Aerospace

AIRBUS and AVINCIS are teaming to develop eVTOL ops in Europe.

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).

ACRO AIRCRAFT SEATING was selected by Pegasus to supply Series 9 fixed-back seats for 50 A321neos for 2025-29.

EVE AIR MOBILITY added KRD LUFTFAHRTTECHNIK, Germany (KASIGLAS windows); LATECOERE, France (doors), RALLC, Brazil (fuselage components); and ALLTEC, Brazil (fuselage components) as new suppliers for its eVTOL.

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

Eanan in November 2023 announced plans to develop a series of aircraft using Jetoptera’s Fluidic Propulsion System (FPS).

Archer Air plans to fly the four-passenger Midnight aircraft on behalf of United Airlines on short trips between airports and downtowns.

Lockheed Martin signed a deal with Firefly Aerospace for up to 25 Alpha rocket launches through 2029.

Mesa signed the forward purchase agreement for 100 TriFans in February 2022.

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.

Two NASA astronauts lifted off from Cape Canaveral SFS on June 5 for a shakedown cruise of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft.

Daher’s board of directors has appointed Didier Kayat as the group’s chairman of the board to succeed Patrick Daher, who is retiring.

Comac has jointly established the Large Aircraft Research Institute with Northwestern Polytechnical University in Xian, China.

The European Space Agency has set forth a specific launch date for the much delayed Ariane 6 launch vehicle of July 9.

The Pentagon’s advanced research agency has selected six teams to develop preliminary designs for a shipborne VTOL uncrewed aircraft.

The company is flight-testing a subscale rotor blown wing as it pursues advanced UAS for an array of missions.

SANDVIK, Sweden has acquired US-based PDQ WORKHOLDING (custom workholding fixtures/tooling).

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

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.

Joby Aviation has acquired the autonomy division of Xwing, a U.S. startup developing a modular autonomous flight system for aircraft.