Aerospace

Nordic countries committed to electrifying aviation are initial targets for Swedish startup.

System would automatically scan anyone who enters the cabin, adding a layer of defense against virus transmission.

Unmanned cargo aircraft developer Sabrewing Aircraft has signed an exclusive representation agreement with Riyadh-based trading company Arabian Development & Marketing Co. covering sales in Saudi Arabia, the Gulf Cooperation Council countries and Pan-African region.

ENTROL booked order from Iroise Aéro Formation for an A32 FNPT II MCC simulator (based on A320) for installation at Guipavas, France.

Ask the editors: Despite massive overcapacity of aircraft now, airlines do have incentives to retain at least some orders.

ZeroAvia flies fuel cells; Boeing pauses NeXt; Rolls tests ACCEL; Safran’s quiet gear; Vertical’s smart charger.

AAR lost $14.5m on $401m sales in first quarter ended Aug 31 vs $4.4m net profit on $542m a year ago; sales to govt/defense customers were 56% of

Kyle O’Leary to Vice President-Operations of EPIC Fuels, Dallas.

Joshua Foster to Vice President-Supply of EPIC Fuels, Dallas.

Drone delivery system developer Matternet has announced a partnership with Japan Airlines (JAL) to demonstrate the transport of medical supplies by drone in Tokyo.

Marco Ferreira to General Manager for ALA France (Advanced Logistics for Aerospace), Mont-de-Marsan.

Brian Deck to Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of JBT Corporation, Chicago.

EASA is expected to sign-off on 737 MAX in November after securing commitments from Boeing to address specific safety issues, including adding a third

GE AVIATION received FAA certification for GE9X engine for 777X; program involved eight test engines that completed just under 5,000 hours and 8,000

With air traffic activity suppressed by the coronavirus pandemic, the ATM community is forward-focused on future scenarios.

GE Aviation’s GE9X, the largest aircraft engine yet developed, has received FAA certification, marking a major step toward entry-into-service on the Boeing 777-9, the first of the 777X family, in 2022.

Green aviation start-up ZeroAvia has completed the first flight of its hydrogen fuel cell-powered Piper M350 test aircraft.

Since the mid 1980s, aerospace and defense executives have identified the hiring of a diversity of people— gender, age, and ethnicity—as having a corporate value and contribution to success. Over the last five years, there has been measurable, though subtle, improvement.

The company is making key technology choices early and still has massive challenges ahead: technological, regulatory and in convincing industry partners to participate.

Lifting the veil of secrecy over its electric air taxi vehicle, Joby Aviation makes pioneering steps toward eVTOL certification.

Aviation Week had the opportunity to sample the flight characteristics of the Joby air taxi in a company demonstration simulator. I was guided through

After NASA’s DART collides with Didymos asteroid, Hera will precisely measure the impactor’s effect.

Numerous challenges must be overcome to get to the hydrogen propulsion future envisioned by Airbus, along with rewritten business models.

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

LUX RESEARCH now forecasts (post-COVID) carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRP) market to grow from just over $20b in 2020 to $64b by 2030 (as opposed