Industry News
News about the aerospace industry curated by AIAA staff
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SpaceX Falcon Heavy Lifts Off Following Scrubbed Mission
1 May 2023
UPI reports that SpaceX launched a Falcon Heavy rocket on Sunday night from Kennedy Space Center’s pad 39A, loaded with a payload of competitor ViaSat-3 Americas broadband Internet satellite... -
NASA’s X-59 Supersonic Aircraft Will Fly This Year
1 May 2023
Aviation International News reported NASA confirmed that the X-59 supersonic aircraft... -
Russia Agrees to Stay Aboard ISS through 2028
28 April 2023
SPACE reports that Russia has agreed to remain onboard the ISS through 2028, which is a clarification from last year’s announcement of a departure sometime after 2024... -
US Army Chief: V-280’s Speed, Range, Increased Maneuverability Right for FLRAA
28 April 2023
Aviation Week reports that the US Army’s top officer said the service’s “choice for its Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) prevailed... -
Ispace Details Moon Lander Crash
27 April 2023
The Hill reports that Tokyo-based ispace “confirmed Wednesday that its HAKUTO-R spacecraft, which was scheduled to make a historic lunar landing... -
Indigo Partners Warns that Supply Chain Challenges Could Last Until 2028
27 April 2023
Aviation Week reports that Indigo Partners is warning “that aircraft supply chain issues could be prolonged as far out as 2028, which could cause challenges for airlines worldwide.” -
SpaceX to Use Second Vandenberg Launch Pad for Falcon Rockets
26 April 2023
Space News reports SpaceX is adding a second West Coast launch pad after receiving “approval to lease Space Launch Complex 6 (SLC-6) at Vandenberg Space Force Base... -
How Dangerous Are Bird Strikes to Planes?
26 April 2023
The Washington Post reports that the Federal Aviation Administration maintains a database of airplane wildlife strikes, and 97% of the over 2,300 recorded in 2023 so far... -
SpaceX Starship Explosion Sets Off FAA Investigation, Assessment of Particulate Matter Spread
25 April 2023
CNBC reports that as SpaceX faces a standard practice FAA grounding of its “Starship Super Heavy launch program pending results of a ‘mishap investigation’” over... -
Used Business Jet Inventory Up 59% Year Over Year, Data Show
25 April 2023
Aviation Week reports Jefferies data reveal “the number of used business jets for sale in April 2023... -
Northrop Grumman’s Resupply Capsule Departs ISS
24 April 2023
Aviation Week reported that Northrop Grumman’s 18th “NASA-contracted resupply mission capsule departed the seven-person International Space Station (ISS) early April 21... -
Experts Discuss Challenges, Opportunities Around AAM
24 April 2023
Aviation Today reported that a panel of experts hosted by AUVSI and the FAA “discussed the challenges and opportunities associated with cooperating internationally on advanced air mobility, or AAM.” -
ULA Expects Vulcan Launch in the Summer, at Earliest
21 April 2023
Gizmodo reports United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno tweeted that company’s Vulcan rocket’s earliest estimated launch date would be “June/July.” -
Panel Warns of Increased Cybersecurity Threats to Aviation
21 April 2023
Aviation Week reports that a panel at Aviation Week’s MRO Americas Conference examined the cybersecurity -
SpaceX Launches Upgraded Starlink Satellites
20 April 2023
Florida Today reports that SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket Wednesday morning from Cape Canaveral... -
Planemakers Touting “Surge Capacity” Plans
20 April 2023
In an analysis, Reuters reports that, with the aerospace industry still struggling “to tame post-COVID disruption,” both Airbus and The Boeing Company... -
NASA Says Falling Satellite Poses Low Risk
19 April 2023
The AP reports an old NASA satellite – dubbed “Rhessi” – will fall to Earth Wednesday night, “but experts tracking the spacecraft say chances are low it will pose any danger.” -
IAI to Open Boeing 777 Freighter Conversion Line in South Korea
19 April 2023
Aviation Week reports that Israel Aerospace Industries, in collaboration with MRO firm Sharp Technics K, will open a passenger-to-freight conversion line... -
FAA Seeking to Balance Rocket Launches with Air Traffic
18 April 2023
