Articles about aerospace – Page 2 of 9

Swiss battery venture teams up with magniX and Harbour Air on electric plane

One of the pioneers of battery-powered aviation is joining a Pacific Northwest team that’s aiming to get an all-electric seaplane… Read More

What it was like to fly — and land — in Alaska Airlines’ first commercial 737-MAX 9 flight

[Editor’s Note: Brian M. Westbrook is a journalist and longtime member of the Seattle tech community who was the first… Read More

Former Boeing CEO’s blank check company raises $240M for future aerospace deal

New Vista Acquisition Corp., the blank-check company founded by former Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg to prime the pump for a… Read More

MagniX moves electric aircraft engine production to new 40K square-foot headquarters north of Seattle

MagniX, the electric aircraft engine builder, has moved into a 40,000-square-foot manufacturing building in an industrial park just north of… Read More

Boeing says its composites R&D center will be turned to other purposes, ending an era

Boeing says it’ll be repurposing the Seattle-area facility that has served as the focus for research into the composite materials… Read More

Year in Aerospace: The comeback begins for Boeing and for American spaceflight

Boeing’s rebuilding year drew to a close today with a milestone capping a momentous year in aerospace: the first U.S.… Read More

Junior Geek of the Month: Theo Monnin’s ‘aerial activism’ pairs drone photography and conservation

For as long as he could remember, Theo Monnin had a poster of an SR-71 Blackbird aircraft hanging on his… Read More

Ancient art of origami provides a pathway for building a better tank for rocket fuel

Build a better fuel tank, and the space industry will beat a path to your door. At least that’s what… Read More

FAA’s go-ahead for 737 MAX’s return to flight kicks off a massive software upgrade

Two years after the catastrophic crash of a Boeing 737 MAX jet in Indonesia touched off an aviation crisis, the… Read More

Stratolaunch teams up with Calspan and makes progress on hypersonic flight plan

Stratolaunch, the aerospace company founded by the late Seattle tech titan Paul Allen, is gearing up on several fronts for… Read More

Space Notes: Spaceflight makes launch deal, RBC Signals to host Swarm, and a new fellowship is born

— Seattle-based Spaceflight Inc. says it’s signed an agreement with HawkEye 360 to support multiple launches of the Virginia-based company’s… Read More

MagniX teams up with Universal Hydrogen for electric airplane conversion project

Redmond, Wash.-based MagniX says it’s partnering with a Los Angeles startup called Universal Hydrogen to retrofit 40-passenger regional aircraft with… Read More

Amazon Air buys 6M gallons of sustainable fuel — here’s what it means for the industry and planet

Shipments of your future Amazon packages could be powered, at least in part, by agricultural waste. Amazon Air, the company’s… Read More

Amazon Web Services is creating its very own space force for cloud computing

Amazon Web Services today unveiled a new business unit devoted to developing data infrastructure and cloud services for the aerospace… Read More

Pandemic fallout: Boeing sends layoff notices to 6,770 employees as part of 10% cutback

As part of its plan for a 10% workforce reduction, Boeing says that it’s moved from voluntary layoffs to involuntary… Read More

Attack of the drones: Boeing rolls out first ‘Loyal Wingman’ AI aircraft in Australia

A Boeing-led team has presented the Royal Australian Air Force with its first “Loyal Wingman” aircraft, an AI-equipped drone that’s… Read More

Former U.N. envoy Nikki Haley quits Boeing’s board over its plea for $60B in aid

Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor and U.N. ambassador who has been touted as a future presidential candidate, says… Read More

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk touts Starlink satellites and robotic fighter jets at Air Warfare Symposium

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk took a rare deep dive into the workings of his company’s Starlink broadband satellite operation in… Read More

Boeing backs Washington state’s plan to drop tax breaks amid trade dispute with Europe and Airbus

With Boeing’s blessing, Washington state lawmakers have introduced bills aimed at suspending tax breaks that have benefited the aerospace company… Read More

Systima expands facilities and workforce for hypersonic and weapon systems development

Kirkland, Wash.-based Systima Technologies is taking on more employees and real estate to work on Defense Department contracts related to… Read More

Boeing’s prognosticator says China’s coronavirus crisis will have an impact on the aviation market

LYNNWOOD, Wash. — One of Boeing’s top market analysts says the concerns stirred up by China’s Wuhan coronavirus outbreak will… Read More

Boeing and the U.S. Navy turn Growler jets into remote-controlled drones as ‘force multiplier’

The era of remote-controlled combat jets has come a little closer in the wake of a demonstration staged by Boeing… Read More

After ownership change, Stratolaunch confirms that it’s still working on hypersonic vehicles

It’s been three months since ownership of the Stratolaunch space venture was transferred from the late Seattle billionaire Paul Allen’s… Read More

Analysis: Boeing’s new CEO plays it safe — but more will be needed to get the company flying right

Veteran aerospace executive David Calhoun took the reins as Boeing’s CEO today, telling employees in a company-wide email that his… Read More

Year in Aerospace: Looking back at Boeing’s troubles, looking ahead to commercial triumphs

2019 was a tough year for the aerospace industry — a year when a control system flaw caused the second… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Interview with Outlook product chief; comic convention; and more

— How did Outlook’s mobile app reach 100 million users since launching in 2015? Hear from Outlook Mobile team leader… Read More

What brought down Boeing’s CEO — and what the next CEO will need to do to bring Boeing back

Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg’s departure sends a message that the troubled company is going back to basics. But in this… Read More

Boeing will suspend production of 737 MAX jets and shift workers to other teams

After stockpiling hundreds of grounded 737 MAX jets, Boeing announced that it will suspend production of the planes in January.… Read More

Airbus acquires MTM Robotics, which makes aircraft-building systems in Boeing’s backyard

Airbus says it has acquired MTM Robotics, a Seattle-area company that provides automated systems for aerospace manufacturing, for an undisclosed… Read More

Microsoft’s Brad Smith cites Boeing crisis as cautionary tale for intelligent machines, calls for AI kill switch

For decades, sci-fi movies have predicted a future in which humans lose control of intelligent machines and chaos ensues. Those… Read More