Aerospace

iGA Istanbul Airport has received the "Airport of the Year" award at the "Air Transport Awards 2024.”

The East African nation, Ethiopia, has been successfully running the largest airline in Africa-Ethiopian Airlines. The national carrier in recent years has transformed into an aviation group comprising eight profit centers with an annual income of six billion US dollars.

Astra Space and Terran Orbital are the latest public space startups to bow out.

The aging aircraft’s final deployment measures air quality in Asia as researchers lament lack of space in its replacement, a Boeing 777-200.

Eve Air Mobility has chosen the name Vector for its in-development urban air traffic management solution, with first deliveries now planned for 2026.

A consortium of UK and European companies have called on the British government to provide additional funding towards making the hydrogen fuel plan a reality.

A UK-based startup has begun flight tests of a co-axial, rotary-wing UAS that it hopes to bring to the military market in the next two years.

VIASAT was selected by Korean Air to provide inflight connectivity for 40 787s (in addition to 30 A321neos) by end 2027.

CFO Brian West told a Bank of America investor conference that Boeing would buy back Spirit using cash and debt; Boeing ended 2023 with almost $16 billion.

The company is working on changing long-established priorities that valued speed over quality.

The Middle East region will be the first to recover Chinese tourism numbers, boosting participation at Arabian Travel Market 2024.

The 12th Aviation Stakeholders Convention will take place 12-14 May, 2024, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Jazeera Airways has held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) at its headquarters in Kuwait.

JOBY says it plans to deliver two eVTOLs to MacDill AFB in 2025 as part of AFWERX Agility Prime contract with USAF that includes provisioning of up to nine aircraft. It delivered first aircraft to Edwards AFB in 3Q23 with second due in '24.

JET PARTS ENGINEERING has FAA approval for 13 new PMA parts/DER repairs, including 737NG/A320 pneumatic valve and solenoid components, MAX landing gear, PW2000 wire harness clamps, engine oil system indicator triggers, 747 high pressure controller switches, 737 fuel float switch, and ram air door actuator nut, and ignition exciters for CFM56/CF34/CF6.

DOKASCH TEMPERATURE SOLUTIONS, Germany was approved by Delta Cargo for its Opticooler RKN for phamaceutical transport services.

FLYHT was selected by unidentified OEM for engineering/design work for Airbus line fit SATCOM program, using customized version of AFIRS 228S.

CASM was established in Mexico by Birmingham Fastener to supply fasteners with support from Alabama Aerospace.

EATON AEROSPACE received FAA approval for 737NG/MAX oxygen sensor as replacement for current OEM sensor.

AIRBUS ended talks to acquire ATOS' BDS (Big Data and Security) business.

GKN AEROSPACE has Safran contract to supply LEAP-1A shafts out of Kongsberg, Norway starting in 2H24.

Automaker Stellantis has completed the open-market purchase of an additional 8.3 million shares in eVTOL vehicle developer Archer Aviation.

SpaceX plans to sell laser communications systems developed for its Starlink broadband satellites to third-party satellite manufacturers.

The Incheon metropolitan government has released an advanced air mobility concept of operations for the port city, South Korea’s third largest metropolis.

Joby Aviation has agreed to deliver two aircraft to MacDill AFB in Tampa, Florida, widening its existing partnership with the U.S. Air Force.