Aerospace

Julliana Nakamata to Director of Sales & Business Development of TrueAero, Dallas.

Rene Segovia to General Manager of Sunvair Landing Gear and Aerospace Plating (Sunvair Aerospace Group), co-located in Valencia, CA.

Daniel Heidrich to Sales Director of AeroVisto Group, Switzerland.

ZIM AIRCRAFT SEATING acquired HAECO CABIN SOLUTIONS (seats/reconfigurations); they will trade as ZIM Group.

INDRA completed acquisition of PARK AIR, UK (ground-to-air radio systems for civil and military air traffic management) from Northrop Grumman.

TRIUMPH AVIATION SERVICES ASIA (TASA), Thailand and AIRLINE COMPONENT SERVICES, UK have entered into partnership agreement to repair, store and distribute $2m inventory of structural components within Asia.

FLYHT was selected by Canada Jetlines to supply AFIRS 228 Iridium Satcom and AFIRS Edge 5G solutions for its A320s.

GA TELESIS secured ASA-100 certification for its facility in Shanghai, China.

REGENT, RI signed Japan Airlines as partner in establishing system for all-electric seaglider operations in Japan.

SITA was selected by Vistara to provide eWAS (weather awareness) and OptiClimb (customized climb profiles) solutions.

BOEING selected PRATT & WHITNEY to supply GTF engines and COLLINS AEROSPACE to supply nacelles and engine accessories for X-66A flight demonstrator project for NASA. Collins will also support ground/flight testing from 2028.

BYE AEROSPACE, CO announced LOIs from four customers in the aviation training sector for 340 eFlyer aircraft.

COLLINS AEROSPACE opened The Grid, a $50m, 25,000 sq ft advanced electric power systems laboratory to develop and test key components for hybrid-electric propulsion and more electric systems; it has test capability of eight megawatts.

DEUTSCHE AIRCRAFT completed wind-tunnel testing campaign for its 328ALPHA technology demonstrator.

BOEING and MASDAR teamed to help develop SAF industry in the UAE.

BOEING inaugurated new office in Jakarta. It signed MOU with Indonesia’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to explore initiatives aimed at strengthening its aviation sector with a focus on flight safety, efficiency, and sustainability.

ALTA added Seattle Aviation Solutions as an affiliate member.

AERSALE reports certification of AerAware enhanced flight vision system for 737NG/MAX is still under FAA review. It does not expect any issues.

Rhode Island-based electric seaglider startup Regent has announced the completion of a $60 million Series A funding round.

Austrian startup CycloTech has unveiled a design concept for an “air car.”

Achieving essential soft landings on the Moon with precision is proving to be a challenge.

The Saudi – Latin American aviation relationship has strengthened after Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) signed four agreements at the inaugural Saudi-Brazilian International Aviation Conference in Rio de Janeiro.

The Egypt International Airshow is set to take place on 2-5 September 2024 at the new El Alamein International Airport, El Dabaa, Matrouh Governorate.

Supernal is working to develop electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicles.

Alderman & Co.’s statistical analysis correlates S&P 500 growth with aerospace and defense consolidation.