Aerospace

LIEBHERR-AEROSPACE signed long-term collaboration agreement with Airbus for future landing gear design activities.

AIRBUS delivered 63 aircraft (five A220s; 49 A320 Family; three A330s; six A350s) in March 2022 vs 72 (four A220s; 60 A320 Family; eight A350s) in

Swiss aircraft manufacturer Pilatus claimed its highest-ever revenues in 2021 but the company warns that it is now facing supply chain bottlenecks.

Adding hydrogen to solar; Canada flies electric; U.S. Army eyes hybrids; Zero emissions in California; Timing tight for X-59

Aiming at bodies bearing liquid water, the hardened spacecraft will search for life in harsh environments.

Certification progress for the MAX variants is unclear under more stringent FAA processes.

To list an event, send information in calendar format to Carole Rickard Hedden at [email protected].

Wing will launch the first commercial drone delivery services in a major U.S. metropolitan area on April 7 in Dallas-Forth Worth.

MROs, airlines and OEMs are rolling out new sustainability initiatives to reduce waste and carbon emissions.

Will a mix of aftermarket standards from aviation and automotive industries be necessary to make advanced air mobility operations viable?

Artificial intelligence programs are well suited for dealing with the deluge of data generated by space systems, according to the companies.

The Axiom-1 mission kicks off a series of private astronaut flights to the International Space Station as part of an ongoing effort to expand commercial use and development of low Earth orbit

The Japanese startup said April 6 that it had resolved or mitigated most of the spacecraft anomalies experienced in January that caused it to halt an autonomous capture demonstration in low Earth orbit.

UEC-SATURN has developed device for twisting titanium blades and a technology for hybrid stamping of blades from a two-phase titanium alloy.

Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation has intensified the development of an import-substituted version of its Superjet (SSJ) 100 regional jet—which remains almost the only commercial passenger aircraft Russian domestic carriers can use for international flights now.

The Ax-1 astronauts will kick off more than two dozen wide-ranging scientific research and technology development activities with value to life on Earth as well as nurturing the space economy.

Atlantia, the parent company of subsidiaries that have formed an urban air mobility venture known as Urban Blue, is the target of multiple private equity firms.

A South Korean Coast Guard Sikorsky S-92 helicopter has crashed into the sea 370 km (229 mi.) southwest of Marado island, killing two crew with one more still missing.

Projects to develop aviation-specific fuel cells and storage systems are included in the first call for proposals under the European Union’s new Clean Hydrogen public-private research program.

A worker crunch is growing just as aerospace sees burgeoning forecasts for new products. Enter the entrepreneurs and venture capitalists.

MTU preparing to begin testing elements of a 600-kW hydrogen-electric powertrain scheduled for flight testing in 2026.

Revisions planned every two years for Boeing-designed loyal wingman.

As Paris looks to showcase urban air taxis during the 2024 Olympics, eVTOL pioneer Volocopter is first to conduct noise tests.

NASA requests funds to accelerate Sustainable Flight Demonstrator program to fly ultraefficient X-plane.

Sidus Space, a Cape Canaveral startup proffering the LizzieSat—a partially additively manufactured, 100-kg. (220-lb.) low-Earth-orbit satellite—reported 2021 financial results that showed net loss more than doubled while revenue decreased from 2020.