Aerospace

In a wide-ranging interview, Boeing chief David Calhoun says the company won’t be rushed into launching a new airplane.

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

California startup Archer Aviation says it is on track to certify a four-passenger electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle for aerial ridesharing services in late 2024, and will finalize design of a production version using lessons learned from development of the Maker, a two-seat prototype unveiled in Los Angeles on June 10.

With investments from American Airlines, Avolon, Honeywell and Rolls-Royce, plus commitments for up to 1,000 aircraft, electric air-taxi developer Vertical Aerospace has reached agreement with blank-check company Broadstone Acquisition to go public in a deal that values the UK startup at $2.2 billion.

JETAIRE GROUP received FAA approval for its INVICTA aircraft fuel tank ignition mitigation solution for 737s, 757s, 767s and 777s as alternative to AD

CAUSEWAY AERO GROUP opened 7,000 sq ft production facility at Sligo, Ireland, to be co-operated with INTER-TEC AERO; Causeway acquired PITCH AIRCRAFT

Steeve Lavoie, President of Bell Textron Canada, was appointed Chair of the Board of Directors of Aéro Montréal, Canada.

AIRBUS, SAFRAN, DASSAULT AVIATION, and ONERA plan late 2021 to launch Govt-backed joint inflight study to analyze use of 100% SAF on LEAP-powered

RAISBECK ENGINEERING, WA completed flight testing its (EPIC Caravan) drag reduction system, which includes a composite Forward Cargo Pod Fairing and

The FAA will assemble an aviation rulemaking committee to provide the agency with recommendations for allowing routine flights of drones beyond an operator’s visual line of sight, Administrator Steve Dickson said June 9.

The decade-long UKSAR2G contest is calling on bidders to provide an aviation solution for the UK’s offshore and onshore search and rescue capability.

Diversified portfolios due to consolidation and similar spending on R&D by large contractors may be part of the answer.

Boom Supersonic sees opportunity as recovery reshapes long-haul flying.

HONEYWELL was selected to develop (fly-by-wire) avionics and flight control systems for all-electric 7-seat Lilium Jet.

AIRBUS UK removed first A321XLR wing box from assembly jig in prep for next stage of production; EIS is planned for 2023.

ACUMEN AVIATION, Ireland was selected by Capgemini Engineering to provide SPARTA Enterprise Asset Management software.

European and U.S. authorities are putting the pieces in place to enable advanced air mobility.

AIRBUS completed wind tunnel testing at Filton, UK of EcoPulse distributed propulsion hybrid aircraft demonstrator being developed with Daher and

Dr. Kevin Michaels, of AeroDynamic Advisory, was presented with the Annual Gilbert W. Speed Award from Aviation Week Network.

BOEING delivered 17 aircraft (10 737 MAXs; 737NG; 747-8F; two 767-300Fs; 777F; and two 787s) in May 2021 vs four (737NG; 767-300F; and two 777Fs) in

DAYTON T. BROWN expanded its fabrication and precision machining center with additional 10,000 sq ft facility at its 32-acre campus in Bohemia, NY.

FLIGHT DATA SOLUTIONS added auto connect/upload/reporting features to its BlueMAX wireless adapter that provides wireless streaming of aircraft data.

Kitty Hawk has completed its first operational exercise with the U.S. Air Force’s AFWerx innovation unit assessing the ability of the company’s Heaviside electric vertical-takeoff aircraft to perform medical evacuation, personnel recovery and logistics.

The avionics and flight control systems for Lilium’s seven-seat electric regional air taxi will be supplied by Honeywell.

According to EHang, the EH216 is the first eVTOL vehicle granted permission for outdoor, open-airspace flights in Japan.