Aerospace

TORAY ADVANCED COMPOSITES was selected by Joby Aviation, CA to supply carbon fiber composite material for manufacturing its S4 eVTOL aircraft for 2023

Chuck Yeager, the first pilot to eclipse the speed of sound in level flight, has died. He was 97.

“The pandemic didn’t change plans, it simply fast-tracked what was already happening,” says a space industry executive.

Safety-first focus for 777X as flight tests pave way for certification phase, incorporating lessons from 737 MAX.

The Federal Communications Commission on Dec. 7 selected 180 companies to participate in the first phase of an ambitious project to bring high-speed internet to rural communities in the U.S.

ATW's Editor-in-Chief writes about flying in a MAX on American Airlines' media demonstration flight.

AIRBUS delivered 64 aircraft (two A220s; 54 A320 Family; A330; seven A350s) in November vs 77 (four A220s; 56 A320 Family; five A330s; 11 A350s; A380)

TRUE BLUE POWER, KS introduced two new aircraft battery chargers for lithium-ion aircraft batteries: True Blue Charger PRO and True Blue Charger Mx.

DEUTSCHE AIRCRAFT, Germany was launched to develop enviromentally-friendly D328eco (based on Dornier 328) with PW127S engines and SAF (Sustainable

ATR received EASA certification for ATR 72-600F; FEDEX EXPRESS ordered 30 and optioned 20 in November 2017.

GIFAS has cancelled the 2021 Paris Air Show, which was scheduled for June 21-27, due to uncertainties linked to COVID-19; exhibitors will receive a

ETIHAD AIRWAYS joined the £65m Digital Aviation Research and Technology Centre (DARTeC) consortium, due to open in 2021 at Cranfield University in the

Chinese electric air taxi developer EHang is adapting its business model to become an operator as well as the manufacturer of its autonomous air vehicles.

A return of scramjet and solid-fuel ramjet investment signals a shift in global hypersonic weapon priorities.

Ask the Editors: Though the FAA has approved the MAX’s return to service, pilots will require more training before they can fly it.

CEVOTEC, Germany received DIN EN ISO 9001:2015 certification for its quality management system in its fiber patch placement business in Munich.

EASA and Singapore's CAAS expanded/updated their bilateral working arrangement to facilitate CAAS’ validation of EASA aircraft type certifications.

Airbus has carried out a new flight test program of its Zephyr solar-powered pseudo-satellite, focusing on low-altitude flying, ascent and descent.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) have revised their bilateral arrangement to cover the certification of aviation innovations such as eVTOL aircraft.

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

Winning photographers in this year's Aviation Week Photo Contest share a passion for aerospace, and many make their living either shooting photos or as engineers or financial strategists.

NASA has awarded four companies contracts to collect samples of lunar regolith, then transfer ownership to the agency, not for return to Earth necessarily but to expand the legal and regulatory framework for commercial space activities on the Moon and beyond.

Aspiring small satellite launch service and logistics provider Aevum has unveiled an 80-ft.-long, 60-ft. wingspan unmanned aircraft system to serve as the reusable first stage of a three-stage, autonomous launch system that aims to cut costs and dramatically reduce the time needed to plan and execute missions.

The European Investment Bank, the long-term lending institution of the European Union, announced Dec. 3 that it could invest up to €20 million ($24.3 million) in Spire Global, a Luxembourg-registered nanosatellite operator for cloud-enabled data analytics, marking the European institution’s first direct new-space venture.

Lynn M. Bamford to President and Chief Executive Officer of Curtiss-Wright, NC (effective Jan 1); David C. Adams is retiring.