The new HPT stage 1 blades help address hot-section durability issues that have led to lower-than-expected time-on-wing durations in harsh environments.
The first stage of the type certification process, the certification basis spells out the environmental and airworthiness requirements for new aircraft.
TORAY ADVANCED COMPOSITES acquired assets, technology and intellectual property of GORDON PLASTICS, CO (continuous fiber reinforced thermoplastic composite materials) and its 47,000 sq ft production facility at Denver.
TRIMAS AEROSPACE earned $6.3m on $70.8m sales in 3Q24 vs $7.1m on $67.6m in 3Q23; sales suffered from delayed shipments from 10-week work stoppage at one of its fastener manufacturing locations, which has since been resolved.
SK CAPITAL completed acquisition of Parker Hannifin's North America Composites & Fuel Containment (CFC) Division (engineered carbon fiber composite components and fuel containment solutions), renamed AXILLON AEROSPACE.
JETZERO announced new supplier contracts for key components of the Flight Control System on its full-scale blended wing body (BWB) demonstrator: BAE SYSTEMS for pilot controls and actuation controllers; MOOG for flight control actuators; SAFRAN for pilot controls; THALES for flight control computers; and WOODWARD for trim control modules.
TRIUMPH GROUP postponed issuance of its 2Q results from Nov 4 to Nov 12 as result of a recent and favorable settlement with Boeing related to pricing on its Interiors contracts; additional time is required to finalize the accounting.
SK Capital has completed the acquisition of Parker Hannifin’s composites and fuel containment operations in North America, renaming it Axillon Aerospace.
Sustainable flight will require businesses that might otherwise have specialized in discrete aerospace tasks to also get involved in nontraditional areas.
Panelists speaking during the UK ATI annual conference were optimistic that hydrogen fuel cell technology could be scaled up to power regional airliners.
Unable to evaluate risks quickly and effectively in Boeing’s vast operation, the FAA depends on Boeing-produced data points to determine the airframer’s health.
