Aerospace

Does the luxury lifestyle market have a role to play in advanced air mobility? Perhaps, based on two new agreements, although the companies involved are far from leaders in the nascent industry.

German start-up carrier Evia Aero has signed a letter of intent with Cranfield Aerospace Solutions (CAeS) to buy 10 conversion kits that will enable nine-seat Britten Norman Islander aircraft to fly regional routes in northern Europe on hydrogen.

The company is developing plans for aircraft that could support crewed combat aircraft in battle by the end of the decade.

Supply chain problems have slowed deliveries of Leap 1 engines to Airbus and Boeing.

A UAS operations veteran sees the health care industry as an early opportunity for AAM.

Following ICAO’s upcoming meeting in Montreal, governments should collaborate to adopt additional sustainability standards

Production and testing infrastructure will expand dramatically with a $2 billion investment in the latest Defense Department budget proposal.

Deborah Wells to Principal Advisor for Operations and Improvement Strategy of AeroConsummate Advisors, Dallas.

LOAR GROUP agreed to acquire SCHROTH SAFETY PRODUCTS, Germany (seatbelts/airbags); deal is to close in July.

With new leadership and an eager private equity sponsor, Tucson, Arizona-based Geost, a provider of small-satellite electro-optical and infrared sensors to the U.S. military, is eyeing acquisitions and investment stakes in other companies.

Aviation Week Network hosted PwC leaders to discuss the changes occurring in the Defense Merger and Acquisition Landscape. Read their take on how the radically altered geopolitical environment has put unprecedented pressure on this market.

High-definition 3D maps could pave way for soldier-robot teams.

New requirements, more conservative approaches and evolving international relationships force OEMs to build more time into certification.

Lockheed Martin’s rapid prototyping division defines new concept for collaboration between crewed and uncrewed combat aircraft.

Stan Deal, president and CEO at Boeing Commercial Airplanes, talks about customer expectations, how Boeing will deliver, and expectations for the Farnborough Airshow.

Michael Linacre to Chief Financial Officer of Innovative Solutions & Support, Exton, PA.

PAN AM FLIGHT ACADEMY acquired Level D 747-400 full flight simulator for its new training center at Hialeah, FL for operation starting in 1Q23.

AIRBUS forecasts need for 39,490 new aircraft (31,620 single-aisle/7,870 twin-aisle, including 2,440 new-build/converted freighters) in 2022-2041

BRISTOW GROUP signed LOI with Elroy Air to order 100 Chaparral hybrid-electric cargo VTOL aircraft (eight rotors).

SPIRIT AIRLINES completed retrofit project to add THALES-supplied FlytLIVE inflight connectivity on its A320s and A321s.

DOKASCH TEMPERATURE SOLUTIONS was selected by Japan Airlines to provide tem-controlled Opticooler ULDs under master rental agreement.

VIASAT was selected by Virgin Atlantic to provide inflight connectivity solution for 16 A330-900s on order for delivery starting in 2H22.

The upgraded Vega-C, a beefed-up and more flexible version of the Vega light launcher, made its first flight July 13 from Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.

Boston-based autonomous flight startup Merlin Labs has completed a $105 million Series B round, bringing the total funding raised so far to $130 million.

The NASA- and Northrop Grumman-developed observatory is “probably the most significant engineering feat of our time,” Northrop CEO Kathy Warden tells Aviation Week.