Aerospace

ARCHER completed its 402nd eVTOL test flight this year, surpassing 2024 goal of 400, four months ahead of schedule.

Clay Mowry to Chief Executive Officer of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), Reston, VA.

C&L AEROSPACE was retained by Ernst & Young to market/sell Rex-owned 737NG spares inventory (5,000 line items).

Scott Dennis to Chief Executive Officer of 3DEO, Los Angeles.

Charles Drummond to Chief Executive Officer of AviusULD, Thailand.

AEROSPACE COMPOSITES MALAYSIA was relaunched as BOEING COMPOSITES MALAYSIA following acquisition from joint venture partner Hexcel in 4Q23; facility provides composite products/subassemblies for all Boeing aircraft.

SAFRAN acquired Paris-based PRELIGENS (AI analytics solutions) for €220m; company will be renamed SAFRAN.AI.

ATI has Board approval for multi-year, $700m share repurchase program.

LUFTHANSA TECHNIK was selected by All Nippon Airways to supply AeroSHARK drag-reducing riblet film, developed in partnership with BASF, for its 777s (cargo and pax); first 777F entered service with pax aircraft starting in 2025.

TAT TECHNOLOGIES proposed private placement of 673,340 shares to Israeli Institutional/accredited investors at $15.03 ea for 6.2% of company.

Gianmarco Steinhauer to Business Development Manager-Germany of DoKaSch Temperature Solutions, Frankfurt.

Among air taxi OEMs, Eve Air Mobility was the only gainer, rising around 5% to $2.81.

CEO Dirk Hoke will leave Volocopter in February 2025 and Dieter Zetsche, former CEO of Daimler-Benz, has been named Chairman of the AAM startup's Advisory Board

PAL-V has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with airport owner Forum Group to establish an assembly and delivery center for the Liberty fly-drive vehicle.

Brisbane's transport plan foresees UAM offering faster travel options to regional spots such as Gold Coast and direct access to the city center from major hubs.

Feedstocks grown in Southeast Asia can potentially fulfill around 12% of global sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by 2050, according to a new study.

China’s AeroHT, a subsidiary of electric vehicle manufacturer XPeng, has publicly debuted its Land Aircraft Carrier, but slipped first deliveries of the combination ground-air vehicle into 2026.

President of Egypt, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, watched with pride as his country’s flying display team, The Silver Stars, performed an amazing aerial demonstration.

The inaugural Egypt International Air Show opens today at El Alamein International Airport in El Dabaa, Matrouh. SHOW BUSINESS is there for all three days of the show.

The war in Ukraine has seen an increase in interest in Thales’ air defence systems, the company said at the show.

Aero Vodochody Aerospace recently handed over the first six L-39NG jets to its first customer, the Vietnamese Air Force.

Air Cairo will seek to acquire second-hand Airbus A320s to expand its fleet in the short term, as it prepares to receive the last of a batch of A320neos.

Red Sea Airlines marked the second anniversary of starting operations yesterday, with plans to expand its current fleet of three Boeing 737-800s to five early next year.

Egypt’s State-owned Arab Organisation for Industrialisation (AOI) announced in January 2023 that an agreement had been reached for the local production of the Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) T-50 lead-in fighter trainer and FA-50 light attack aircraft.

Recognizing outstanding achievements in the aviation industry, the prestigious Aviation Week Network's 67th Laureate Awards are now open for nominations.