Aerospace

Startup fails in attempt to be the first private company to land on the Moon.

AeroVironment is planning offerings for two new U.S. Army uncrewed aircraft system programs.

Joby Aviation plans to buy “key powertrain and actuation components” from the Toyota Motor Company for its electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.

Safran Aircraft Engines is coordinating a European technology demonstration program that is intended to pave the way for flight testing of an open-fan engine.

The French aerospace industry’s lobby group GIFAS is trying to help its members overcome unprecedented difficulties in hiring.

We look at the latest generation engines CFM LEAP and Pratt & Whitney GTF against the well-established "legacy" engines CFM56 and IAE V2500.

Regional aircraft manufacturers see opportunities in broadening their aftermarket services portfolios beyond their product lines.

With more aircraft progressing toward certification, infrastructure is becoming the dominant preoccupation of the AAM and electric aviation industry.

HEXCEL had $284.5m in commercial aero sales in 1Q23 vs $218.9m in 1Q22, citing growth in A350/A320neo programs.

PENTAGON 2000 SOFTWARE was selected by Zenith Aviation to provide ERP system for its automated warehouse/supply chain management ops.

Steve Mason to Managing Director-Head of Aviation of ITE Management, New York.

MITSUBISHI AIRCRAFT changed its name to MSJ ASSET MANAGEMENT.

VMO AIRCRAFT LEASING, CA and H55, Switzerland teamed to develop leasing programs for new clean aviation products.

JOBY AVIATION signed $55m contract extension with USAF to deliver nine eVTOLs.

GE AEROSPACE earned $1.3b on $7b revenues in 1Q23 vs $908m on $5.6b in 1Q22.

PRATT & WHITNEY earned $415m on $5.2b sales in 1Q23 vs $151m on $4.5b in 1Q22.

COLLINS AEROSPACE earned $794m on $5.6b sales in 1Q23 vs $440m on $4.8b in 1Q22.

EMBRAER delivered seven commercial jets (two E1s/five E2s) in 1Q23 vs six (four E1s/two E2s) in 1Q22.

ENTROL has order from Aerotec for en-1000x FNPT II for Madrid facility.

LUFTHANSA GROUP and KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY teamed to convert a Lufthansa A350-900 (209) into flying research lab to study climate during pax flights.

CFM INTERNATIONAL delivered 381 engines (15 CFM56/366 LEAP) in 1Q23 vs 254 (15 CFM56/239 LEAP) in 1Q22.

Japanese startup ALE plans to launch another Sky Canvas satellite in 2024 that will dispense artificial meteorites.

DUCOMMUN LABARGE TECHNOLOGIES completed acquisition of BLR AEROSPACE, WA (SPNWS; March 24).

Shen Bo to Deputy General Manager of COMAC, China.

BOEING teamed with Korean industry (KEIT and KIAT) to collaborate on advanced production systems for commercial aircraft manufacturing...