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2023
22 March Lift off for Alérion M1h, the hydrogen STOL pioneer.

French designers' model kick starts flight testing

The second proposed offering in Avions Mauboussin's range, the Alcyon M3c, will have a capacity of five passengers, a range of 800nm (1,500km) and will reach a cruising speed of 200kts (370 km/h).

22 March The ribbon-cutting event, held at the ITA campus in Sao Jose dos Campos, Sao Paulo, was attended by the governor of the State of São Paulo, Tarcísio de Freitas, by the director of the Department of Aerospace Science and Technology, Lieutenant General Maurício Augusto Silveira de Medeiros, by the president of FAPESP, Marco Antonio Zago, and the rector of ITA, Professor Anderson Ribeiro Correia, among other leaders and researchers from the academic and innovation community.

Partners open research centre in Brazil

The joint facility will create a favourable environment for the search for solutions focused on zero-carbon aviation, autonomous systems, and advanced manufacturing, fundamental to building future air mobility.

22 March

ReleaseREGENT announces strategic investment from Lockheed Martin Ventures

21 March

ReleaseTECNAM commemorates seventy-five years

21 March

ReleaseTextron Aviation utilises 100-percent renewable wind electricity to power all of its Kansas-based facilities in 2022

21 March

ReleaseAviation Without Borders and Transcendent Aerospace partner to create a game-changing state-of-the-art medical support evac jet

20 March

ReleaseA new milestone for NHIndustries!

17 March

ReleaseLeonardo AW09 PS4 prototype performs first flight

16 March

ReleaseHydrogen power for delivery drones: Wingcopter and ZAL GmbH start joint development

16 March

ReleaseDoroni Aerospace raises $3.5M+ from investors, achieves milestone eVTOL flight tests

15 March Phenix Solutions’ engineering team evaluated several aircraft engine OEM’s before selecting Rolls-Royce.

Phenix picks Rolls-Royce power for heavy-lift UAS

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.

15 March Production is under way with a handshake.

US Air Force gives go-ahead for MH-139A production

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.

15 March The Vertical Aerospace Energy Centre

Vertical opens aerospace battery factory in Bristol

Operational ramp-up of Vertical’s battery manufacturing machinery has begun by assembling the first in-house developed prototype battery modules in the facility.

12 March

ReleaseCosmic reaches critical power density threshold with first engine prototype

10 March

ReleaseCormorant works with class-leading aircraft design company, Leichtwerk AG

9 March

ReleaseAfter unveiling its production aircraft, Midnight, last November Archer nears completion of its first build

9 March Limosa Inc. founder and CEO Hamid Hamidi and Airborne Commercial Director Joe Summers signed the partnership heads of terms on the 8th February, 2023.

Limosa taps Airborne expertise to build LimoConnect

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.

9 March

ReleaseEmbraer closes US$ 200 million credit facility in the US

8 March

ReleasePhenix Solutions & SEI Industries team up for aerial firefighting

8 March

ReleaseBETA Technologies expands internationally with opening of engineering hub in Montréal

7 March

ReleaseSikorsky long-Range hybrid-electric VTOL demonstrator to inform future military and commercial missions

7 March

ReleaseArcher closes incentive transaction; begins construction on first of its kind high-volume eVTOL manufacturing facility in Covington, GA

7 March

ReleaseSchweizer announces receipt of the FAA Production Certificate for the S300C and S300CBi

7 March

ReleaseLockheed Martin, Korea Aerospace Industries & Red 6 Aerospace announce emerging technology partnership

7 March

ReleaseEnstrom Helicopter glass panel

6 March

ReleaseNew mid-market publicly traded aerospace & defense company: AIRO Group Holdings, Inc. (AIRO) enters agreement and plan of merger with Kernel Group Holdings (NASDAQ: KRNLU) to list on NASDAQ

2 March Lilium's collaboration with Collins continues the company's strategy of teaming up with established tier one aerospace suppliers.

Collins develops sidestick system for Lilium Jet

Collins has extensive experience in developing and certifying inceptors for commercial jets, and will certify the Lilium Jet's pair of inceptors to commercial aviation standards.