USA Today reports that the Federal Aviation Administration “announced new guidelines for space launch approvals to ensure that air traffic controllers... -
Aachen University Wins AIAA’s Design, Build, Fly Competition
18 April 2023
Aerospace America reports that RWTH Aachen University of Germany won AIAA’s annual Design, Build, Fly competition, which “challenged students... -
RAeS Article: Taking Revolutionary Leaps Toward a New Age of Aviation
17 April 2023
The first age of aviation proved that human flight was possible and developed aviation into a safe and viable transportation industry. The second age of aviation started with the development of the jet engine, which enabled higher speeds... -
2023 AIAA AVIATION Forum: AAM And Autonomy
17 April 2023
In June, AIAA will host their annual AIAA AVIATION Forum, the only event that covers the entire integrated spectrum of aviation business, research, development, and technology. AUVSI met with Jeremy Wang, an AAM expert, to learn more about the event’s programming around autonomy. -
SpaceX Launches Transporter 7 Rideshare Mission
17 April 2023
Space News reported that SpaceX launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California a Falcon 9 on the Transporter-7 mission, carrying more than 50 satellites. -
Boeing Engineers Break World Record for Longest Paper Airplane Flight
17 April 2023
CNN reported that three engineers from The Boeing Company broke the world record for the farthest flight by paper airplane... -
NASA Refining Designs of Mars Helicopters
14 April 2023
SPACE reports that NASA is drawing on experience from the Ingenuity Mars helicopter’s nearly 50 flights in designing the two Mars Sample Recovery Helicopters... -
SkyDrive Now Preselling eVTOL to Private Individuals
14 April 2023
Aviation Week reports SkyDrive is now preselling its SD-05 two-seater electric VTOL aircraft to private individuals. -
SpaceX Plans Starship Launch as Early as Monday
13 April 2023
The Orlando Sentinel reports that SpaceX doesn’t plan a launch pad run-through for its Starship and Super Heavy rocket, which has a target date of April 17... -
Used Parts Increasingly Sought to Keep North American Jets in ihe Air
13 April 2023
Reuters reports that, amid rising costs and supply-chain shortages, North American airlines and aircraft repair shops... -
Rocket Lab Shifts NASA Cubesat Launches from Virginia to New Zealand
12 April 2023
Space News reports that Rocket Lab has relocated a pair of Electron launches of NASA storm-monitoring cubesats from LC-2 in Wallops Island, Virginia... -
Airlines Set to Announce Strong Earnings, but Economic Uncertainty Raises Fresh Concerns
12 April 2023
Reuters reports major US airlines “are expected to reiterate the strength of travel demand when earnings season gets underway later this week.” -
JUICE Mission to Take 8 Years to Reach Jupiter
11 April 2023
SPACE reports the European Space Agency’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE), which has an April 13 launch date, will take eight years to travel to its destination. -
Startup Breaks Records with Hydrogen-Powered Flight
11 April 2023
The San Jose Mercury News reports, “Hydrogen fuel cells increasingly are looking like feasible options... -
Startups Seek to Mine Asteroids
10 April 2023
NBC News reports that asteroid mining is “a tantalizing but elusive prospect for innovators and investors alike.” Asteroids are a potential source of platinum and “other precious and rare earth metals -
China’s GDAT Buying 50 Airbus H160 Helicopters
10 April 2023
Aviation International News reported that during French President Macron’s state visit to China, Chinese helicopter lessor... -
SpaceX Launches NASA’s TEMPO from Cape Canaveral
7 April 2023
Florida Today reports that SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral early on Friday morning “carrying a communications satellite and hosted NASA payload... -
Schiphol Airport to Ban Private Jets, Small Business Aircraft Beginning in 2025
7 April 2023
Aviation International News reports that Amsterdam Schiphol Airport “intends to ban private jets and small business aircraft starting in 2025 as part of a wider strategy... -
Mars Ingenuity Helicopter Breaks Speed, Altitude Records
6 April 2023
CBS News reports on Sunday, NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter based on Mars flew 14.5 miles per hours at an altitude of 52.5 feet... -
