Industry News
News about the aerospace industry curated by AIAA staff
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Virgin Galactic CEO Discusses Company’s Long-Term Goals for Space Tourism
9 November 2020
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Astronaut Crew Arrives at Kennedy Space Center to Prepare for Second SpaceX Launch
9 November 2020
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Virgin Galactic to Test Fly VSS Unity from New Mexico this Month
6 November 2020
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Amazon Starts Air Cargo Operations In Europe
6 November 2020
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Astronomers Discover First Radio Burst from within Milky Way
5 November 2020
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DoD Seeks Help On How to Redesign $202 Billion Missile Defense Architecture
5 November 2020
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Navy’s Blue Angels to Make Final Flight of F/A-18 Hornet Fighter
4 November 2020
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ULA Delays Launch of Atlas V Rocket
3 November 2020
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Business Aviation Flight Hours Increased 87.5% In Third Quarter
3 November 2020
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Weather Is 90% “Go” for Launch of Atlas V Rocket Carrying NRO Satellite
2 November 2020
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Japan Airlines to Retire 24 Boeing 777s
2 November 2020
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NASA Seeks Ideas for Unloading Payloads from Lunar Landers
30 October 2020
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Study Finds Risk of COVID-19 Transmission On Airplanes Is Low
30 October 2020
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SpaceX Resolves Falcon 9 Engine Issue, Targets November 14 For Crew-1 Launch
29 October 2020
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Raytheon Canada, Others Partner With Boeing to Create 250,000 Jobs In Canada
29 October 2020
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ESA Agrees to Provide Modules for Artemis Gateway
28 October 2020
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Pratt & Whitney Delivers 114 Engines In Third Quarter; Will Invest $650 Million In New Asheville, NC, Facility
28 October 2020
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SpaceX Scheduled to Send Four Astronauts to ISS November 14
27 October 2020
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DoD Delays Approval for Full-Rate F-35 Production
27 October 2020
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SpaceX Launches 60 Starlink Mission Satellites
26 October 2020
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American Airlines Looking to Boost Public Confidence In Boeing 737 MAX Ahead of Recertification
26 October 2020
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SpaceX Scrubs Launch of 60 Starlink Satellites
23 October 2020
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Airbus Tells Suppliers to Be Ready to Increase A320 Production to 47 Jets A Month
23 October 2020
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Three ISS Crewmembers Return to Earth
22 October 2020
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Boeing Conducts First Taxi Test of ATS Loyal Wingman
22 October 2020
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OSIRIS-REx Performs Touch and Go On Asteroid Bennu
21 October 2020
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Virgin Galactic to Open Window for Final Testing of SpaceShipTwo
21 October 2020
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Boeing, US Navy Plan to Develop New Missile for F/A-18 Super Hornet
21 October 2020
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DoD to Test Fly 5GAT Prototype for First Time This Month
20 October 2020
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SpaceX to Have 60% “Go” Conditions for Starlink Launch Wednesday
20 October 2020
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NASA to Attempt to Gather Samples from Asteroid Bennu Tuesday
19 October 2020
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American Airlines Plans for 737 MAX to Reenter Service by Year’s End
19 October 2020
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SpaceX Targets this Weekend for Starlink Launch from Kennedy Space Center
16 October 2020
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DoD Study Finds Risk of Contracting Coronavirus On Plane Is Low
16 October 2020
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Sikorsky Boeing SB-1 Defiant Reaches Speed of 211 Kt
15 October 2020
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Soyuz-2.1a Reaches ISS in Record Time
15 October 2020
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F-35s to be Equipped With Modified Lightning Protection System by the End of 2020
14 October 2020
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Blue Origin Completes Sub-Orbital Test Flight of New Shepard
14 October 2020
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Japan Considering Replacing F-2s With Uncrewed Fighter Jets
13 October 2020
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NASA Pushes Launch of Crew-1 Mission to November
13 October 2020
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Boeing, Alaska Airlines in Talks Over Potential 737 MAX Order
9 October 2020
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SpaceX to Launch Seven Dragon Missions in 14 Months
9 October 2020
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Boom Supersonic Unveils XB-1 Demonstrator
8 October 2020
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US Transportation Command to Study Using SpaceX Rockets to Ship Military Cargo On Earth
8 October 2020
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British Airway Retires Its Last 747
8 October 2020
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SpaceX Launches 60 Starlink Satellites Atop Falcon 9 Rocket
7 October 2020
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Bombardier Learjet 75 Liberty Enters Service
7 October 2020
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SpaceX Launches 60 Starlink Satellites
6 October 2020
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Hyundai Developing Aerial Vehicles; Plans to Enter Market in 2028
6 October 2020
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Ryanair, Boeing In Talks Over 737 MAX Order
5 October 2020
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SpaceX Aborts Friday’s Launch of GPS Satellite for US Space Force
5 October 2020
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Boeing’s EcoDemonstrator Trials Looked to Reduce Noise, Optimize Routes
2 October 2020
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Launch of ISS Resupply Mission Aborted
2 October 2020
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Boeing to Formally Select Consolidated Production Site for 787 Dreamliner Thursday
1 October 2020
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SpaceX Plans to Launch Falcon 9 Rockets Thursday, Friday
1 October 2020
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French Report Finds Metal Safety Risk Caused Engine Blowout In A380
30 September 2020
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NASA Narrows Down ISS Leak to Zvezda Service Module
30 September 2020
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GE Aviation’s GE9X Engine Receives FAA Certification
29 September 2020
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NASA Pushes Launch of Crew 1 Mission to October 31
29 September 2020
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Northrop Grumman to Launch Cargo Mission to ISS Tuesday
28 September 2020
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FAA Administrator to Test Fly Boeing 737 MAX This Week
28 September 2020
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Delta IV Set to Launch National Reconnaissance Office Satellite Saturday
25 September 2020
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EASA Executive Director Sees November Ungrounding of Boeing 737 MAX
25 September 2020
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Bridenstine Says Space Debris Is Getting Worse as ISS Avoids Collision
24 September 2020
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US Air Force Demonstrates that Airmen Can Operate Same MQ-9 Sortie from Different Locations
24 September 2020
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NASA Changes ISS’ Position to Avoid Collision with Debris
23 September 2020
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FAA Adopts Rule to Reduce Risk of Fuel-Tank Explosions In Boeing 777s
23 September 2020
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Sources Say Boeing Will Announce Shift of 787 Production to South Carolina Soon
22 September 2020
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NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Mission Finds Pieces of Other Asteroids On Asteroid Bennu
22 September 2020
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Rocket Lab Preparing for First Launch from US
21 September 2020
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NASA, Lockheed Martin Begin Construction of Quiet Supersonic Aircraft
21 September 2020
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SpaceX Scrubs Launch of 60 Starlink Satellites Due to “Recovery Issue”
18 September 2020
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Southwest Reinstates Half of Grounded Boeing 737-800 Planes
18 September 2020
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Dynetics Unveils Concept of Human Landing System to Compete In NASA’s Artemis Program
17 September 2020
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BAE Systems to Provide Flight Control System for Aerion AS2 Supersonic Jet
17 September 2020