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Umbra CEO Todd Master Maps Company Evolution and Future Strategy

Todd Master, CEO of satellite imagery specialist Umbra, reviews the company’s progression from startup through its latest milestones and outlines strategic initiatives to expand its Earth-observation capabilities and market presence.

2025-08-12T13:32:24.140615-07:00

FreightWaves

Fred Smith, FedEx Founder and Air Cargo Pioneer, Dies at 80

2025-06-21T23:59:15.606207-07:00

FlightGlobal

Airbus CEO Faury details A320 successor, hydrogen outlook and defence consolidation

2025-06-11T00:43:54.474451-07:00

Aviation Week

Boeing CEO Pushes 737 MAX 7/10 and 777-9 Certification in Year-End Drive

2025-05-28T16:10:51.369000-07:00

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Umbra CEO Todd Master Maps Company Evolution and Future Strategy Todd Master, CEO of satellite imagery specialist Umbra, reviews the company’s progression from startup through its latest milestones and outlines strategic initiatives to expand its Earth-observation capabilities and market presence.

2025-08-12T13:32:24.140615-07:00

Umbra CEO Todd Master Maps Company Evolution and Future Strategy

Aviation Week

Boeing Commercial CEO Pope Sees Resilient Future as Recovery Gains Traction In a rare media interview, Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO Stephanie Pope said she takes pride in her team’s progress and is cautiously optimistic that the manufacturer is getting back on track. Her remarks underscore renewed confidence as Boeing works to stabilize production and rebuild industry trust.

2025-07-08T12:43:32.006316-07:00

Boeing Commercial CEO Pope Sees Resilient Future as Recovery Gains Traction

Payload

Rep. Vince Fong stakes commercial space in NASA budget talks, cites district heritage Since taking office in June 2024, Rep. Vince Fong has championed commercial space as a key pillar of the administration’s NASA budget request, arguing it will bolster US strategic ambitions. He also underscored his district’s deep-rooted aeronautics heritage as essential to sustaining national leadership in space.

2025-07-08T10:35:20.919822-07:00

Rep. Vince Fong stakes commercial space in NASA budget talks, cites district heritage

Space Explored

From Nominee to Navigator: Isaacman’s Private Push to Fund Space Science Jared Isaacman, former NASA administrator nominee and private astronaut commander on Inspiration4 and Polaris Dawn, has shifted from policy pursuits to directly funding space science. He is marshaling private capital and SpaceX partnerships to underwrite projects—from ISS experiments to lunar payloads—threatened by NASA’s looming budget cuts.

2025-07-01T08:19:31.004167-07:00

From Nominee to Navigator: Isaacman’s Private Push to Fund Space Science

FreightWaves

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Fred Smith, FedEx Founder and Air Cargo Pioneer, Dies at 80 Frederick W. Smith, the Vietnam veteran and entrepreneur who founded Federal Express in 1971 and built FedEx into a global logistics powerhouse with a fleet of over 700 aircraft, died June 21 at age 80, the company announced Saturday.

2025-06-21T23:59:15.606207-07:00

Fred Smith, FedEx Founder and Air Cargo Pioneer, Dies at 80

Aerospace America

Diamond-Backed Volocopter Targets Late-Decade VoloCity Air Taxi Service Under Diamond Aircraft’s ownership since March, acting CEO Artem Izokh is refocusing Volocopter on certifying its two-seat VoloCity air taxi. Prioritizing type certification under Wanfeng’s Austrian subsidiary, the company plans passenger flights later this decade despite earlier doubts over commercial viability.

2025-06-19T11:05:27.964154-07:00

Diamond-Backed Volocopter Targets Late-Decade VoloCity Air Taxi Service

CNBC

StandardAero CEO: Engine Maintenance Demand Soars on Post-Covid Fleet Recovery StandardAero CEO Russell Ford says a rebound in global flight hours and aging narrow-body fleets have fuelled record engine maintenance volumes, while digital upgrades and supply-chain pressure shape the aftermarket’s post-Covid evolution. He also outlines ongoing capacity constraints, talent shortages and margin headwinds.

2025-06-16T08:16:51.593149-07:00

StandardAero CEO: Engine Maintenance Demand Soars on Post-Covid Fleet Recovery

FlightGlobal

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Airbus CEO Faury details A320 successor, hydrogen outlook and defence consolidation Ahead of the Paris Air Show, Airbus chief Guillaume Faury outlined the airframer’s roadmap for a next-generation single-aisle jet to succeed the A320 family around 2030, reaffirmed the pursuit of hydrogen propulsion for deeper decarbonization and signalled strategic consolidation in its defence business.

2025-06-11T00:43:54.474451-07:00

Airbus CEO Faury details A320 successor, hydrogen outlook and defence consolidation

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