Aerospace

AIRBUS inaugurated 24,000 sq meter A321XLR center/aft fuselage assembly line in former A380 hangar at Hamburg.

The facility in Chelveston, England, is planned to be operational by 2025.

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has approved the certification basis for the Veronte autopilot under development by Spain’s EMbention.

Sergio Cecutta is a founder and partner at SMG Consulting.

The AAM Stock Composite rallied nearly 12% during the week ending July 12, boosted by large gains in Archer and Joby.

AZZERA has contract through Government of Canada’s Innovative Solutions program to test CELESTE digital platform for total emissions management.

JEH AEROSPACE and BLACKSTRAW AI formed strategic partnership to leverage AI technologies to enhance manufacturing processes, improve supply chain transparency, and drive innovation in the aerospace industry.

Pivotal says it has delayed customer deliveries of its Helix personal electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft to 2025.

ADS GROUP estimates UK aerospace, defence, security and space industry reached combined turnover of £88.4b (£38.7b exports) in 2023, up 40% over past 10 years. contributing £38.2b to UK economy. It employs 427,500 workers.

UNICAL AVIATION was selected by Honeywell as an authorized distributor.

BOEING received FAA approval to operate 777X certification test flight with FAA personnel on board; expected certification date is still undetermined.

MTU AERO ENGINES opened 14,000 sq meter turbine disk manufacturing facility in Munich for mainly GTF low-pressure turbine (LPT) disks; it currently produces 6,000 units per year, but in next 10 years it hopes to reach 12,000-unit mark.

Chinese privately funded launch company iSpace has suffered its fourth failure in seven launch attempts.

New aircraft technologies are being overlooked in the 2050 carbon net-zero quest, startups and researchers say.

Advancing Nastran simulation; reusable spaceplane testing; Russia hybrid-electric; and AI visual awareness.

Archer Aviation and Southwest Airlines have partnered to evaluate the integration of Midnight air taxis into the carrier’s operations across California.

The newly expanded consortium will also explore opportunities for the Dream Chaser in Japan and across the Asian continent.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket broke apart in the final stage of flight, leaving some Starlink satellites in lower-than-intended orbits and sidelining the vehicle.

As fixed-price deals signed years ago continue to burden balance sheets, Boeing Defense and Space is focusing on smart growth opportunities.

After the initial funding wave, investors grow leery of unfulfilled promises by startups.

Will engine-makers be enticed to try to meet requirements for the two new notional civil and military aircraft that need an engine that does not yet exist?

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

Why Dave Calhoun is breaking a long tradition of pre-air-show interviews with Aviation Week.

Two new spaceports in Scotland are preparing to service rockets heading to LEO and polar orbit, positioning the UK as a new player in the small launch market.

While aerospace and defense companies have lately enjoyed an embarrassment of riches in demand, that has exposed severe weaknesses in their ability to execute.