Aerospace

ROCKWOOD COMPOSITES plans over next five years to expand its factory floor space in UK from 5,000 sq ft to >30,000 sq ft; it is also opening 2,000 sq

THINKOM reports its Ku3030 phased array satellite antennas have surpassed 30m operational flight hours; first entered service in 2015.

GE AEROSPACE earned $1.3b on $6.7b revenues in 3Q22 vs $846m on $5.4b in 3Q21; Commercial Services was up >30% and order intake was up 6%. It

WESKY, UK launched lightweight 60W USB in-seat power solution for PEDs.

Ray Walters to President of Sparkchasers Aircraft Services, Smithfield, NC.

INTELSAT was selected by Virgin Australia to provide 2Ku satellite connectivity solution for 737NGs and 737 MAXs.

PRATT & WHITNEY earned $318m on $5.4b sales in 3Q22 vs $189m on $4.7b in 3Q21. It delivered 750 engines (192 large commercial; 60 military; 455 Pratt

COLLINS AEROSPACE earned $616m on $5.1b sales in 3Q22 vs $478m on $4.6b in 3Q21; increase in sales was driven by 25% increase in commercial

Kongsberg NanoAvionics plans to make a “multimillion” euro investment to increase its manufacturing capacity to produce several hundred small satellites annually.

NASA is now spending more money with SpaceX than Boeing, Lockheed or any other single contractor aside from the California Institute of Technology, which operates the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Airports and fixed-base operators that plan to service electric air vehicles should have plans in place at least a year ahead of their arrival, says the developer of the Alia-250 electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.

Monte Aircraft Leasing has placed a firm order with hybrid-electric propulsion startup Ampaire for 25 Eco Caravans with an option for an additional 25 of the converted Cessna Grand Caravans.

Chinese electric vehicle maker XPeng has unveiled a revised design for its planned fly/drive electric vertical takeoff and landing “flying car.”

The initial flight will be “very short” and will set the stage for a series of follow-on flight tests of the fixed-wing demonstrator.

Targeted at certification in 2027, the nine-passenger aircraft will incorporate a distributed electric propulsion system.

MagniX adds fuel cells; Electric propulsion standards; Net-zero competition; Drag-reducing AeroShark.

While the Air Force shifts focus toward a future KC-Z, some on Capitol Hill say the planned 2040 fielding date leaves too long of a gap.

ESSEX INDUSTRIES acquired PRECISION AEROSPACE, Seymour, CT (precision machined components).

The Advanced Air Mobility Composite for publicly held AAM stocks closed Oct. 17 down 4% for the five-day period compared to the previous five days of Oct. 3-10.

Detailing its plans for deploying the several types of advanced air mobility vehicles it has on order, Bristow Group says it is important for established operators to play an active role in ensuring the safe introduction of the new types of aircraft.

California-based electrical vertical takeoff and landing startup Overair has begun assembly of the XP-1 uncrewed full-scale demonstrator for the Butterfly tiltrotor air taxi which is expected to fly by the end of 2023.

Across battery-, hybrid- and hydrogen-electric powertrains, the development of sustainable aircraft propulsion is evolving rapidly.

A quick perusal of this week’s Advanced Air Mobility Report shows a marked contrast to our issues for the past 18 months.

NYCO has been selected by Airbus to provide turbine oils and greases and by easyJet to supply TURBONYCOIL 600 lubricant for its CFM56-5Bs and LEAP-1As

Much of society may think the COVID-19 pandemic is mostly behind us, but in corner offices and boardrooms across the aerospace sector, industry is concerned about the next wave.