of $60 billion in aid to the aerospace manufacturing community in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis that has cratered air travel and could trigger a worldwide recession.
Launch provider Rocket Lab is being considered by NASA for certification to loft higher value payloads on future research and demonstration missions following initial space agency approval to launch low-cost, small satellites.
Industry insiders and analysts are increasingly forecasting a 20% or greater falloff in commercial aftermarket revenue this year for manufacturers and other aerospace and defense companies with stakes in the business due to the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis and the collapse in Western air travel.
Military drone manufacturer AeroVironment has granted Canadian unmanned aircraft systems company Draganfly distribution responsibility for a commercial drone it unveiled in 2016.
As a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, Airbus has decided to “temporarily pause production” at its French and Spanish sites for four days, starting Mar. 17.
For the first time in years, Boeing’s gross aircraft orders for 2019 slumped to an all-time low fuelled by a drop in orders for the 737 model. Data gathered by Learnbonds.com indicates that the gross orders declined from 1,090 recorded in 2018 to 246 for the last year, a drop of about 80%.
