Aerospace

EATON AEROSPACE earned $230m on $946m sales in 3Q24 vs $209m on $867m in 3Q23.

Joby’s 523-mi. (841-km) flight in a hydrogen-powered S4 air taxi over the summer was groundbreaking for two major reasons.

The BlackBird demonstrator is planned to fly in early 2025.

Switzerland’s Smartflyer rolled out is SFX1 prototype electric aircraft at Grenchen Airport on Nov. 6.

The aircraft will use a hybrid-electric range extender that XPeng has introduced for its electric vehicles.

The first conforming subassembly, an S4 tail, has been completed and is now undergoing conformity inspection by the FAA.

In a study relying on employee integration missions, Toulouse-based consultancy Cylad has issued a series of recommendations on how to better train workers.

Rise Air's announcement of an ATR 72-600 order marks the introduction of the type in Canada and adds to the OEM's meager list of sales since January.

The Emirates Group has releases its ‘half-year financial performance, posting a profit before tax of AED 10.4 billion (US$ 2.8 billion) for the first six months of 2024-25.

Gulfstream Aerospace will exhibit its ultra large-cabin Gulfstream G700 and the clean-sheet Gulfstream G500 aircraft at the Bahrain International Airshow.

Airbus has to deliver a further 211 commercial aircraft over November and December to meet its production target of 770 airliners in 2024.

Rolls-Royce is targeting FAA certification of a Trent 1000 high-pressure turbine blade improvement “in the coming months” after previously projecting the milestone would be reached this year.

Chinese OEM Comac has hinted that it is in the process of selecting the launch customer for the C929 widebody airliner.

Britten-Norman is now hoping to produce its first UK-manufactured Islander in November 2025, marking a slip from the original timeline of May 2024.

Deorbiting the ultra-high-power International Space Station would be a waste of energy, literally and figuratively.

Lilium burned through more than $1.4 billion without achieving first flight of its Lilium Jet. Shareholders and customers want answers.

Airbus is seeing the growing impact of problems at key suppliers such as Spirit AeroSystems, with its planned ramp-up for 2025 and beyond at stake.

DG Fuels plans to build a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production facility Moorhead, Minnesota, with production anticipated to begin in 2030.

Howmet Aerospace’s revenue and net income both grew at a steady clip in the third quarter thanks to strong demand for engines and within the aftermarket.

MAGELLAN AEROSPACE had C$5.8m net income on C$223.5m revenues in 3Q24 vs C$3.7m on C$213m in 3Q23.

PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA plans to demonstrate hydrogen combustion technology on a PW127XT under Hydrogen Advanced Design Engine Study (HyADES) project supported by Canada's Initiative for Sustainable Aviation Technology (INSAT); NEXT HYDROGEN SOLUTIONS will collaborate, developing electrolyzers needed for hydrogen production infrastructure.

VSE AVIATION earned $25.4m on $204m revenues in 3Q24 vs $21m on $152m in 3Q23; MRO revenues increased 12%.

HOWMET AEROSPACE had $332m net income on $1.8b revenues in 3Q24 vs $188m on $1.7b in 3Q23; commercial rose 17%.

CYIENT DLM, India was selected by Honeywell Aerospace as partner for 16-year program to develop liquid cooling loops for select applications of micro vapor cycle systems (Micro VCS) for cabin temperature control.

TELEDYNE TECHNOLOGIES agreed to acquire select aerospace and defense electronics businesses, including QIOPTIQ in Northern Wales, UK and US-based ADVANCED ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS, from Excelitas Technologies for $710m.