Aerospace

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Aerospace

By Steve Trimble, Brian Everstine
Mounting losses have prompted greater caution among some defense companies as Pentagon officials stand by fixed-price acquisition strategies.
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By Michael Bruno, Ben Goldstein
Do Airbus and Boeing’s aerostructures reintegrations represent a trend, anomalies or both?
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By Jens Flottau, Robert Wall
Guillaume Faury is looking to bring more work in-house in order to deal with supplier issues.
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By Irene Klotz
Matching NASA’s needs with the ideal contracting mechanism is a challenge.
Space

By Thierry Dubois
Launch service provider Arianespace’s order backlog totals 29 missions, with the next being planned for December.
Space

By Ben Goldstein
Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Ottobrun near Munich, ERC Systems is seeking to launch services later this decade.
Advanced Air Mobility

ZEROAVIA secured investment from ITOCHU, which will also serve as a sales representative in Asia.

Aerospace

AIRBUS, AENA, AIR NOSTRUM, IBERIA, EXOLUM and REPSOL are partnering to study the creation of the first hydrogen airport hub located in Spain.

Aerospace

VORTEX CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES, Seattle was selected by SunExpress (European launch customer) to supply Finlets (mounted on aft fuselage) for 30 737NGs (first five complete) to reduce total fuel consumption/carbon emissions.

Aerospace

SIGNIA AEROSPACE agreed to acquire GOODRICH HOIST & WINCH.

Aerospace

JET PARTS ENGINEERING has FAA approval for 20 new PMA parts/DER repairs, including 737/A320/A330 thrust reverser parts, GEnx oil gaskets, A320 fuel cap cable assembly, and an overspeed governor valve for a PW2000 FCU.

Aerospace

AE INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS closed its third flagship private equity fund with total capital commitments of $1.28b to make control investments in companies across the aerospace and defense supply chains and support key industry suppliers.

Aerospace

BOEING delivered 44 aircraft (34 737 MAXs; 737-800A; 767-2C; five 777Fs; three 787s) in June 2024 vs 60 (48 737 MAXs; 737-800A; four 767s; 777F; six 787s) in June 2023; and 175 (137 narrowbodies) in 1H24 vs 266 (216) in 1H23.

Aerospace

JETAIRE has FAA STC for its INVICTA reticulated polyurethane foam technology (for aircraft center wing tank flammability compliance as an approved flammability reduction means and ignition mitigation means ) for A330-200/300s.

Aerospace

Volkan Emre to Chief Technology Officer-Digital Innovation Group of GA Telesis, Fort Lauderdale.

Aerospace

AQUILA AIR CAPITAL purchased a CF6-80C2B1F from Jordan Airmotive.

Aerospace

BOEING agreed to plea agreement with US DOJ over 737 MAX program that will include $243.6m fine and commitment to invest $455m in compliance and safety over next three years; an independent monitor will also be appointed to watch.

Aerospace

By Michael Bruno
The Series B will bolster the Albuquerque, New Mexico, startup’s expansion plans for a new solid rocket motor factory in Luling, Texas.
Commercial Space

By Bill Carey
Pyka and Brazil’s SLC Agricola have signed a commercial agreement for the delivery of Pyka’s Pelican Spray autonomous aerial application aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
Italian space logistics company D-Orbit has established a U.S.-based joint venture focused on satellite bus design, manufacturing and sales.
Space

By Jens Flottau
Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury says two factors are “marginally affecting” the timeline for when the OEM will launch its next narrowbody aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Air Expo Abu Dhabi, taking place 19-21 November, 2024, will include an Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Pavilion.
Aerospace

By Ben Goldstein
The UK regulator also struck an agreement with the European Union Aviation Safety Agency to closely cooperate on type certification.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
After electric air taxis, commercial space and artificial intelligence, is quantum computing the next big thing for private equity?
Farnborough Airshow