Aerospace

Dr. Steve Wright to Head of Avionics of SAMAD Aerospace, UK.
Aerospace

Richard Abbott to Head of Airframe of SAMAD Aerospace, UK.
Aerospace

Graeme Codner to Chief Technical Officer of SAMAD Aerospace, UK.
Aerospace

WEBCON was selected by Pratt & Whitney for BPS management and automation platform to digitalize business processes to align with remote work reality.
Aerospace

By Kurt Hofmann
The Austrian aerospace supplier's CEO said the second half of 2021 is so far showing positive signs for the industry and FACC anticipates renewed growth from 2022.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Jen DiMascio
Microsoft will provide the use of its cloud and be a customer to SES for its O3b mPower satellite constellation, which will dramatically improve connectivity for governments and military customers, according to the CEO of SES.
Connected Aerospace

By Michael Bruno
Big data analytics disruptor Palantir Technologies and BlackSky, a startup with a burgeoning constellation of imaging satellites and its own data analytics service, are partnering to offer their combined services for allied government customers.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
A Norwegian startup has unveiled plans to develop a nine-passenger electric seaplane and provide a regional aviation service connecting towns along the coast and in the fjords with flights over water.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Small-rocket mass-manufacturing startup Phantom Space has acquired Micro Aerospace Solutions, a 21-year-old Melbourne, Florida, provider of small satellite thruster, communications and data capabilities, the companies announced Aug. 17.
Commercial Space

BARFIELD (AFI KLM E&M) signed partnership agreement with DIODON Drone Technology to sell/support its UASs in Americas.
Aerospace

By Mark Carreau
Blue Origin has turned to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims to challenge NASA’s award of a single $2.94 billion contract to SpaceX for development of a lunar Human Landing System.
Commercial Space

By Michael Bruno
A flurry of headlines makes it seem the middle of the A&D industry is going to dwindle to just a few companies.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Behind the $600 million in letters of interest signed by electric-aircraft startup Airflow is a shift in its strategy for market entry away from a focus on express logistics toward replacing fleets of older aircraft now used for regional passenger and cargo flights.
Emerging Technologies

Overair, Inc. joins the list of companies the Advanced Air Mobile Report includes in company profiles and vehicle specifications with its Butterfly tiltrotor.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble, Graham Warwick
The Glide Breaker program is working on a new divert and attitude control system to counter hypersonic glide vehicles.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
Rocket Lab is to launch a cubesat to test water-based propulsion and plasma braking for maneuvering and deorbiting satellites.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
As it prepares to launch its third and final phase, the UK’s Future Flight Challenge has unveiled its vision for air travel in 2030 and ambitious targets for real-world demonstrations to be completed in 2024.
Advanced Air Mobility

PLATINUM EQUITY completed acquisition of Southern California-based UNICAL AVIATION (aftermarket parts/components).
Aerospace

EMBRAER says it is designing a next-gen 70-to-90-seat turboprop with aft-mounted engines (TBD) to reduce noise; it is searching for development
Aerospace

PROPONENT, CA was selected by Conidia Bioscience as global distributor of FUELSTAT fuel testing kit to detect microbial contamination in jet fuel.
Aerospace

By Bill Carey
Honeywell said its Aspire 150 and 350 satellite communications systems designed to use Iridium’s new Certus high-speed L-band service should be certified this year.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
Companies in Hong Kong and India have unveiled their plans to develop electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxis.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Embraer has begun flight testing an electric propulsion demonstrator as it targets the introduction of its first all-electric aircraft, the Eve urban air taxi, in 2026.
Emerging Technologies

By Michael Bruno
While urban air mobility SPACs have generated many headlines in recent months, due in part to their eye-watering sums, the SPAC phenomenon has featured more new new-space public candidates by end-market.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
Pyka electric regional; ZeroAvia hydrogen power train; Transcend picks Kaman; Robotic helicopter refueling; and SkyDrive teams with JAXA.
Emerging Technologies