Aerospace

Honeywell International will provide more information about possibly spinning off its aerospace and defense division.

Flydubai has received awards in two categories at the annual Aviation Innovation Awards.

Boeing and JA Africa have recognised an all-girls team from Ghana with an Sustainable Innovation Award.

Saudi's sovereign wealth fund PIF has secured a 15% stake in London Heathrow Airport (LHR).

Against the backdrop of efforts to reduce aviation CO2 emissions, the impact of contrails and other non-CO2 effects is increasingly in focus.

Can Moscow revive its military aircraft export business? It is ready to try.

Oklahoma and Taiwan have deepened their budding aerospace and defense partnership with two new agreements.

Stratolaunch is recycling for another attempt at the first reusable test flight of the Talon A hypersonic testbed after aborting a mission on Dec. 13.

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 technology demonstrator probed deeper into the transonic speed regime during its ninth test flight from Mojave Air & Space Port.

Airbus Ventures invests in Singapore-based Eureka Robotics.

BOEING plans to invest $1b to upgrade/expand at North Charleston to support planned increased 787 production (from four to 10 aircraft per month by 2026) and potential future rate increases; investment is expected to create 500 jobs.

The 2024 MEBAA show was a key event for the Middle East's business aviation industry, debuting the Airbus ACJ220 and showcasing rising demand for business jets and services. It highlighted industry developments, including new ventures and support from the UAE's GCAA, along with the growth of various companies in the region.

Etihad Airways has been crowned ‘Design Airline of the Year 2024’ and ‘Design Airline of the Year Middle East’ for the second year in a row, in the annual DesignAir Awards.

While air taxi frontrunners Joby and Archer plan to operate their own airlines in the U.S., a small handful of operators are eager to get in on the action as soon as possible.

Pathway Energy has emerged from stealth with plans to build the first in a series of commercial-scale SAF production facilities on the Gulf Coast.

The necessary tests, simulations and studies are defining pathways to new engine options for future single-aisle designs.

Daher’s strategic plan calls for the potential launch by 2027 of a hybrid-electric turboprop in the small business or utility aircraft category.

Listen in as editors discuss whether Airbus will meet its delivery target and the long climb ahead for Boeing.

GA-ATS, Germany delivered first Do228 NG in North America to GA-ASI for airborne sensor R&D projects/testing.

ARCHER AVIATION formed partnership with ANDURIL INDUSTRIES to develop hybrid-propulsion VTOL aircraft for US DOD. It also raised $430m in additional equity from Stellantis, United Airlines, Wellington Management and 2PointZero.

Stefanie Pauly to Chief Information and Technology Officer of Jettainer, Germany.

Boeing has pledged to invest $1 billion in its South Carolina operation as it looks to double 787 widebody production within two years.

Spain’s Crisalion continues to make slow but steady progress toward development of its Integrity multiprop eVTOL.

FAA Administrator Michael Whitaker has informed the agency’s workforce that he will step down from his position four years early on Jan. 20, 2025.

Russia’s Aeroflot does not expect to receive its first MC-21 passenger airliners until 2026, a company official says.