Aerospace

French airship developer Flying Whales has selected Thales’ FlytX certifiable avionics suite and fly-by-wire flight control computer for its LCA60T large-capacity cargo airship.

Airbus’ former chief technology officer (CTO) Grazia Vittadini is heading to Rolls-Royce where she will take on the CTO role for the aero-engine manufacturer.

The CAA-led eVTOL Safety Leadership Group includes potential operators, manufacturers, rotorcraft experts and aviation companies which have been brought together to foster understanding of the aviation safety implications of advanced air mobility.

The stratospheric balloon operator is jumping into the space tourism industry, announcing Oct. 4 it is accepting $500 deposits for its “edge-of-space” trips to an altitude of 100,000 ft.

Already a major market for helicopters, Brazil is shaping up as a potential promising region for advanced air mobility if conditional aircraft orders are a guide.

The UK wants to grow its space sector, but a lack of government funding means it will need to rely on the private sector.

The face of A&D long has been seen as “pale, stale and male.” To save the future, that might finally have to change.

AIRBUS has placed its fourth BelugaXL (modified A330-200) into service.

William Shatner, the Canadian actor whose portrayal of Capt. James T. Kirk in the 1966-69 television show Star Trek brought depictions of space exploration to millions of households, will get a real taste of space as a guest passenger aboard Blue Origin’s next New Shepard suborbital flight.

Germany has formally inaugurated the first commercial plant for producing carbon-neutral synthetic kerosene from water, captured CO2 and renewable electricity.

Electric aviation can get started using technology adapted from the automotive market, but moving beyond small, short-range aircraft will require significant government and industry investment in battery research and development focused on the unique requirements of aviation.

Julie Westcott to Vice President of Operations & OEM Development of Texas Aerospace Technologies, Abilene.

PRATT & WHITNEY announced GTF orders from Aviation Capital Group for 17 (10 firm/seven option) A320neo Family aircraft and BOC Aviation for 25 (10

LEASEWORKS, UK signed FTAI as launch customer for Aeris Portal to digitally transform way in which lessors collaborate/exchange info with customers.

GE AVIATION was selected by NASA as partner to develop megawatt-class hybrid electric propulsion system under EPFD technology demonstrator program to

NASA electric demos; Otter satellite servicer; Zero-emissions airports; Robotic maintainer; Textron’s eVTOL?

Landsat 9 builds on a half-century legacy of Earth observations from space.

As flight tests continue, Boeing is focused on ensuring a problem-free production ramp-up for the 777-9 from 2023 onward.

Japanese carmaker plans to fly prototype hybrid-electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi in 2023.

SIEMENS launched Xcelerator as a Service (XaaS) engineering software, services and application development platform to enable innovative product

ALCOA OF AUSTRALIA executed a binding term sheet with WA-based FYI Resources for development activities to produce high-purity alumina, or HPA; AoA

ONTIC completed sales/licensing agreement of certain product lines (for A330, BAe Hawk and Tornado) from Triumph Group's faciity in Staverton, UK.

EMBRAER says it has doubled Ipanema sales in 2021 vs 2020 with 50.

The availability of feedstocks for biofuels in the Netherlands in 2050 is expected to be far lower than the demand for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), concludes a report released by the Royal NLR aerospace research center.

SpaceX’s 23rd NASA-contracted Dragon resupply mission to the International Space Station splashed down under parachute in the ocean waters off Florida’s Atlantic coast near St. Augustine late Sept. 30, returning a 4,600-lb. cargo that included time-sensitive scientific research.