GENERAL ATOMICS AEROTEC SYSTEMS (GA-ATS) and AEE AIRCRAFT ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING teamed on redevelopment of the Engine Interface Unit (EIU) and the Central Warning System (CAWS) for Do228 NXT special mission aircraft.
XTI AEROSPACE has completed >1,500 complex computational fluid dynamics (CFD) calculations, using US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory Frontier supercomputer, for aerodynamics design of its TriFan 600 xVTOL.
EMBRAER forecasts 20-year demand for 10,500 sub-150-seat jets (8,720) and turboprops (1,780) worth US$680b over next 20 years to satisfy 3.9% annual pax traffic growth, including 5.7% in China; 52% of deliveries will be for replacement.
AIRBUS forecasts 20-year demand for 42,450 new pax/970 new freighter aircraft (34,250 single-aisle; 18,930 for replacement) to increase global fleet from 24,730 to 49,210 aircraft by end 2044, to satisfy 3.6% annual pax traffic growth.
An integration pilot program to be set up by the FAA under the direction of an executive order signed by President Donald Trump is expected to begin in 2026.
JetZero has selected Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, North Carolina, as the manufacturing and final assembly site for its BWB aircraft.
TORAY ADVANCED COMPOSITES, DAHER, and TARMAC AEROSAVE launched (in collaboration with AIRBUS) an end-of-life aerospace recycling program for harvesting/reusing fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites from the A380.
GARMIN unveiled G5000 PRIME advanced integrated flight deck for Part 25 transport aircraft (types TBA); all-touchscreen flight deck is designed to feature more displays and display layout options to provide additional info for busy airports.
SENTRY AEROSPARES closed single-asset continuation fund from Acorn to drive growth strategies (organic and/or M&A); transaction provides liquidity option to existing investors and secures capital commitments from new investors.
GE Aerospace completed 3,000 cycles of endurance tests on next-gen high-pressure turbine airfoils, a step in developing a compact core for CFM's RISE program.
Green Taxi Solutions has partnered with StandardAero to certify its electric taxiing system, initially on the Embraer E175 with funding support from the FAA.
Narrowbody deliveries came to a total of 76 units in May 2025—three less than during the previous month—breaking down as a roughly 60-40 split in Airbus' favor.
