Miquel Ros

3 days ago | aerotime.aero | Miquel Ros

TAP Air Portugal has launched a new nonstop service connecting San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to the mid-Atlantic archipelago of the Azores. The inaugural flight on this route took off on June 3, 2025, from Lajes Airport (TER), located on the island of Terceira, and landed in San Francisco 10 hours and seven minutes later.

3 days ago | aerotime.aero | Miquel Ros

The transformation of Air India is one of the most remarkable stories to come out of India’s current commercial aviation boom. “The Everest of turnarounds,” as British weekly The Economist once described it, has transcended the confines of the airline industry to become a symbol of the south-Asian nation economic growth and newfound confidence on the global stage.

3 days ago | aerotime.aero | Miquel Ros

Joby Aviation announced on June 3, 2025, that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)with Abdul Latif Jameel, a diversified business conglomerate based in Saudi Arabia. The recently signed agreement sets a framework for the two companies to cooperate in the development of advanced air mobility (AAM) business opportunities in Saudi Arabia.  The announcement also hints at a potential order from the Saudi company for 200 of Joby’s eVTOL aircraft and the related services.

3 days ago | aerotime.aero | Miquel Ros

European defense company Helsing announced on June 4, 2025, that it has acquired Grob Aircraft, a manufacturer of light aircraft and training systems. Grob Aircraft is a well-established brand in the defense industry, with its training aircraft and related systems used by many air forces worldwide, while Helsing is a startup focused on software and artificial intelligence (AI)-driven defense solutions. Both companies are based in Bavaria, in southern Germany.

6 days ago | aerotime.aero | Miquel Ros

In 1923, Spanish engineer Juan de la Cierva came up with a rather revolutionary idea: an aircraft that could use an unpowered rotor at the top to generate lift, while relying on an engine-driven propeller for thrust. He called it an “autogiro,” later anglicized to “autogyro” (and also often referred to as “gyroplane”). To the present-day observer an autogyro may look similar to a helicopter (a type of aircraft that didn’t exist during De la Cierva’s lifetime).