Aerospace

JETAIRE has FAA STC for its INVICTA reticulated polyurethane foam technology (for aircraft center wing tank flammability compliance as an approved flammability reduction means and ignition mitigation means ) for A330-200/300s.

BOEING delivered 44 aircraft (34 737 MAXs; 737-800A; 767-2C; five 777Fs; three 787s) in June 2024 vs 60 (48 737 MAXs; 737-800A; four 767s; 777F; six 787s) in June 2023; and 175 (137 narrowbodies) in 1H24 vs 266 (216) in 1H23.

AQUILA AIR CAPITAL purchased a CF6-80C2B1F from Jordan Airmotive.

BOEING agreed to plea agreement with US DOJ over 737 MAX program that will include $243.6m fine and commitment to invest $455m in compliance and safety over next three years; an independent monitor will also be appointed to watch.

Volkan Emre to Chief Technology Officer-Digital Innovation Group of GA Telesis, Fort Lauderdale.

The Series B will bolster the Albuquerque, New Mexico, startup’s expansion plans for a new solid rocket motor factory in Luling, Texas.

Pyka and Brazil’s SLC Agricola have signed a commercial agreement for the delivery of Pyka’s Pelican Spray autonomous aerial application aircraft.

Italian space logistics company D-Orbit has established a U.S.-based joint venture focused on satellite bus design, manufacturing and sales.

Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury says two factors are “marginally affecting” the timeline for when the OEM will launch its next narrowbody aircraft.

The UK regulator also struck an agreement with the European Union Aviation Safety Agency to closely cooperate on type certification.

After electric air taxis, commercial space and artificial intelligence, is quantum computing the next big thing for private equity?

Comparing hydrogen-electric propulsion startups Universal Hydrogen and ZeroAviation reveals companies with quite different business approaches.

GE Aerospace now boasts a validated propulsion design that will compete for use in a future class of hypersonic missiles and reusable vehicles.

Located on a barge in the River Seine near the Paris-Austerlitz train station, the floating platform is to be used for takeoffs and landings.

Leonardo Helicopters has tested the performance of Daedalean’s visual awareness system in flights using two helicopters.

Airbus is eyeing the technology to see if it fulfills its promise to outperform classical computing and enable more optimized aircraft designs and operations.

Japanese nonprofit MASC has launched a project to commercialize advanced air mobility (AAM) in Japan’s Setouchi region.

Boundary.AI has raised almost 100 million yuan ($14 million) in pre-Series A funding.

Airbus has added more partners and a new region to its hydrogen infrastructure studies.

After years of production delays and shortages, fighter OEMs are investing in in new facilities, manufacturing methods and labor to spark new growth.

Tasked with boosting both production rates and aircraft quality, Boeing is making long-needed changes to its decades-old production protocols.

INDRA signed framework agreement to equip US airports with its AeroBOSS surface monitoring system; first system was deployed at Dallas Love Field.

AIRBUS delivered 67 aircraft (seven A220s; 53 A320neo Family; three A330s; four A350s) in June vs 72 (six A220s; 57 A320neo Family; two A330s; seven A350s) in June 2023; and 323 (289 narrowbodies) in 1H23 vs 316 (281) in 1H23.

DEUTSCHE AIRCRAFT revised entry into service date of the 40-seat D328eco regional turboprop to 4Q27 to align with regulatory changes that entail detailed/comprehensive certification process and associated compliance requirements.

Tony Lawrence to Director of Sales & Business Development of TrueAero, Arlington, TX.