Aerospace

COLLINS AEROSPACE earned $1.1b on $7b sales in 2Q24 vs $899m on $6.4b in 2Q23; increase in sales was driven by a 12% increase in commercial aftermarket, a 10% increase in commercial OE, and a 7% increase in defense.

HONEYWELL AEROSPACE earned $1.1b on $3.9b sales in 2Q24 vs $930m on $3.3b in 2Q23; aftermarket rose 17%.

Work on a follow-on program to further mature the technologies in Airbus’ Wing of Tomorrow research project is gathering momentum.

A UK team has begun flight tests of an airborne 5G connectivity system.

Brunswick, Maine-based amphibious aircraft manufacturer Mallard announced several sales of its seaplane to Indian customers at Farnborough Airshow.

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Flynas and MoU with Airbus for 75 A320neo family aircraft and 15 A330-900.

Bell Textron has successful delivered the remaining five Bell 505 aircraft to the Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF), completing the 10 Bell 505 fleet order.

The trend for OEM service agreements being attached to new aircraft and engine orders continued at Farnborough Airshow.

Boeing and the DOJ have finalized a proposed plea deal that would see the OEM admitting that it defrauded the government during the 737 MAX certification.

At Farnborough Airshow 2024, an absence of new aircraft orders spoke volumes. Listen in as Aviation Week's team analyze the week, breaking down the deals that did take place and sharing the buzz from airlines, suppliers and manufacturers.

Ethiopian MRO, the maintenance division of Ethiopian Airlines, has agreed with ATR to develop repair and training capabilities from its base in Addis Ababa.

The company has unveiled detailed flight deck and engine program plans as it faces a challenging development schedule.

The Pentagon is still limiting payments to Lockheed Martin amid upgrade struggles.

Falcon 9 success streak ends after 325 consecutive flights.

The UK company is aiming for service entry by the end of the decade.

Taking the market opportunity as a whole, EAMaven identifies a target market of 416 million travelers.

At the same time, Honeywell’s venture capital arm has made an undisclosed investment in Electra.

HERBER AIRCRAFT SERVICE, CA was named by Eaton Aerospace as global distributor of its aerospace conveyance and engine solution product lines.

The goal is to launch pilot programs on routes in unpopulated areas with 25 preproduction aircraft in 2025.

Swiss electric propulsion startup H55 has announced the closing of a Series C funding round.

Sigma has signed agreements with eVTOL developer Supernal and VoltAero.

Blue Origin says it has resolved a problem that impaired operation of one of three parachutes on the last flight of its New Shepard suborbital system.

PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA was selected by Maeve to collaborate of development of hybrid-electric propulsion technologies for M80 regional aircraft, which is being designed with 1,200 nm-range for entry into service in 2032.

VOLTAERO secured MOU from Sigma Air Mobility to demonstrate its Cassio electric-hybrid aircraft for potential orders.