Bombardier has sued the aircraft unit of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., alleging the Japanese company recruited Bombardier employees with the intent of acquiring proprietary trade secrets for use in its Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) program.
After a “soft launch” earlier this year, Terrafugia, the Massachusetts-based roadable aircraft company purchased last year by China’s Geely Group, is taking orders for the first time for its Transition flying car.
Just two weeks after being selected to power startup Zunum Aero’s hybrid-electric small regional aircraft, Safran has unveiled its first electric motor for hybrid and electric concepts.
Last year The Weekly of Business Aviation spoke with Eric Stuck, the product manager at Satair in Atlanta, who manages that company’s program in partnership with Honeywell to carry out ADS-B Out upgrades to Primus II-equipped business aircraft in the U.S.
Supply chain problems hampering Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 production have been one of the biggest aerospace and defense stories of 2018, alongside growing trade tensions with an ultra-important customer, China, and emerging challenges to U.S. defense spending.
Safran and Zodiac Aerospace last week signed an agreement for the merger of Zodiac Aerospace into Safran, eight months after the success of the initial tender offer; integration between the two companies is already underway.
BBA Aviation, parent company of component OEM and MRO provider Ontic, has confirmed the acquisition of Firstmark, an aftermarket services provider of components and subsystems, for $97 million.
