KELLSTROM AEROSPACE, FL was appointed by Canada's LBM (Libellule Monde) as global commercial aftermarket distributor of its interior placards, interior deco films, exterior markings, erosion protection, and livery.
Max Space sees its inflatable structures as useful for building orbiting space stations in Earth orbit, but habitats in cislunar space, on the Moon and Mars.
The bench is a flight simulator built to the fidelity required for certification testing of both hardware and software that will then go to the aircraft.
Tom Gentile succeeds Chairman, CEO and President Nick Stanage, “who worked closely with the board on his desire to retire at the end of the year,” Hexcel says.
AIRBUS delivered 63 aircraft (four A220s; 51 A320 Family; three A330s; five A350s) in March 2024 vs 61 (five A220s; 51 A320 Family; three A330s; two A350s) in March 2023; it delivered 142 aircraft in 1Q24 vs 127 in 1Q23. It announced order for an A319neo from a private customer and ended quarter with 8,626 aircraft on backlog vs 6,604 a year ago.
SEAL DYNAMICS (HEICO) was appointed by Crane Aerospace & Electronics as its exclusive distributor of ELDEC brand proximity sensors and switches to the commercial aerospace aftermarket.
PRATT & WHITNEY is adding Florida-based North American Technoloty Accelerator (NATA) aftermarket operations center, focusing on material restoration and process automation including advanced repairs, digital inspection, adaptive processing, and coating and masking for compressor and fan parts, blades, cases, and additive repairs for GTF parts.
Japan has selected research themes for funding support under a program to develop hydrogen-electric propulsion technologies for next-gen commercial aircraft.
