Aerospace

The company is also developing a 640-kW charger for electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.

Designed to comply with FAA’s Part 103 ultralights rules, most single-seat personal eVTOLs would not require type certification or a pilot license to operate.

Toulouse is one of the places the eyes of commercial aviation players are on when they want to know what the future holds for aerospace technology.

Aeros aims to comply with FAA Part 107 regulations for commercial small drone operations despite some limitations the rules impose on delivery in urban areas.

Pilatus Aircraft and F/LIST, a pioneer in innovative cabin solutions, are showcasing a Pilatus PC-24 Super Versatile Jet cabin cross-section at this year’s NBAA-BACE.

Opportunity is ahead for Africa’s MRO sector, as providers in the region work to manage and overcome key constraints. However, challenges include availability of workforce, spares, and onerous regulations, shared panelists during the MRO panel at Aviation Africa.

Airbus says it will cut staff and reorganize its Defense and Space unit to respond to business challenges that have dented the company’s earnings since 2023.

Michael O'Leary expects some of Ryanair's Boeing 737-8-200 deliveries that are due before the end of this year to be pushed back to 2025.

Like the rest of the aerospace industry, the firefighting sector struggles to retain and train enough people in the face of increasing demand.

The next Boeing probably will not be an aerospace and defense conglomerate.

UNILODE renewed ULD management contract with Cargolux for five years.

PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA has ACIA Aero Leasing order for 10 new PW127Ms for delivery starting in 2025.

DUKANE SEACOM (HEICO) received COSPAS-SARSAT Type Approval Certificate (TAC) for its second generation ELT-DT.

COMAC is understood to be rebranding the ARJ21 as the C909.

HONEYWELL received FAA certification for its Aspire 350 hybrid SATCOM terminal that includes legacy and next-gen Iridium safety and Iridium Certus services in one system to provide secure cockpit and cabin airtime services.

INTEGRATED POLYMER SOLUTIONS (IPS) acquired RMB PRODUCTS, CO (engineered solutions/advanced polymer processes).

FDH AERO, CA has Shanghai Aircraft Manufacturing (SAMC) contract for supply chain support for COMAC C919 program.

BOEING has secured $10b supplemental credit agreement with BofA, Citibank, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan. It also announced it may offer from time to time any combination of securities, stock and/or depositary shares to raise $25m.

MTU AERO ENGINES raised its 2024 earnings guidance based on preliminary results, which show adjusted EBIT margin of 14% (revenue guidance is unchanged). It is now projecting an adjusted EBIT of >€1b for year, up from €950m-€980m.

EVE AIR MOBILITY secured US$88m loan from Brazil's BNDES to finance eVTOL manufacturing in Taubate, SP.

Eve’s expanded cash runway should be sufficient to fund the company’s operations through late 2026.

Several companies participated in a “first-of-its-kind trial” to identify and demonstrate new capabilities for intercepting UAVs.

Whisper has adapted its quiet EDF technology to leaf blowers as an early application and path to market.

Boeing-owned startup Wisk has already partnered with several entities in the regioN, one of its launch markets.

Textron eAviation plans to flight-test the full performance envelope of its Nexus eVTOL uncrewed full-scale technology demonstrator.