Aerospace

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 A350-900.

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.

HONEYWELL says its Fischer-Tropsch (FT) Unicracking technology can take liquids and waxes from processed biomass to produce aviation SAF.

BOEING is investing C$17m in SIIT (Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies) to advance aerospace training and education in provence.

Jeff Rex to Chief Revenue Officer of L2 Aviation, TX.

BOEING is working on plan (for implementation in 2025) to fully integrate former AVIALL and KLX businesses into single unit under Global Services.

The demonstration was conducted over five weeks from March 11 to April 12 under the Korean Urban Air Mobility (K-UAM) Grand Challenge.

ZeroAvia opened a manufacturing plant on April 24 in Everett, Washington, where it plans to produce fuel cells and electric aircraft components.

“We may have to consider filing for insolvency in the foreseeable future,” Volocopter CEO Dirk Hoke told Aviation Week.

Satavia is about to submit a scientific paper for peer review, about its approach and methods.

The opening of a Boeing Research and Technology center in Nagoya heralds a new push by the OEM to focus on sustainable aviation technologies and innovation in the country.

The aerospace industry is about to face new constraints in raw material supply, due to geopolitical tensions and needs for emerging technologies, GIFAS said.

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Wary of the green hydrogen production challenge, industry cautiously eyes growth prospects.

ROBINSON HELICOPTER acquired ASCENT AEROSYSTEMS, MA (coaxial helicopter drones) and says through deal, Ascent can now grow and scale by building UAVs at its vertically integrated manufacturing facility in Torrance, CA.