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RTC AEROSPACE, CA has acquired VANDERHORST BROTHERS INDUSTRIES, Simi Valley, CA (precision components).

Admiral Kirkland Donald to Special Advisor of Boeing to provide in-depth assessment of Commerical Airplane's quality management system.

BOEING announced immediate actions to bolster QA and controls in 737 production: More quality inspections; Additional training; Reviewing work by Spirit AeroSystems; Opening factories to operators; and Independent audits/assessments.

IDEX has acquired STC MATERIAL SOLUTIONS, VT (ceramics/hermetic sealing) in deal arranged by Houlihan Lokey.

SUNSHINE AVIONICS (HEICO) acquired exclusive license and key assets from Honeywell to support 737NG/777 cockpit displays and legacy display product lines.

ZEROAVIA and VERNE teamed to explore use of cryo-compressed hydrogen (denser form of hydrogen) for aircraft.