NIAR (Wichita State) was selected by SNC as partner to modernize two 747-8s to replace USAF's E-4Bs; team also includes Collins Aerospace, GE Aerospace, Greenpoint Technologies, Lockheed Martin Skunk Works and Rolls-Royce.
French startup Ascendance Flight Technologies says it is on track to make a first flight with a piloted, prototype of its Atea eVTOL aircraft in mid-2025.
Neptune Aviation Services has announced plans to develop an A319 air tanker modification program to augment and eventually replace its firefighting BAe 146s.
NEPTUNE AVIATION SERVICES has selected the A319 as new platform for aerial firefighting, replacing BAe 146; it has begun converting first aircraft in partnership with AEROTEC & CONCEPT (an Expleo Company) for 2027.
VSE completed previously announced acquisition of KELLSTROM AEROSPACE GROUP, FL from AE Industrial Partners for $185m cash/$20m stock, expanding its presence in the commercial aircraft engine aftermarket (SPNWS; Oct 18).
Aviage Systems, the joint venture between Avic and GE Aerospace that supplies avionics for the Comac C919, has formed a subsidiary to develop AAM systems.
Spire Global has named its chief operating officer, Theresa Condor, as CEO and bolstered its executive ranks as the space business aims to move past turmoil.
