Aircraft & Propulsion

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

UK advanced air mobility startup Vertical Aerospace has set Dec. 14 for a vote on its planned going-public merger with blank-check company Broadstone

Satellite communications network developer OneWeb unveiled a joint development agreement with engineering company GDC Advanced Technology to certify new aviation terminals for OneWeb’s future low earth orbit (LEO) constellation.

The Royal Danish Air Force is claiming to be the first air service to operate electric-powered aircraft.

The companies initially worked together on 3D-woven composite blades for CFM International’s Leap airliner engines

Volocopter co-founder Thomas Senkel links two eVTOLs a decade apart.

As Etihad adopts Satavia’s tool to explore mitigation techniques, ways to prevent contrail formation appear achievable.

Heart picks Aernnova; DLR’s hybrid SynergIE; Smooth-flying Celera; Skydweller and Telefonica; Renault’s flying 4.

Endorsing plan for model AAM ecosystem, North Carolina awarded nonprofit AeroX a grant to build ATM system.

Startup Heart Aerospace has selected the Spanish aerostructures company to build the fuselage, empennage and wing for its all-electric regional airliner the ES-19.

Airbus has dismissed UAS startup Kelley Aerospace’s claims of illegal activity by the OEM’s personnel as “baseless and defamatory.”

The regional airliner concept uses distributed hybrid-electric propulsion to reduce energy consumption.

Rolls-Royce says it has generated more than a megawatt of power in ground runs of a hybrid-electric engine on a testbed which is designed to pave the way for future development of a hybrid-electric regional propulsion system.

ATR moves to upgraded powerplant as Embraer turboprop talks continue.

Jetliner manufacturing is bedeviled by shortages of skilled labor and microchips as well as reduced parts-manufacturing capacity.

The Russian Navy comprises four fleets operating in the Atlantic, Arctic and Pacific oceans as well as the Baltic, Black and Caspian seas.

Airbus Defense and Space CEO Michael Schoellhorn discusses the company’s upcoming major European programs.

Sixty companies in the World Economic Forum’s Clean Skies for Tomorrow Coalition have committed to accelerate the supply and use of sustainable

Airbus and Boeing unveil new freighter product development moves as cargo market continues to surge.

It is almost certain that some years from now, a new A&D behemoth will be born from GE Aviation. But when and how?

Speaking at Dubai Airshow, CFM International President Gael Meheust says the benefits of the RISE programs could improve current-generation engines.

Deliveries are expected to have started by the end of 2023 following first flight, while Aeroter hopes to achieve EASA certification for the type in 2024.

Certain new projects may require investors and technological contributors from outside Brazil.

Embraer is looking to capitalize on the rising demand for air cargo by potentially offering a freighter which could carry 14 tons of goods.

Airbus flies formation; Pipistrel powers Airflow; New Zealand tie-up on debris; Zipline to deliver in U.S.; and green hydrogen supply.