Aerospace

Near-space tourism provider Halo Space is gearing up for its next test flight over Saudi Arabia using its full-sized capsule designed for passenger flights.

Axiom Space co-founder Mike Suffredini will transition from CEO to long-term member of the company's six-person board of directors and advisor for "personal reasons."

Raytheon Saudi Arabia, an RTX business, has started its 2024 internship programme, welcoming 14 Saudi students from ten leading universities and technical institutes across the Kingdom.

An engine choice for a 737 successor may be years away, but Boeing is showing signs of preferring ducted engines to the outwardly more efficient open fan.

Roberto Cingolani wants his company to play a greater role in the global aerostructures business and shape the development of new-generation combat aircraft.

Cost overruns and schedule breaches are driving a new look at engine replacement and radar modernization requirements.

The service is weighing a quick start for its next tanker while pausing the sixth-generation fighter program.

CFM International blames high-pressure turbine blade supply issues for Leap 1A delivery delays that are adding to Airbus’ production headaches.

Aevex manufactures loitering munitions and uncrewed surface vessels in Tampa, Florida.

Archer says it is on track to complete construction of its high rate manufacturing facility in Covington, Georgia, by year’s end.

The Space Systems Command’s System Engineering Review Board recommended the fueling port.

TRANSDIGM had $461m net income on $2.1b sales in third quarter ended June 30 vs $352m on $1.7b a year ago.

JOBY AVIATION applied to Australia's CAA for certification of its eVTOL for emissions-free air taxi ops.

HÉROUX-DEVTEK had C$12.5m net income on C$174m sales in first quarter ended June 30 vs C$4m on C$141m.

RECARO was selected by IndiGo to supply R5 business/economy class seats for 45 A321neos through 2025.

ATI had $85.6m net income on $1.1b sales (62% aerospace/defense) in 2Q24 vs $68.4m on $1.04b (59%) in 2Q23.

The design builds on experience from the Air One vertiport operational demonstration in Coventry, England, in April 2022.

UrbanLink Air Mobility has agreed to purchase 20 EF-12 Escape electric hydrofoil vessels from Belfast, Northern Ireland-based Artemis Technologies.

Ampaire is preparing to conduct flight tests of its Eco Caravan, a modified Cessna Grand Caravan retrofitted with a hybrid-electric powertrain, on 100% SAF.

Airbus’ high-altitude pseudo-satellite (HAPS) spinoff Aalto has signed a memorandum of understanding with Indonesian telecommunications company Mitratel.

The first customers from the Middle East for the new Cassio family of small passenger aircraft will soon be unveiled by start-up manufacturer VoltAero.

MagniX is preparing to begin modifying a De Havilland Canada Dash 7 into a hybrid-electric propulsion testbed.

DOVETAIL ELECTRIC AVIATION was selected by Spain's Crisalion Mobility to collaborate on development of battery packs, enhancing electric drivetrains, for application in electric aviation, including the Integrity eVTOL.

MOOG COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT earned $69.8m on $591m sales in 1H24 vs $49.9m on $475.5m in 1H23.

AIRBUS delivered 77 aircraft (seven A220s; 58 A320neo Family; five A330neos; seven A350s) in July vs 65 (five A220s; 49 A320neo Family; three A330neos; eight A350s) in July 2023. It has now delivered 400 of planned 770 aircraft in 2024.