2 March Daher has installed the first PUR-XTL biofuel tank at the company’s Corlog logistics hub near Toulouse, France to fuel its truck fleet that supports the receiving, warehousing and preparation of aircraft sub-assemblies for delivery to Airbus assembly lines.

Biofuel for trucks helps Daher decarbonise logistics

Reducing its carbon footprint along with the improvement of customer satisfaction: this is the dual challenge set out in Daher's Take Off 2027 strategic plan for the next five years. Biofuel will play a part.

2 March

ReleaseEuropean amphibious firefighting aircraft Seagle on track for 2030

2 March A Boeing-built F/A-18 Super Hornet takes off from Lambert International Airport in St. Louis. Boeing will continue to deliver new Block III Super Hornets to the Navy through 2025.

Boeing builds on St Louis investment with F/A-18 sunset plan

A clear timetable for the end of F/A-18 production allows Boeing to redirect resources to future military aircraft programs, including support work on the next generation of advanced crewed and uncrewed aircraft.

2 March

ReleaseLow-carbon aviation is speeding up. Green light for the construction of the AURA Factory, at Toulouse-Francazal airport

2 March

ReleaseSNC advances to next phase of U.S. Army FTUAS program with Voly-T UAV

2 March Doroni Aerospace successfully completes an untethered flight test with its eVTOL prototype.

Doroni completes untethered flight of H1 eVTOL

The milestone comes a few days after Doroni announced the successful completion of tethered flight tests with the H1 prototype; and yaw, pitch and roll testing several days prior to that.

1 March

ReleaseU.S. Army selects AeroVironment JUMP 20 medium Unmanned Aircraft System to enter Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (FTUAS) program Increment 2

28 February

ReleaseBoeing receives U.S. Air Force E-7 Airborne Early Warning & Control Aircraft contract

28 February

ReleaseInnovaero announces partnership with BAE Systems Australia for design, development and launch of the STRIX hybrid propulsion Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS) platform

28 February

ReleaseSuperJet International: new shareholder from the United Arab Emirates (UAE)

28 February

ReleasePteroDynamics raises $7.5 Million seed round to expand Transwing aircraft platform

24 February

ReleaseGA-ASI performs cold weather validation using MQ-9B SkyGuardian

23 February The Vertiia.

Australian eVTOL ambitions are off the ground

The eVTOL is expected to carry four passengers and a pilot at a cruising speed of 300 kph with a range of up to 1,000 km. AMSL Aero expects to commence deliveries of the Vertiia in 2026.

23 February

ReleaseKratos XQ-58A Valkyrie continues successful flights and capability evolution

23 February LEO's vision of the future.

Flying car plans advance with Eagle expertise onboard

Eagle Technologies’ expertise in aerospace engineering, prototyping and manufacturing will play a key role in bringing the LEO Coupe eVTOL personal transport vehicle to market.

23 February The Mk4 manoeuvres using a unique gimballed thrust system, whereby an Artificial Intelligence (AI) flight controller individually adjusts four rotor pairs mounted on lightweight 3D printed gimbals.

Alauda prepares flying race car for piloted flights

Alauda Aerospace plans to begin flight testing the Mk4 chassis and powertrain, including the first crewed flights of the airframe, in the first quarter of 2023. It will be ready for the Airspeeder Racing Championship in 2024.

21 February

ReleaseVolocopter in Japan: Series E investment and regulatory pathway set

17 February

ReleaseEH216 AAV completes its Japan's first passenger-carrying demo flight

17 February

ReleaseDronamics raises $40 million in pre-Series A funding

16 February The extended flight by an AI agent took place as part of a series of tests in December.

Converted F-16 flies 17 hours under control of AI

Developed by Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in collaboration with Calspan for the USAF test pilot school, the VISTA X-62A uses open systems architecture, and can mimic the performance characteristics of other aircraft.

16 February FAA Acting Administrator, Billy Nolen, and Joby Head of Aircraft OEM, Didier Papadopoulos, watch Joby's all-electric aircraft take off at Marina Airport, CA.

Joby begins assembly of production-conforming aircraft

Concurrently with low-rate aircraft production in Marina, Joby is actively evaluating proposals from a number of states to support the construction of its Phase 1 production facility.

16 February

ReleaseJoby begins testing at world's largest wind tunnel facility

15 February

ReleaseGulfstream delivers 100th G600