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CAe S confident on fresh investment as new chief executive looks beyond recent turbulence
10+ mon, 4+ week ago (1723+ words) Cranfield Aerospace Solutions (CAe S) is closing in on fresh investment from existing shareholders that should secure its immediate future and allow the start of ground tests of its hydrogen fuel cell powertrain. Part-funded by the UK Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI),…...
Sky West balks at prospect of paying steep tariffs for Embraer jets
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (633+ words) US regional carrier Sky West Airlines has expressed unwillingness to pay steep tariffs on Brazilian-made Embraer jets, suggesting that it would defer or possibly cancel aircraft deliveries if the Trump administration's proposed tariffs on Brazil go into effect. Earlier this…...
The three careers of Axis Aviation chief Kerstin Mumenthaler
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (130+ words) Kerstin Mumenthaler, the chief executive of Axis Aviation, is a 6, 000h commercial pilot and was a risk-management consultant before taking the top job at the Swiss aircraft management and charter company. KLM regional division Cityhopper is to begin returning Embraer 195-E2 jets…...
Confident Certo breaks silence as it builds Capstone capability
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (139+ words) Certo Aerospace has chosen the sleepy Keevil airfield to expand the performance envelop of its uncrewed CAP1, an aircraft the company views as having multi-mission functionality. The US branch of Airbus" defence unit is competing the modified UH-72/H145 for a US…...
Thales hones Flyt EDGE with Aura addition
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (293+ words) Thales describes its newly unveiled Flyt EDGE Aura solution as the "lightest, brightest and most powerful IFE tool on the market" and is working to sign a launch customer ahead of its planned service entry in early 2029. Flyt EDGE Aura's…...
Boeing lands new in-service support contract for UK Apache, Chinook fleets
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (324+ words) Boeing Defence UK will provide continued in-service support for the nation's AH-64 E Apache and CH-47 Chinook helicopter fleets via a new contract worth "879 million ($1. 2 billion). Announced on 15 April, the Rotary Wing Enterprise (RWE) deal has been placed on behalf…...
Beyond Aero leverages BYA-1 launch operator Luxaviation to drive operational readiness
6+ day, 29+ min ago (443+ words) Luxaviation Group could later this decade perform demonstration flights of the BYA-1, a hydrogen fuel cell-powered business jet being developed by Beyond Aero. Contained in a memorandum of understanding signed by the pair, the pact will also see Luxaviation become…...
SES lines up Boeing connectivity solution across commercial portfolio
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (555+ words) Satellite operator SES has moved a step closer to offering its multi-orbit in-flight connectivity service as a line-fit solution on all Boeing commercial aircraft and in the meantime is presenting airlines an option to take the interim step of completing…...
Boeing kept deliveries humming in first quarter at pace unmatched since 2019
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (618+ words) Boeing in the first quarter of 2026 delivered more commercial aircraft than in the same period of any year since 2019, doing so despite a wiring problem that prompted it to briefly halt 737 Max deliveries. In total, the company handed over 143 aircraft…...
Airbus Bird of Prey aces air-to-air test shot in counter-UAS trial
3+ week, 1+ day ago (562+ words) Airbus Defence & Space is touting the combination of its "Bird of Prey" interceptor with a low-cost, lightweight missile to rapidly deliver a counter-uncrewed aerial system (UAS) capability. The European company on 30 March announced that its aircraft " a modified Do-DT25 target…...