Aerospace

ARCHER AVIATION received its Part 135 Air Carrier & Operator Certificate from FAA to begin operating aircraft commercially to refine its systems and procedures in advance of launching its Midnight eVTOL into airline service.

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BOEING completed successful manned-launch of Starliner on June 5.

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CFM INTERNATIONAL was selected by THAI Airways to supply LEAP-1As for 12 A321neos on order.

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FEV AEROSPACE, Germany was launched to provide engineering and consulting, focusing on future of aviation and space.

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AIRBUS and AVINCIS are teaming to develop eVTOL ops in Europe.

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Irene Esteves to Chief Financial Officer of Spirit AeroSystems, Wichita; Mark Suchinski is stepping down.

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EVE AIR MOBILITY added KRD LUFTFAHRTTECHNIK, Germany (KASIGLAS windows); LATECOERE, France (doors), RALLC, Brazil (fuselage components); and ALLTEC, Brazil (fuselage components) as new suppliers for its eVTOL.

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EFW

EFW, Germany plans by end of 2024 to set up dedicated automated manufacturing line for Airspace L Bins for Airbus; it currently has orders for >120 shipsets for five airlines, including Lufthansa, Iberia, SWISS (two remain unidentified).

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ACRO AIRCRAFT SEATING was selected by Pegasus to supply Series 9 fixed-back seats for 50 A321neos for 2025-29.

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COLLINS AEROSPACE was selected by Avianca to supply wheels/brakes for 103 A320neos over next 15 years.

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By Graham Warwick
Eanan in November 2023 announced plans to develop a series of aircraft using Jetoptera’s Fluidic Propulsion System (FPS).
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
Archer Air plans to fly the four-passenger Midnight aircraft on behalf of United Airlines on short trips between airports and downtowns.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Irene Klotz
Lockheed Martin signed a deal with Firefly Aerospace for up to 25 Alpha rocket launches through 2029.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
Mesa signed the forward purchase agreement for 100 TriFans in February 2022.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Michael Bruno
Meanwhile, the Spirit board has tapped one of its own, Irene Esteves, to take over while the company tries to sell itself to Airbus and/or Boeing.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Irene Klotz
Two NASA astronauts lifted off from Cape Canaveral SFS on June 5 for a shakedown cruise of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft.
Commercial Space

By Thierry Dubois
Daher’s board of directors has appointed Didier Kayat as the group’s chairman of the board to succeed Patrick Daher, who is retiring.
Aircraft & Propulsion

UAS has announced the winners of its Outstanding Suppliers of the Year Awards at a ceremony during EBACE 2024 in Geneva.
Business Aviation

By Chen Chuanren
Comac has jointly established the Large Aircraft Research Institute with Northwestern Polytechnical University in Xian, China.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
The European Space Agency has set forth a specific launch date for the much delayed Ariane 6 launch vehicle of July 9.
Space

By Graham Warwick
The Pentagon’s advanced research agency has selected six teams to develop preliminary designs for a shipborne VTOL uncrewed aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
The company is flight-testing a subscale rotor blown wing as it pursues advanced UAS for an array of missions.
Aircraft & Propulsion

SANDVIK, Sweden has acquired US-based PDQ WORKHOLDING (custom workholding fixtures/tooling).

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IATA is teaming with Emirates and Airbus to deliver Competency-Based Training and Assessment (CBTA) program for A350 type rating (initially 256 pilots in Dubai) to support initial deliveries of 65 A350s to Emirates from mid-2024.

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PRECISIONX GROUP (portfolio company of CORE Industrial Partners) has acquired New Jersey-based NATIONAL MANUFACTURING (deep and shallow drawn specialty stamping) in transaction arranged by FOCUS Investment Banking.

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