Aerospace

Amazon plans to begin 1-hr.-or-less delivery of products via its electric MK27-2 cargo drone later this year in Lockeford, California.

Soaring jet fuel prices are testing the resilience of the aviation sector—and the leisure travelers who have powered the industry over the past two years. Is this good news for advanced air mobility?

SATAIR renewed distribution agreement with Siemens S.A.S. for its airborne fire protection systems in the Asia Pacific.

JORAMCO ACADEMY has agreed to support establishment of AEROJET AVIATION TRAINING ACADEMY for aircraft maintenance training in Ghana.

SAFRAN SEATS was selected by SunExpress to provide Z200 economy class seats for line-fit on 33 737-8s.

Paul Fabian to Chief Commercial Officer of Green Africa Airways, Nigeria.

AIRBUS introduced L Bin large bin retrofit option for A320 Family that it says takes only 3-5 days of aircraft downtime.

AVIOINTERIORS, Italy introduced new Allegra lie-flat business class seat for A321 and 737 MAX.

GARMIN INTL delivered its 25,000th integrated flight deck as forward-fit and retrofit solutions for general/business aviation, rotorcraft, military

AIRBUS made first flight of the A321XLR (11000); entry into service is targeted for early 2024. It has >500 orders.

SAFRAN was selected by ITA Airways to refurbish pax cabins of its A220s, A319s, A320s, A321s and A330s; Safran Seats will provide all economy and

EASA was reported as saying it has seen no evidence that alleged surface erosion on A350 represents a safety issue.

ZIM AIRCRAFT SEATING acquired Idea Air's new economy class seat design and integrated it into its product portfolio.

INTELSAT launched ESA-based IFC solution that uses new line of multi-orbit terminals capable of interoperating with GEO, LEO or MEO satellites

COLLINS AEROSPACE launched its Hypergamut lighting system that it says is attuned to human biology to reduce jetlag, color-optimized to improve

Mark Hacker to Chief Technical Officer of Unum Aircraft Seating, UK.

TELEDYNE CONTROLS has UK CAA STC to install its Aircraft Cabin Environment Sensor (ACES) on A320 Family aircraft.

ITT has acquired 46% of CRP TECHNOLOGY, Italy and 33% of CRP USA, NC for developing/manufacturing reinforced composite materials for 3D printing for

A report issued June 9 by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) pinpoints the people skills required to get a fully optimized advanced air mobility (AAM) industry off the ground in the U.S.

Two companies aiming to improve inflight connectivity have carried out what they describe as the successful delivery of high-speed, low-latency inflight connectivity from a low-Earth-orbit satellite to a commercial airliner.

The contract from the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office practically doubles the remote-sensing upstart’s backlog.

The deal, valued by manufacturer Hybrid Air Vehicles as potentially in excess of $600 million, gives Air Nostrum the option of receiving up to 10 of the 100-seat aircraft.

An interim software fix for the Pegasus is delayed due to errors in the first modified aircraft.

The FAA’s amended type certification process is successful, but agency needs more flexibility to put less focus on cost justifications.

A bill that will provide $12.5 million in grant funds to support advanced air mobility in fiscal 2022 gained House passage on June 14.