Aerospace

EHang said it plans to initiate the type certification application for its VT-30 electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) vehicle.

Bombardier, Embraer, and Gulfstream have shown new aircraft can be developed at reasonable prices.

U.S. startup Regent has revealed two deals with the government of Abu Dhabi to explore launching electric seaglider services in the emirate in the coming years.

In 2024, CFM's original plan was a 20%-25% growth of Leap production, but that uptick has been revised downward, to 10%-15%—mostly affecting Leap 1B production.

Supply chain problems with different root causes will keep output below previous forecasts for much of 2024, as 737 challenges draw more scrutiny.

COVID-19 wiped out six years of growth and hundreds of billions of dollars in economic value.

NASA and Boeing on April 25 completed the Flight Readiness Review (FRR) for the long-awaited CST-100 Starliner crewed flight test (CFT).

Archer had previously announced its plans to locate an international headquarters in Abu Dhabi.

Joby Aviation has announced the signing of a partnership agreement with Abu Dhabi to lay the groundwork for an air taxi ecosystem in the emirate.

Wright Electric has begun building a test cell to characterize the performance of its megawatt-scale electric propulsion systems for large commercial aircraft.

India's low-cost giant IndiGo is to get its own widebody fleet after signing a firm order for 30 Airbus A350-900s.

Joby's agreement with the Abu Dhabi government is intended to support an air taxi ecosystem in the UAE where the company wants to launch service in 2025.

A reusable hypersonic Next-Generation Responsive Strike prototype could be commissioned by the end of the decade.

PARKER AEROSPACE joined HyFIVE consortium of industry and academic partners to develop liquid hydrogen fuel system and supply chain supporting zero-emission aviation in the 2030s; committed program funding totals US$46.5m.

BOEING opened new research and technology center in Nagoya, Japan to develop sustainable technologies to support decarbonization of aviation by focusing on digital simulation toolsets, composites, SAF and hydrogen propulsion.

ZEROAVIA opened up program to offer its hydrogen-electric engine components to third party clean aviation innovators.