MANKIEWICZ AVIATION COATINGS was selected by easyJet as partner to develop new lower-weight exterior paint (to save fuel) for testing; it has been applied to 38 aircraft with gradual fleet-wide rollout to be completed by 2030.
AEQUS was selected by Dynamatic Technologies to supply components for A220 doors being manufactured in India; deal calls for >200 detailed parts requiring complex tool design, forgings, machining, and surface treatment.
AIRBUS delivered 760 aircraft in 2024 (vs 735 in '23), according to unconfirmed media reports, falling short of target; official numbers are due in January. BOEING is likely to have delivered around or under 350 (vs 527), reflecting challenges.
Air Serbia and Uzbekistan’s Qanot Sharq have limited flights to Russia just two weeks after an Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer E190 crashed near Aktau, Kazakhstan.
The International Defence Conference (IDC) 2025 will take place on 16 February under the theme "Defence Reimagined: Innovation, Integration and Resilience.”
Inflync launched a pre-Series A round to fund construction of a full-scale prototype of its planned L600 Pioneer ducted-fan tiltwing hybrid-electric air taxi.
TransFuture Aviation saw the first public demo flight of its Honghu Mark1 engineering prototype, and Blue Space Aviation flew its Yunfan-2 eVTOL demonstrator.
Royal NLR plans to convert its Velis Electro battery-powered research aircraft for crewed flight testing of fuel-cell propulsion using liquid hydrogen.
The Liaoning General Aviation Academy's electric RX4E has received Chinese type certification to the equivalent of the FAA’s Part 23 airworthiness regulations.
A lawsuit and battlefield images reveal radar availability problems in Russia’s helicopters—and the vulnerability of its aerospace industry to sanctions.
The U.S. Commerce Department is considering imposing a rule that could restrict or ban drones made in China due to the national security risks they pose.
