Aerospace

FLYHT was selected by Canada Jetlines to supply AFIRS 228 Iridium Satcom and AFIRS Edge 5G solutions for its A320s.

GA TELESIS secured ASA-100 certification for its facility in Shanghai, China.

INDRA completed acquisition of PARK AIR, UK (ground-to-air radio systems for civil and military air traffic management) from Northrop Grumman.

REGENT, RI signed Japan Airlines as partner in establishing system for all-electric seaglider operations in Japan.

SITA was selected by Vistara to provide eWAS (weather awareness) and OptiClimb (customized climb profiles) solutions.

TRIUMPH AVIATION SERVICES ASIA (TASA), Thailand and AIRLINE COMPONENT SERVICES, UK have entered into partnership agreement to repair, store and distribute $2m inventory of structural components within Asia.

BYE AEROSPACE, CO announced LOIs from four customers in the aviation training sector for 340 eFlyer aircraft.

COLLINS AEROSPACE opened The Grid, a $50m, 25,000 sq ft advanced electric power systems laboratory to develop and test key components for hybrid-electric propulsion and more electric systems; it has test capability of eight megawatts.

DEUTSCHE AIRCRAFT completed wind-tunnel testing campaign for its 328ALPHA technology demonstrator.

BOEING selected PRATT & WHITNEY to supply GTF engines and COLLINS AEROSPACE to supply nacelles and engine accessories for X-66A flight demonstrator project for NASA. Collins will also support ground/flight testing from 2028.

ALTA added Seattle Aviation Solutions as an affiliate member.

BOEING and MASDAR teamed to help develop SAF industry in the UAE.

BOEING inaugurated new office in Jakarta. It signed MOU with Indonesia’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to explore initiatives aimed at strengthening its aviation sector with a focus on flight safety, efficiency, and sustainability.

AERSALE reports certification of AerAware enhanced flight vision system for 737NG/MAX is still under FAA review. It does not expect any issues.

Rhode Island-based electric seaglider startup Regent has announced the completion of a $60 million Series A funding round.

Austrian startup CycloTech has unveiled a design concept for an “air car.”

Achieving essential soft landings on the Moon with precision is proving to be a challenge.

Supernal is working to develop electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicles.

Laboratory invites startups to test munitions algorithms in simulations.

Alderman & Co.’s statistical analysis correlates S&P 500 growth with aerospace and defense consolidation.

Northrop was one of four teams to win NASA funding for early development of commercial LEO platforms.

Personal air mobility startup Jetson has announced the successful completion of a $15 million seed round.

The UK is moving toward an outcomes-based approach in regulating remotely piloted aircraft systems and the advanced air mobility sector.

U.S. startup Skyryse has taken delivery of an Airbus H130 from air medical service provider Air Methods.

RTX company Collins Aerospace has formally opened the Grid, a $50 million advanced electric power systems laboratory.