Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today
May 13th 2024
Today's briefs report news from Aerovel, Airbus, Eve Air Mobility, Hong Kong International Airport, Japan Airlines, Leonardo and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. Read More »
Airbus has completed its acquisition of U.S.-based Aerovel and its unmanned aerial system, Flexrotor.
Eve Air Mobility has released images of its first full-scale electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) non-conforming prototype at its facility in Brazil.
Hong Kong International Airport will host Routes World in 2025.
Japan Airlines and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries will jointly implement a lightning strike avoidance judgement support service (Lilac) to provide pilots with information to operate on safer routes in areas with lightning activity.
Leonardo has reported a net profit of 459 million euro (US$494 million) for the three months to March 31, up sharply from a net profit of 40 million euro in the previous corresponding period. Revenue rose 20.8%. to 3.7 billion euro.