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The latest top stories in aircraft manufacturing worldwide.

March 15, 2023
The contract includes the manufacturing of the Kopter AW09 main and tail rotor control cables utilising Triumph's flexball cables, designed to provide a low-maintenance solution.. Full Story
Dr. Hamid Hamidi, CEO of Limosa, and Martin Kroell, CEO of Autoflug seal the deal.
March 15, 2023
Phenix Solutions’ engineering team evaluated several aircraft engine OEM’s before selecting Rolls-Royce.
March 15, 2023
The proven track record of Rolls-Royce and pedigree of the RR300 made the selection easy; the engine has nearly two decades of operation in civilian aerospace and has exceeded over 1.6 million flight hours. Full Story
Production is under way with a handshake.
March 15, 2023
The initiation of low-rate production will yield the first operational aircraft set to replace the U.S. Air Force's current fleet of UH-1N “Huey” helicopters, with first delivery slated for 2024. Full Story
ZeroAvia's HTPEM Fuel Cell Stack.
March 15, 2023
ZeroAvia's testing confirms the potential for HTPEM systems to accelerate the development of large hydrogen-electric powertrains for large aircraft. Full Story
The Vertical Aerospace Energy Centre
March 15, 2023
Operational ramp-up of Vertical’s battery manufacturing machinery has begun by assembling the first in-house developed prototype battery modules in the facility. Full Story
Universal Hydrogen successfully completes the first flight of its Dash 8 under hydrogen power.
March 9, 2023
In this first test flight, one of the aircraft's turbine engines was replaced with Universal Hydrogen's fuel cell-electric, megawatt-class powertrain. The other remained a conventional engine for safety of flight. Full Story
March 9, 2023
Airborne has a capability set that covers the product development cycle for composite structures from initial feasibility through to serial automated production and the supply of digital manufacturing equipment. Full Story
March 9, 2023
Future HSVTOLs will have the capability to use runways with conventional jet takeoff when runways are intact and independence with short field takeoff and vertical takeoff when runways are compromised. Full Story
March 9, 2023
In addition to F-15, F-16, and F-18 castings for Collins legacy programs, the extended LTA also encompasses the supply of castings to support F-35 Lightning II, KC-46, Airbus A320neo, Boeing 787 and 777X programs. Full Story