NASA’s New Supersonic Jet Will Have One Thing Missing: A Sonic Boom
6 April 2023
Robb Report reports that NASA’s experimental X-59 jet, powered by GE Aerospace, will work to minimize the loud noise that usually accompanies an aircraft breaking the sound barrier... -
Japanese Airlines Make Use of Predictive Maintenance Platforms
5 April 2023
Aviation Week reports that Japanese airlines such as All Nippon Airways (ANA) operate a mix... -
Artemis II Astronauts on Being Selected for Moon Mission
5 April 2023
CBS News reports that the crew of four astronauts who will fly by the moon in NASA’s first crewed moon mission in over 50 years was announced on Monday. -
General Says F-35 Supply Chain Too Risky for Future War
4 April 2023
Defense News reports that the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter “will need a more resilient supply chain to ensure the military can keep it flying in a future... -
Virgin Orbit Files for Bankruptcy
4 April 2023
Reuters reports that Virgin Orbit “filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Tuesday after the satellite launch company failed to secure the long-term funding needed to help it recover from a January rocket failure.” -
Labor Cost Increases See Airline Margins Fall
3 April 2023
Aviation International News reported that labor costs have steadily increased for US airlines since air travel has started to come back... -
SpaceX’s Starship to Launch Private Moon Rover in 2026
3 April 2023
SPACE reported that Astrolab has secured an agreement with SpaceX to launch its Flexible Logistics and Exploration (FLEX) rover on one of SpaceX’s Starship moon missions. -
Boeing Will Increase 737 MAX Production Rates ‘Very Soon’
31 March 2023
Reuters reports that Stan Deal, The Boeing Company’s commercial aircraft business leader, said the company will increase 737 MAX production... -
SpaceX Scrubs SDA Satellite Batch Launch
31 March 2023
Aviation Week reports that SpaceX “scrubbed the launch of the Space Development Agency’s first official batch... -
Daher to Increase Production, Expand with Hybrid-Electric TBM
30 March 2023
Aviation International News reports that Daher’s aviation division “expects to broaden its product lineup... -
SpaceX Launches 56 More Starlink Satellites into LEO
30 March 2023
UPI reports that SpaceX’s 21st launch this year “sent 56 Starlink satellites into orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Wednesday... -
Air Taxis Will Start Commercial Flights in 2025, Honeywell Predicts
29 March 2023
Bloomberg reports that Honeywell’s head of aerospace business, Mike Madsen, said that he sees the first eVTOL air taxis beginning operation in 2025... -
Pentagon Gears Up for Potential Space Threats
29 March 2023
The Wall Street Journal reports that as China and Russia grow closer and put more of their military resources into space, the Pentagon is putting US resources into satellites... -
Aerospace Supply-Chain Troubles Force US Airlines to Back Off Fleet Growth
28 March 2023
An article discussing the constant global supply chain crisis in the aerospace industry in FlightGlobal points out that the supply chain issues being experienced now were present even before the pandemic... -
Rocket Lab Works to Challenge SpaceX
28 March 2023
Gizmodo reports Rocket Lab is working to challenge SpaceX, which currently has a stranglehold on the spaceflight industry. Rocket Lab CFO... -
Helicopter Business Leaders Set Stage for EVOTLs
27 March 2023
Aviation International News reported that rotorcraft industry leaders “addressing the Helicopter Investor conference this week in London expressed measured optimism... -
Canada Commits to 2030 ISS Extension
27 March 2023
Space News reported that the Canadian government “formally committed March 24 to an extension of the International Space Station to 2030, joining other Western partners but not... -
United Airlines Partners with Archer Aviation for Chicago Air Taxis
24 March 2023
CBS News Chicago reports that United Airlines “is teaming up with Archer Aviation to provide air taxi service between O’Hare International Airport ... -
SpaceX’s Starlink Launch Scheduled on Friday
24 March 2023
Florida Today reports that SpaceX’s next Falcon 9 mission, “set to fly the latest batch of Starlink internet satellites, will help kick off the weekend when it launches... -
