Aerospace

TORAY COMPOSITE MATERIALS AMERICA commissioned its $15m upgraded carbon fiber production line at Decatur, AL, doubling production capacity of T1100 carbon fiber and to add critical redundancy to support its US DOD programs.

EASYJET has equipped 11 A320neos with Iris system (under SES initiative by European Space Agency and Viasat) to enable aircraft to operate as efficiently as possible to achieve further fuel burn improvements and emissions reductions.

What if you could buy a road-drivable electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) vehicle for the same price of a luxury car–but with even better performance?

For the first time, Virgin Galactic flew paying passengers without a company employee in the SpaceShipTwo crew cabin.

AIRBUS completed acquisition of Eutelsat OneWeb's 50% share of their AIRBUS ONEWEB SATELLITES, FL joint venture, and is now sole owner.

EVE AIR MOBILITY selected THALES (air data solution), HONEYWELL (guidance, navigation and external lighting), RECARO (seats) and FACC (horizontal and vertical tail, including rudder and elevator) as suppliers for its eVTOL.

RCAPITAL acquired FGP GROUP, UK, which includes FGP SYSTEMS (precision engineering), FGP LUFTON (parts manufacturer) and RAMP SURFACE COATINGS (surface treatments and coatings), from 126 individual shareholders.

Lilium has signed an agreement with parts and repairs provider AJW Group to provide global spares distribution for the Lilium Jet eVTOL.

Embraer spinoff Eve Air Mobility has selected Austria’s FACC to provide the horizontal and vertical tail for its eVTOL air taxi.

The TP-R90, a recuperative turboprop designed for light aircraft, ran on gaseous hydrogen; Turbotech and Safran will switch to liquid hydrogen later this year.

Beta Technologies has concluded the first deployment of its Alia electric aircraft to a U.S. military base.

The coalition aims to grow Hong Kong as a regional sustainable aviation fuel hub for both Hong Kong and China.

The architecture may help keep the engine’s power to the minimum specification, as opposed to oversizing the engine to cope with marginal phases of working.

The iconic Moth aircraft from the film ‘Out of Africa’ is to be auctioned with proceeds from the sale going toward rhino conservation in Kenya.

Boeing will participate in the World Defense Show (WDS2024) February 4-8, to showcase the company’s defence platforms and capabilities.

Europe advances strut-braced wing; ZeroAvia’s silicon-carbide inverter tests; electric aircraft climate impact benchmarked.

The Russian defense ministry has contracted the development of new Ilyushin Il-100 super-heavy transport.

The uncrewed aerial system attack on a remote U.S. outpost in Jordan on the Syrian border is a significant escalation by Iranian-backed groups in the region.

CFM INTERNATIONAL finalized deal with Akasa Air to supply LEAP-1Bs and aftermarket support for 150 MAXs.

MOOG COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT earned $20.6m on $194m sales in first quarter ended Dec 31 vs $14.5m on $132m.

TATA GROUP is setting up H125 final assembly line in India with Airbus Helicopters for 2026.

MightyFly has unveiled the third generation of its Centro hybrid electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing cargo aircraft.

The latest annual report by NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel’s (ASAP) was released Jan. 25.

Airbus Helicopters is partnering with the Tata Group to establish a Final Assembly Line (FAL) for helicopters in the country.

The two partners in the CFM International joint venture, GE and Safran Aircraft Engines, are studying how to evenly share revenues in a future engine.