Aerospace

RTC Aerospace, a subtier precision-manufacturing company for aerospace and defense, has changed owners, with private-equity firm Stellex Capital taking over from investor and former CEO Brad Hart as the business eyes acquisition growth.

Advanced air mobility stocks rebounded last week, following two weeks of double-digit declines.

SITA was selected by Cebu Pacific Air to provide AIRCOM cockpit services to enhance cockpit communications/operational efficiencies of A330neos.

AIR BP was selected by Rolls-Royce to supply 10% SAF blended fuel at Derby, Bristol and Dahlewitz for use during engine testing. It was also selected

UNIVERSAL HYDROGEN selected Albuquerque International Airport as site for a manufacturing/distribution center to manufacture and distribute its

The reignited Airbus-Dassault dispute delays French-German-Spanish future combat air system project.

Are claims made for advanced air mobility vehicles hype or do those on the inside simply understand the technology better than those on the outside?

After releasing its satellite computer vision and guidance software in January, Scout has raised an undisclosed bridge round of financing led by venture capital firm Decisive Point.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has worked with Ontario in Canada to establish a cross-border air mobility corridor.

With Eve UAM planning to go public in the second quarter through a merger with blank check company Zanite Acquisitions, the Embraer spinoff has secured its first post-merger investor.

Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions continues to lead the emerging orderbook for advanced air mobility, with agreements for 1,785 aircraft of a total 9,277 for the industry.

Embraer has forged a set of partnerships for a project to develop systems for autonomous aviation.

ACCIONA, Spain agreed to invest US$30m in EVE UAM (upon completion of Eve's business combination with Zanite Acquisition) as group of strategic

FAA is proposing rule to require airlines to make at least one lavatory on new single-aisle aircraft with >125 seats large enough to permit pax with a

EMBRAER formed partnerships with US-based Near Earth Autonomy, Iris Automation, and Ansys; Switzerland’s Daedalean and Brazilian’s Motora.ai, for

DELTA and AIRBUS agreed to collaborate on research to develop hydrogen-powered pax aircraft and the ecosystem required to make the transition.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is resulting in the jamming of satellite navigation systems that could affect civil aviation in the surrounding region, EASA has warned.

Aquarian Space raised $650,000 in seed capital to fund development of a lunar satellite communications relay network.

Bell is currently demonstrating a Bell 429 twin-engined helicopter fitted out in a parapublic configuration and equipped with German supplier ESG’s mission systems.

Long in the making, space-based optical communications is finally joining the mainstream.

Retired astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria is heading back to the ISS to oversee three private travelers.

Slowly coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, aviation is facing another huge task: dealing with the fallout of Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Egypt approved to receive F-15EX; North Korean missile test failure; Satcom prototype clears review; and Boeing’s Australian suppliers.

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

Delta is the first U.S. airline to partner with the European airframer in its Airbus “ZEROe” aircraft development program, which was unveiled two years ago with a potential service entry date by 2035.