Industry news
Sector news aggregated from reference outlets, always linking to the original source.
August 17, 2026
_%40_Airbus_factory_Hamburg_Finkenwerder_(EDHI_-_XFW).jpg)
The US Army will expand its light helicopter fleet with the acquisition of up to 12 new Airbus UH-72B Lakotas. The contract, signed with Airbus Helicopters Inc., has an initial value…
Katalyst Space has won a major new contract from the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) as the U.S. Government looks to tap into the latest deorbiting technologies. Katalyst Space will now […] The post…
The US Department of War signed an additional $115 million contract with Airbus Helicopters for a new batch of 12 UH-72B Lakota helicopters. The aircraft will be…
Over the past year, Pentagon leaders have leveraged multiyear contracts for critical munitions as an incentive to get defense primes to make larger investments in their production facilities and…
Air Peace is about to take delivery of the first of three used Boeing 737-800s from Jeju Air. The eight-year-old jet, with serial number 64177, most recently flew under registration HL8316…
Strategic partnership will bring Zipline drone delivery to Uber Eats customers, starting in existing U.S. markets later this year Uber and Zipline have announced a strategic partnership aimed at…
Our home galaxy, the Milky Way, grew to its current size in part by consuming smaller galaxies. Now, new data from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope show definitive evidence of a dwarf galaxy…
.jpg)
The new Air Force One programme is getting more expensive again. Boeing has received a $75 million contract modification for spare parts for the two VC-25B…
.jpg)
Archer, maker of the Midnight eVTOL, has just struck a deal with Boeing to acquire three of its subsidiaries. These are Wisk Aero, specialized in autonomous eVTOLs…
DAE has signed a purchase-leaseback deal with Saudia for four new Boeing 777F freighters, with deliveries scheduled between October 2026 and May 2027. The aircraft will support Saudia’s expanding…
Deutsche Lufthansa is negotiating with US aircraft manufacturer Boeing over the specific conditions for taking delivery of the first units of the widebody B777-9. According to the…
_%40_Airbus_factory_Hamburg_Finkenwerder_(EDHI_-_XFW)-800.webp)
August 16, 2026
.jpg)
Given high demand, Embraer is considering additional aircraft final assembly lines in India and the United States. According to CEO Francisco Gomes Neto, talks are under way with India…
Artemis II pilot thanks NASA for letting him fly Orion by hand: 'I'm still blown away by that trust'
The Artemis II crew thanked NASA and its contractors in front of a crowd of over 8,000 on on Aug. 3, 2026 at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado.
-1600.webp)
August 15, 2026
The US Army awarded Collins Aerospace a contract worth up to US$472 million to support the modernization of its CH-47 Chinook fleet. The agreement includes…
The 787-9 delivery marks the 100th aircraft of the type the lessor has received from its direct order book with Boeing, and the 25th Dreamliner for the Mexican airline.
AerCap delivers tenth Boeing 787 to Aeroméxico and marks two historic milestones with the Dreamliner
The delivery of the 787-9 marks the 100th aircraft of this model that the lessor has received from its direct order with Boeing, and the 25th Dreamliner for the Mexican airline.
July’s order and delivery figures reveal more than a sales battle. They signal where the next decade of MRO demand is taking shape. The July 2026 commercial aircraft numbers may appear to tell a…
Embraer is weighing the possibility of setting up a third C-390 Millennium assembly line in the United States, an initiative that could significantly expand production of the aircraft…
August 14, 2026
The US manufacturer reached five thousand aircraft delivered worldwide. The platform's operating costs, its versatility in the civil sector and the launch of the new…
The US manufacturer reached five thousand aircraft distributed worldwide. The platform's operating costs, its versatility in the civil sector and the launch of the new…
The USS John F Kennedy is the second Ford-class flattop and may now be the last to use the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System. The US Navy’s newest aircraft carrier has begun sea trials ahead of…
The modified Trent 1000 nacelle could reduce fuel consumption without increasing noise, according to the manufacturer
Section 232 action sets tariffs of 25% to 100%, with lower rates for qualifying allied supply chains and incentives for U.S. manufacturing President Donald Trump has imposed new tariffs on imported…
.jpg)
SpaceX has completed the acquisition process of Cursor that began in April, when Cursor announced its collaboration with SpaceXAI to accelerate the training of its models. "Since we created…
U.S. president has criticized EMALS since 2017, arguing that its complexity and maintenance requirements outweigh the advantages of electromagnetic launches
Boeing chose Celso Ferrer, current CEO of GOL Linhas Aéreas, to take over as the manufacturer's president for Latin America and the Caribbean. The executive will officially leave the airline's…
.jpg)
The C-390 goes up against the well-established C-130J in a dispute involving performance, local production and the political weight of Brazil and the United States
StandardAero has secured an exclusive, multi-year contract from Tanzania’s Precision Air to provide maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127M engines…
President Donald Trump signed a national security presidential memorandum on August 13, 2026, directing the Pentagon to strip… The post Trump orders EMALS removed from fourth Ford-class carrier USS…
-1600.webp)
-1600.webp)
August 13, 2026
Impulse Space has won further business with U.S. Space Force. It has won a $28 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase III contract extension in support of two missions: […] The post…
