Aerospace

COLLINS AEROSPACE has Saudi Arabia Airlines contract to supply new business/economy seats for installation on 39 new 787s for delivery starting in early 2026 and retrofit on about 77 existing A330s/777s in late 2025-late 2027; deal includes establishment of localized repair capabilities as well as select spares manufacturing capabilities with SAUDIA TECHNIC

Aerospace

MAGELLAN AEROSPACE (UK) has Airbus contract to continue to supply A320 Family wing spars at Wrexham.

Aerospace

By Garrett Reim
Northrop Grumman plans to lay off up to 1,000 employees at its Space Park facilities in Redondo Beach, California.
Advanced Air Mobility

The Helicopter Company (THC), Saudi Arabia’s provider of commercial helicopter services, has signed a framework agreement with Airbus for up to 120 helicopters.
Aerospace

iGA Istanbul Airport continues to address the need for trained and qualified human resources in aviation.
Maintenance & Training

By Sean Broderick
The collaboration shows the promise of broadening traffic surveillance capabilities to aircraft.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Michael Bruno
Virgin Galactic is reporting a net loss of $502.34 million in 2023, including a loss of $102.3 million in the fourth quarter.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
Saudi Arabia's The Helicopter Company has signed multi-year framework orders with Airbus and Leonardo for a combined 250 helicopters at Heli-Expo.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Sikorsky has unveiled the configuration of the Hybrid-Electric Demonstrator (HEX), a fully autonomous prototype to be developed with GE Aerospace, at Heli-Expo.
Emerging Technologies

UNIVERSAL HYDROGEN successfully ran megawatt-class fuel cell powertrain using its liquid hydrogen module.

Aerospace

AUTOFLIGHT completed demo flight on Shenzhen-Zhuhai (31 miles) with its 5-seat Prosperity eVTOL; flight took 20 minutes vs three hours by car.

Aerospace

David Smith to President and Chief Executive Officer of Robinson Helicopter, Torrance, CA. Kurt Robinson will transition to an Advisor.

Aerospace

KOREA AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES (KAI) subscribed to the Nadcap accreditation program for supplier quality throughout its organization.

Aerospace

JAMCO AMERICA, WA received FAA approval for its dynamic test facility.

Aerospace

ARCHER AVIATION announced its Midnight eVTOL is now in final phase of its certification program with about 80% of subsystems and components having been sourced, significantly de-risking its path to certification. It has $625m liquidity.

Aerospace

HEICO FLIGHT SUPPORT earned $136.1m on $619m sales in first quarter ended Jan 31 vs $83.6m on $371m a year ago; results reflect growth in commercial aerospace parts/services business and contribution from acquisition of WENCOR.

Aerospace

SMBC AERO ENGINE LEASE purchased 19 engines in 2023 and sold 10, ending year with owned/managed fleet of 90.

Aerospace

PWC

PWC says there were 303 A&D M&A deals worth $42b in 2023 vs 411 worth $40b in '22; mid-size transactions will likely continue to drive M&A in 2024.

Aerospace

Steve Dennis to Vice President of Training Design of CPaT Global, Houston.

Aerospace

HELICOPTER ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL was renamed VERTICAL AVIATION INTERNATIONAL (VAI) to include eVTOL and UAV platforms.

Aerospace

BOEING was found by a panel of safety experts in congressionally mandated report that its safety management problems stem from disconnect by senior management, inadequate and confusing implementation of culture, lack of employee and ODA leadership participation in SMS, and inadequate human factors, which have eroded due to a series of administrative decisions, including reorganization, decentralization, downsizing, and relocating headquarters out of the Seattle area.

Aerospace

By Michael Bruno
The co-founders of Astra Space have offered a new, lower buyout bid for the embattled space startup.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Universal Hydrogen has run its megawatt-class fuel cell powertrain testbed using fuel supplied by its liquid hydrogen module for the first time.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Lilium says that production of key structures for its second production-conforming Lilium Jet is now underway.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Archer Aviation is shifting focus to the compliance and implementation phases of the FAA's type certification process.
Advanced Air Mobility