Aerospace

By Steve Trimble
No longer reliant on Russian engines, China is pushing fighter exports in new markets, but can it score a breakthrough order?
Aircraft & Propulsion

SEABURY and PLANE VIEW PARTNERS announced strategic combination of their advisory services businesses.

Aerospace

VIASAT was selected by Porter to supply inflight connectivity and wireless IFE for additional 20 E195-E2s on order.

Aerospace

KKR

KKR completed acquisition of CIRCOR INTERNATIONAL, MA (flow control products/services) in deal valued at $1.8b.

Aerospace

NIAR, Wichita received $10m from FAA to accelerate and expand growth of advanced materials and advanced manufacturing in the aviation industry.

Aerospace

Chris Boshers to Technical Director-Advanced Lab for Aerospace Systems (ATLAS) of NIAR, Wichita.

Aerospace

ALTA added Rolls-Royce as an affiliate member.

Aerospace

SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS and BOEING signed MOA to collaborate on supply chain performance and resiliency to enable production stability and rate increases; final deal, to be completed by November, includes pricing increases for 787 shipsets and reductions for 737 shipsets, resulting in overall net revenue increase for Spirit of $190m through 2033.

Aerospace

AIRBUS was selected to provide a third A320 maintenance training suite (ATC) to Turkish Technic, which now has seven ACTs.

Aerospace

Cyrille Grimald, FalconWays program manager for Dassault Aviation, offers a hands-on experience of the potential of its flight path optimization tool
NBAA

Two months before he was assassinated in Dallas, U.S. President John F. Kennedy ignited a firestorm when he proposed in a speech at the United Nations that the U.S. and Soviet Union conduct a joint manned lunar landing program.
Aerospace

By Michael Bruno
Ocean Aero, a startup company working on autonomous U.S. Navy ships and backed by Lockheed Martin, has opened its new headquarters and manufacturing facility.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Garrett Reim
Regent has signed a $4.75 million contract with the U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Lab to demonstrate its Viceroy prototype for logistics missions in 2025.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Skyryse has begun certification work on its second rotorcraft platform and is Iooking ahead to its first fixed-wing application.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Sean Broderick
The memorandum of understanding boosts 787 shipset prices for 421 units starting with line no. 1164 and reduces 737 pricing from 2026 through 2033.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
The nascent advanced air mobility industry has acted as catalyst for new avionics development.
NBAA

By Michael Bruno
Berkeley Space Center, unveiled Oct. 16, could see employment for more than 6,000 researchers and developers in astronautics, quantum computing and more.
Space

By Michael Bruno
Shield Capital—which was founded in 2021 and invests in areas such as AI, space, autonomy and cyber security—says it has raised $186 million for the fund.
Emerging Technologies

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Technologies including predictive data analytics and facial recognition help airports offer a more streamlined passenger experience.
Airports & Networks

STERLING (Kuehne+Nagel) launched global aerospace service to expedite urgently needed aircraft parts from Boeing to airline operators worldwide.

Aerospace

Oliver Reinhardt, Chief Officer Risk & Certification, on readiness to fly at the 2024 Olympics, and the potential for local partnerships and facilities in the US
NBAA

ROLLS-ROYCE is proposing to cut 2,000-2,500 jobs (5-6%) to focus on efficiency, simplification and enterprise-wide synergies to create more agile business. Engineering Technology & Safety will be combined as single team across group.

Aerospace

GE AEROSPACE has Air Canada order to supply 36 GEnx-1Bs, plus four spares, for 18 787-10s on order.

Aerospace

AVIONICA launched avSARA FDM/PWI (powered by ERGOSS) hardware/software solution that is says will revolutionize flight data recording, immediate data transfer, flight data monitoring, and pilot web interface. L2 AVIATION will install.

Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Giant miscanthus is a perennial grass that can be grown as an energy crop without competing with food crops for land.
Emerging Technologies