Aerospace

By Guy Norris
Former Boeing CEO and Chairman Frank Shrontz, who led the company through key developments ranging from the 747-400 and 777 to the space station, died aged 92.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Certification plans firm up as turbo-compressor and humidifier changes pave the way for the next flight-test phase.
Emerging Technologies

By Garrett Reim
Developers of turbo- and diesel-electric generators offer flexibility.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
U.S. startups Archer and Joby commit to beginning urban air mobility services as early as 2025.
Advanced Air Mobility

PRECISION AEROSPACE, Dallas acquired OWENS MACHINE AND TOOL, TX (multifaceted parts, tooling and prototypes).

Aerospace

Jim Bohlman to Chief Operating Officer of Avix Aero, Dallas; Sai Kalegowda was named Chief Information Officer.

Aerospace

By Matthew Fulco
Despite a slowdown in its commercial aftermarket sales, TransDigm managed to exceed Wall Street’s expectations for its fiscal 2024 second-quarter earnings.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
Bell has unveiled a fly-by-wire control system-equipped 429 twin-engine light helicopter as the company’s new flying testbed.
Aircraft & Propulsion

NIAR (Wichita State University) is adding eVTOL test facility in Wichita for late 2024 that will include out-of-ground and in-ground effect test rigs.

Aerospace

TRANSDIGM had $404m net income on $1.9b sales in second quarter ended March 31 vs $304m on $1.6b a year ago.

Aerospace

AIRBUS finalized acquisition of US-based AEROVEL and its UAS, FLEXROTOR, to strengthen its portfolio of tactical unmanned solutions.

Aerospace

BELL unveiled Bell 429 aircraft lab for future autonomous fly-by-wire ops.

Aerospace

EMBRAER had $32.4m net income on $897m revenues in 1Q24 vs $72.7m loss on $717m in 1Q23; it has $21.1b backlog vs $17.4 a year ago. It also confirmed plan to deliver 72-80 E-Jets and 125-135 business jets in 2024.

Aerospace

AIRBUS delivered 61 aircraft (three A220s; 51 A320neo Family; A330neo; six A350s) in April vs 54 (six A220s; 42 A320neo Family; two A330neos; four A350s) in April 2023. It also posted orders from BRITISH AIRWAYS for three A320neos and two A321neos, JAPAN AIRLINES for one A350-900, and an undisclosed customer for 51 A321neos.

Aerospace

SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS lost $617m in 1Q24 on 19% higher y-o-y revenues. It delivered 70 Boeing shipsets (44 737s) vs 116 (95) a year ago and 191 Airbus shipsets vs 176. Its current 737 production rate is approximately 31 aircraft/month.

Aerospace

Flydubai was recognised as “Airline with the Best Connectivity in the Middle East” at the Business Traveller Middle East Awards.
Aerospace

Qatar Airways is displaying a holographic display of Sama, the airline’s second-generation AI-powered digital human cabin crew, during the Arabian Travel market (ATM).
Aerospace

The airline signed agreements with Tourism Malaysia, Türkiye Tourism Promotion and Development Agency (TGA) and the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce.
Aerospace

Emirates and the China Cultural Centre in the UAE have signed an MoU on the sidelines of the Arabian Travel Market (ATM).
Aerospace

Saudia and Season Tours have signed an MoU at the Arabian Travel Market (ATM 2024) in Dubai.
Aerospace

Emirates has reaffirmed its cooperation with Tourism Seychelles and the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau.
Aerospace

By Michael Bruno
The first launch of Rocket Lab’s proposed medium-lift Neutron is slipping to no earlier than mid-2025 due to development of its Archimedes engine.
Space

By Graham Warwick
Distributed-propulsion testbed flies; Airbus hydrogen APU demo; uncrewed delivery corridor; another Chinese eVTOL; and Wright’s megawatt-scale electric engine.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
The goal of HyPower is to demonstrate the stable operation of a fuel cell in flight, including its restart.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Reed Macdonald to Chief Executive Officer of magniX, Everett, WA.

Aerospace