Aerospace

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).

Aerospace

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

Aerospace

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).

Aerospace

FOKKER NEXT GEN secured MOU with Toki Aviation Capital (TOKIAC) to collaborate on development/deployment of 120-150 seat liquid hydrogen-powered narrowbody aircraft in Japan for TOKI AIR; deal includes close cooperation with JCAB.

Aerospace

AVX AIRCRAFT was selected by XTI Aircraft to provide development, design, and certification services for TriFan 600.

Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Project Runway's aim is to help airlines access SAF using the book-and-claim approach and partner with corporate customers to share the premium for the fuel.
Emerging Technologies

Etihad Airways has been named a winner of the 2024 PROS Customer Outperformer Award in the Profit Booster category.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Joby Aviation has acquired the autonomy division of Xwing, a U.S. startup developing a modular autonomous flight system for aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By James Pozzi, Lindsay Bjerregaard, Michael Bruno
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