Aerospace

Paulo Cesar de Souza e Silva served as CEO of Embraer between 2016 and 2019 and led the ultimately ill-fated tie-up with Boeing.

Virgin Galactic's spaceplane VSS Unity’s cockpit and structure were enhanced for higher-tempo operations and were tested in June on its first commercial flight.

Launch risks, cryogenic and uranium fuel are among the challenges facing the agencies’ ambitious DRACO space nuclear thermal propulsion orbital demonstration.

Britain’s Orkney Islands are set to become the first region of the UK to have an uncrewed aircraft system mail delivery service.

Gallton will also be in charge of establishing the firm’s Washington regional office.

Startup Pyka has received approval from the FAA to operate its autonomous electric crop spraying aircraft in the U.S.

Situated near Lufthansa's Frankfurt hub, the site in Speyer, Germany, will produce SAF from waste biomass generated by agriculture and forestry.

The aircraft-maker has finished its proposed redesign of older 737 nacelles, but it must analyze maintenance-related errors to help mitigate their risk.

The company has been testing a subscale demonstrator for its Lilium Jet for more than a year and is nearing buildup of an aircraft for certification flight tests.

New technology is making simulated training more powerful than ever, but obstacles remain for the U.S. military to exploit recent advances fully.

The X-66A differs from all previous X-planes by deliberately creating a production-scale platform for a next-generation commercial airliner family.

Impulse Space plans two follow-on missions in 2024 after its inaugural LEO Express 1 mission before year’s end.

The award is similar to one received by Joby Aviation in April to deliver and operate up to nine of its S4 eVTOL aircraft for the U.S. Air Force.

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Recent history suggests it could be well into 2024 before Boeing stabilizes at pushing out 38 new 737s every month.

Thermoplastic fuselage; Diamond flies electric trainer; Russia’s hybrid regional demo plan; and study highlights airport drone risk.

The LimoConnect V2 was unveiled July 22 at the Electric Aircraft Symposium in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

French startup Aura Aero flew its Integral S training aircraft for the first time on July 28 from Toulouse-Francazal airport.

South Korean eVTOL startup Plana plans to lease space in the National Advanced Air Mobility Center of Excellence in Springfield, Ohio.

L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES completed acquisiton of AEROJET ROCKETDYNE, CA, forming a fourth business segment.

Industry is concerned about key provisions of the FAA’s proposed operating rules for powered-lift aircraft.

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

Volocopter’s window to certify the VoloCity ahead of the Olympics is tight, but the real challenge is developing a larger version with a stronger business case.

The airframer is back to generating cash and on the way to meeting key promises to investors, citing growing stability in its commercial aircraft programs

Seven missions have been set aside for the third-place winner.