Aerospace

Some startups—including Netherlands-based PAL-V and California-based Alef Aeronautics—believe flying cars might offer a more efficient solution.

Aerofugia is a subsidiary of Chinese carmaker Geely.

Axiom, SpaceX, Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic have all flown privately paying passengers into orbital and suborbital space from the U.S.

Kleos Space, a startup that sought to make and offer a satellite constellation for radio frequency monitoring, is filing for bankruptcy.

Editors discuss the meaning of exponential smallsat growth, new technologies for flying satellites in formation and U.S. national security space needs.

The Western Australia Police Force acquisition of the five-bladed Airbus H145 is part of a state-funded upgrade of its air wing.

The Indian Space Research Organization’s landing on the Moon's south pole is slated to place around Aug. 23.

The acquisition of Cobham Aerospace Communications, also known as AeroComms, would add a powerful technology brick to Thales’ secure-satcom offering.

New data linked to a known problem has convinced Pratt & Whitney to accelerate inspections on more than 1,000 A320neo-family engines.

The road to launch detoured back to the rocket factory for an upper-stage modification.

China’s AutoFlight is claiming a world first with the formation flight of three prototypes of its planned Prosperity 1 air taxi.

Ribbit is a Toronto-based startup that is using autonomy to help improve air cargo access to far-flung communities in Northern Canada.

Diamond Aircraft completed the first flight of its eDA40 electric training aircraft from Weiner Neustadt, Austria, on July 20.

Final trials before the inaugural flight of the Ariane 6 launcher saw ESA engineers perform an extensive assessment with the combined test model.

U.S. startup Electra.aero has secured an investment from Statkraft Ventures, a fund that specializes in energy transition and clean technology.

Next-generation fighters will be available when Australia searches for a replacement for a squadron of Boeing F/A-18E/Fs in the mid-2030s.

If even Emirates is no longer interested in the -8, shouldn’t Boeing drop it?

CFM opens up on RISE testing while Pratt & Whitney explores a sustainable GTF growth path through an MTU-led Clean Aviation Switch research initiative.

A long-known V-22 gearbox flaw caused the accident, the investigation found.

Colorado-based vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) startup XTI Aircraft has announced a reverse merger with real-time location services provider Inpixon.

NASA and BOEING unveiled livery of X-66A (modified MD-90) with transonic truss-braced wing for testing to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions; they also announced that Alaska Airlines, American, Delta, Southwest and United will join team to provide input on operational efficiencies, maintenance, handling characteristics and airport compatibility.

HEXCEL had $85.2m net income on $912m sales in 1H23 vs $62.5m on $783.6m in 1H22; Commercial Aerospace sales of $548.8 million increased 22.9% (22.5% in constant currency) vs 1H22, driven by A350, A320neo and 787 programs.

MAGNIX and NASA unveiled livery for hybrid electric aircraft being developed under Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration (EPFD) project. AEROTEC and AIR TINDI joined team to test its hybrid powertrain on modified Dash 7.

BOEING forecasts need for 649,000 pilots, 690,000 maintenance technicians and 938,000 cabin crew members over next 20 years (+7.9% vs '22 forecast) to support global commercial fleet, projected to double to 48,575 aircraft by 2042.

AKZONOBEL earned €461m on €5.4b revenues in 1H23 vs €437m on €5.4b in 1H22; it cited aerospace growth.