Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, which owns Volvo Cars and has a stake in Daimler AG, will invest in flying-car maker Volocopter GmbH. Geely and Bruchsal, Germany-based Volocopter will form a joint venture in an effort to bring flying cars to China.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) will acquire Bombardier's regional jet program for $550 million. Pursuant to the agreement, MHI will acquire the maintenance, support, refurbishment, marketing and sales activities for the CRJ Series aircraft, including the related services and support network located in Montreal, Quebec, and Toronto, Ontario.

At least one engineer was skeptical that Nitinol, which is made by combining nickel and titanium, would work as a ball bearing. But after a lot of testing – and a failed trial with a casting process – a team of scientists from NASA and Abbott Ball Company found success with powder metallurgy.

An April explosion during testing might delay SpaceX’s plan to fly NASA astronauts to and from the International Space Station by the end of 2019. The explosion, which was caused by a leaky valve in the thruster system, destroyed a Crew Dragon capsule and forced design changes.

A publication that tracks the global defense industry and publishes an annual list of the world’s largest defense firms says that eight of the largest contractors are Chinese.

Brazilian airplane manufacturer Embraer signed a contract with SkyWest worth $340 million for seven E175 jets in a 70-seat configuration. SkyWest will operate the aircraft for Delta. Deliveries are expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2019.

Despite setbacks for Boeing's 737 MAX program, California rolling mill Kaiser Aluminum expects steady aerospace shipments in the second half of 2019.

A material composed of steel composite metal foam (CMF), a ceramic face plate and an aluminum back plate has been shown to resist .50-caliber rounds as well as steel armor of twice the weight.

Following success with mandated exoskeletons for 24 workers in its Woodstock weld shop, almost 200 of the 7,400 employees at Toyota’s plant in Princeton, Ind., will be required to use the Levitate AIRFRAME exoskeleton to perform their daily duties.

An Arizona State University (ASU) team won an ASM award for their design of a heat treatment for additively manufactured AM355. Processing time was reduced by 50% while costs were cut 20%.