USAF F-35As Will See Engine Upgrades Instead of New Adaptive Engines
23 March 2023
FlightGlobal reports, “GE Aerospace is continuing to press the US Air Force (USAF) to procure a new powerplant for... -
Mars Ingenuity Helicopter Makes 48th Error-Free Flight
23 March 2023
SPACE reports that the Ingenuity helicopter “buzzed over the Martian landscape at a maximum altitude of around 39 feet (12 meters)... -
TD Cowen Says Aviation Aftermarket Ready for Boost
22 March 2023
Aviation Week reports that a new TD Cowen analysis projects rising air travel demand to “significantly outpace new capacity created by aircraft deliveries for the next several years... -
DART Mission Shows that Dimorphos Has No Water-Ice
22 March 2023
SPACE reports that six months following the DART mission slamming a spacecraft into an asteroid, Dimorphos has given NASA scientists time to clarify a profile of the asteroid. -
Pearland Police First in US to Receive FAA Approval for Station-Controlled Drone
21 March 2023
The Houston Chronicle reports that Pearland’s police department “has become the nation’s first law enforcement agency to win Federal Aviation Administration approval to use a system in which drones... -
Moon Missions to Help Lay Groundwork for Future Missions to Mars
21 March 2023
The Daily Mail (UK) reports that an astronaut has said the crewed missions to the moon in the coming years will help... -
Airbus Is Hiring Thousands of Workers for Aircraft Production Increase
20 March 2023
Reuters reports that Airbus is better prepared for the challenge of securing enough people to handle jet production increases... -
SpaceX Launches Two Separate Satellite Missions
20 March 2023
Spaceflight Now reported that SpaceX “launched two Falcon 9 rockets in a span of a little more than four hours Friday, a record-setting day... -
Airbus and Boeing Seek High-Skill Talent in India
17 March 2023
Bloomberg reports that The Boeing Company and Airbus “are increasingly looking to India... -
SpaceX’s Dragon Cargo Mission Successfully Docks to ISS
17 March 2023
Aviation Week reports that SpaceX’s “resupply mission to the International Space Station autonomously docked to the ISS early March 16... -
Virgin Orbit Pauses Operations, Furloughs Staff
16 March 2023
BNN Bloomberg (CAN) reports that Virgin Orbit “has paused operations and furloughed staff while it attempts to secure more funding.” -
Air Force Global Strike Command’s Innovation Lab Debuts Counter-Small UAS Competition
16 March 2023
ExecutiveGov reports that Air Force Global Strike Command’s innovation arm “has launched a new competition to develop technology designed to counter threats... -
DOD Resumes Acceptance of F-35s from Lockheed Martin
15 March 2023
FlightGlobal reports that on March 14, the F-35 Joint Program Office said that the Defense Department has “resumed acceptance... -
SpaceX Launches Cargo Dragon Ship to ISS
15 March 2023
CBS News reports that a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket “boosted a Dragon cargo ship into orbit Tuesday evening, carrying 6,300 pounds of research gear, crew supplies... -
USN, USMC Want to Maintain F-35 Production, End KC-130J Production After 2024
14 March 2023
Aviation Week reports the US Navy and Marine Corps “want to maintain production of the Lockheed Martin F-35B and F-35C... -
NASA Looks to Develop a ‘Deorbit Tug’ to Bring ISS in Controlled Destruction in 2030
14 March 2023
SPACE reports that NASA is looking “to develop a spacecraft capable of steering the International Space Station (ISS) to a controlled destruction in Earth’s atmosphere... -
Crew-5 Team Splashes Down Off the Florida Coast
13 March 2023
CNN reported that the four astronauts “who make up the Crew-5 team aboard the International Space Station returned home from a five-month stay in space Saturday... -
GE Lends Helping Hands to Jet Engine Suppliers to Sidestep Supply-Chain Challenges
13 March 2023
Reuters reported that GE Aerospace CEO Larry Culp said the company has sent dozens of machinists and hundreds of engineers to component suppliers... -
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 Mission Nearly Over
10 March 2023
UPI reports that SpaceX launched 21 “V2 Mini” satellites to add to their Starlink Internet constellation from Cape Canaveral...