Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Volocopter has conducted crewed flight tests of its 2X electric- vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) prototype at Tampa International Airport (TPA) in Florida.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
SpaceX’s internet-beaming Starlink satellite division has reached cash flow breakeven, CEO Elon Musk says.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
The German startup describes the flights as the first by an eVTOL at large international airport in the U.S.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble
The six Survice-Malloy TRV-150C octorotors are now operational in the Third Littoral Logistics Battalion at Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Draper Associates is an early-stage venture capital company led by investor Tim Draper that has funded companies including SpaceX and Tesla.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Swiss startup Dufour Aerospace has delivered an Aero2 X2.2 demo to U.S. drone operator Spright for flight testing of the electric tiltwing UAS in Oregon.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Australian electric propulsion startup Kite Magnetics has opened its Green Aviation Test Facility in Melbourne.
Advanced Air Mobility

As global players from across the aerospace, space and defence spectrum prepare to gather, this year’s Dubai Airshow is set to be the biggest on record.
Dubai Airshow

By Steve Trimble
The fighter needs more cooling system capacity to keep electronics from overheating, but long-term requirements may entail major changes.
Aircraft & Propulsion

The Wings Club Foundation this year presented a record 17 scholarships totaling $250,000 to students pursuing careers in aviation.
Maintenance & Training

By Joe Anselmo, Graham Warwick
A new rocket engine for military uses could be repurposed for Mach 9 air travel—listen in as editors talk with the founders of far-out startup Venus Aerospace.
Check 6

By Thierry Dubois
Successful consolidation and capital increases have put suppliers on a stronger footing.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Ben Goldstein
Joby Aviation reported continued progress on the path to type certification for its S4 electric air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Irene Klotz
The SwRI's Alan Stern and two other paying passengers joined a Virgin Galactic crew for a short suborbital hop on Nov. 2.
Commercial Space

UNITED AIRCRAFT, Russia made first flight of stretched Il-96-400M at Voronezh; aircraft is 9.65 meters longer than -300.

Aerospace

JETTAINER plans to open lease&fly ULD leasing service at Shanghai Pudong in partnership with PACTL WEST.

Aerospace

Keith Johnson to Vice President and General Manager of Professional Aircraft Accessories, FL.

Aerospace

James Larner to Chief Financial Officer of Nasmyth, UK.

Aerospace

HOWMET AEROSPACE had $188m net income on $1.7b sales in 3Q23 vs $80m on $1.4b in 3Q22; it has $424m cash.

Aerospace

VSE AVIATION earned record $21m on record $152.4m revenues in 3Q23 vs $6.5m on $102.6m in 3Q22.

Aerospace

DIEHL AVIATION OPERATION SUPPORT SERVICES (TIANJIN) was formed to provide on-site support to A320 final assembly line and additional products and services to Chinese market. It also opened customer support office in Beijing.

Aerospace

ATI

ATI had $75.7m net income on $1.03b revenues (61% aerospace) in 3Q23 vs $61.1m on $1.03b (58%) in 3Q22.

Aerospace

THALES AEROSPACE booked €1.05b in new orders in January-September 2023 vs €1.25b a year ago; sales rose 9.8%.

Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
U.S. ethanol producers have been lobbying the Biden administration to allow use of the GREET model.
Emerging Technologies

By Garrett Reim
Kuva Space of Finland has raised €16.6 million ($17.6 million) in funding to start building and launching a hyperspectral cubesat constellation.
Commercial Space