Aerospace

AIRBUS delivered first A321neo assembled at new (former A380) final assembly line at Toulouse to PEGASUS; delivery of aircraft, together with FALs in Hamburg, Mobile and Tianjin, starts ramp-up of A320 production to 75/month by 2026.

Oliver Reeves to Chief Financial Officer of Surf Air Mobility, Los Angeles.

NANO DIMENSION proposed to acquire remaining shares of STATASYS.

Sandra Shelton to Director of Government Affairs, Industry Development, and Communications of the Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics (ODAA).

U.S. battery startup SES AI is targeting the urban air mobility market with its lithium-metal cells.

Rocket Lab has received a $489 million contract to design, build and operate 18 space vehicles on behalf of an undisclosed U.S. government customer.

Japan’s SkyDrive has signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on heavy-lift drones with the Technology Innovation Hub on Autonomous Navigation.

The AAM Stock Composite rose 14% during 2023, in line with the Dow Jones Industrial Average’s performance.

Wisk Aero has updated its concept of operations for autonomous urban air taxis.

EHang has conducted its first commercial flight demonstrations by a passenger-carrying electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicle.

The configuration has a regional aircraft using full electric power for short-haul and a range extender for longer missions.

All 367 passengers and 12 crew members on board the A350 managed to escape the burning aircraft, but five of the six on board the Coast Guard aircraft died.

Listen in as leaders from Siemens explain how companies can embrace digital transformation and invest in market intelligence to manage their supply chain.

Researchers at the University of Connecticut have been funded to continue development of a carbon-neutral energy storage and power generation system.

Australian startup Stralis Aircraft plans to retrofit a Beechcraft Bonanza with a hydrogen-electric propulsion system, aiming for first flight in 2024.

XPeng AeroHT, a subsidiary of vehicle maker XPeng, has completed the first uncrewed hover flight with a tiltwing electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicle.

NASA believes it can leverage commercial service industries for deep-space exploration.

It is time for the world to invest more spending in space situational awareness, according to the former president of the Portuguese Space Agency.

Among the avionics equipment involved were a Honeywell BendixKing KI-203 installation kit, KT-74 transponder, and KA-61 L-band antenna.

Aresia, a French supplier of metallic components, is working on the production of liquid hydrogen tanks for future commercial aircraft.

Major events in aerospace and defense during 2023.

An agency of Italy, Japan and the UK will run the Global Combat Air Program, supported by a yet-to-be formed industrial joint venture.

For the airline and aerospace industries, many questions about pandemic recovery remain unanswered.

By streamlining defense collaboration in key emerging technologies, the AUKUS nations aim to develop “integrated deterrence” in the Indo-Pacific.

An International conference agreement aims to drive global development of sustainable aviation fuel.