Aerospace

The FAA has issued an update to its interim safety standards for vertiport design.

The clean-sheet, twin-engine aircraft is expected to fly by year’s end or in early 2025.

The Marrakech Air Show will take place October 30 – November 2 2024.

The African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC) must be given the “teeth” to drive pan-African air transport liberalisation and implement the African Union’s flagship Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) project,

Cabin crew, maintenance workers and ATCs are among the positions that will need an influx of workforce, CAE CEO Marc Parent says.

A final FAA rule outlining standards for pilot certification and operations of eVTOL aircraft is expected to be published before the end of the year.

The strike by IAM District 751 and W24 workers is the first exogenous crisis for suppliers since the pandemic. Managing it may feel similar.

The USAF secretary is targeting an F-22 replacement's per-unit cost near that of an F-35 or F-15EX .

BOOM completed third flight of its XB-1 test aircraft (to test key systems, including performance of the ECS before going to higher altitudes and stability augmentation system) at Mojave; supersonic flight is scheduled by end of 2024.

AMTRA AERO COMPONENT SOLUTIONS (AACS) was formed to manage AMTRA Aero's part-out portfolio and warehouse component sales out of 12,000 sq ft facility (4,000 sq ft of air-conditioned storage) in Tulsa starting in November 2024.

DRAYTON AEROSPACE, Dubai opened regional offices in Mumbai, India and near DFW to increase presence/accelerate growth in its USM business.

Opened in April, Archer’s government affairs office is located at 500 L’Enfant Plaza.

PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) sees itself focusing on special-mission conversions for its CN-235 turboprop transport aircraft, as it looks to keep it relevant in the international market.

The Norwegian Research Center has purchased two Windracers Ultra drones for Antarctic survey missions.

Airbus Helicopters UK has formally opened its new headquarters at London Oxford Airport, making what Chairman John Harrison calls a £55 million ($73 million) "investment not only in our infrastructure, but also in a better future."

Within four to five years a revived, state-owned South African Airways (SAA) is aiming to reach a fleet size of about 50 aircraft.

Textron Aviation presented its best and final offer of a new four-year labor contract to the machinists union Sept. 18, one which includes a 26% wage increase over the life of the contract. Union leaders recommend acceptance.

Management asserts that the $4.7 billion deal will lead to growth in new markets while investors are keen to see a payoff.

Starlink, OneWeb and Iridium are looking to help users preserve positioning, navigation and timing information to prevent combat jamming and spoofing.

COLLINS AEROSPACE has FAA TSO for new multi-core processor (Collins Multifunction Display, powered by Mosarc) to increase speed/capacity/flexibility of flight deck, providing 75% more capability vs traditional single-core processors.

TIGHITCO LATIN AMERICA has $10m Spirit AeroSystems contract to supply insulation assemblies for 737 MAXs.

AIRBUS opened new customer support center in Johannesburg, South Africa.

FLYHT AEROSPACE SOLUTIONS announced successful integration of its 5G AFIRS Edge solution with Air North, as STC partner, for its 737NGs.

Gabriel Semelas to President-Africa and Middle East, based in Dubai, of Airbus (effective 2025).

Vertical Aerospace says it has enough cash to make it into the second quarter (Q2) of 2025.