Aerospace

By Helen Massy-Beresford
(EASA) has selected Florian Guillermet, the director of France’s air navigation services provider DSNA, as its new executive director.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Flydubai has been named “Airline of the Year” at the Aviator Middle East Awards, formerly known as The Aviation Business Middle East Awards.
Aerospace

By Steve Trimble
Repeated sightings of a new form of low-observable features means infrared stealth technology is progressing out of military and industry laboratories.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

Stephanie Pope to Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Boeing (effective January 2024).

Aerospace

PPG

PPG opened $17m aerospace application support center in Toulouse to provide filling and packaging capabilities for aerospace materials, including coatings/sealants for wide range of aircraft, as well as technical support and a laboratory.

Aerospace

MATERIALISE, PROPONENT and STIRLING DYNAMICS signed LOI to support the aerospace aftermarket with the design, production, and distribution of certified 3D-printed cabin solutions as EASA Part 21.J DOA partnership.

Aerospace

AVTRAC and M3 AVIATION GROUP have merged to form single technical consultancy providing lifecycle management.

Aerospace

FAA

FAA released NPRMs for mandating nacelle design changes to 737NG by July 31, 2028. The plan developed by Boeing includes three changes: new inlet spacers and fasteners, a fan cowl support beam, and a stiffer exhaust nozzle.

Aerospace

GE AEROSPACE and partners have tested 100% SAF on 10 engine models.

Aerospace

Brian Merker to Chief Financial Officer of Robinson Aircraft (dba Horizon Aircraft), Toronto.

Aerospace

ULTRAMAIN SYSTEMS was selected by Vueling to provide ULTRAMAIN ELB electronic logbook software to go paperless for fleet of >120 aircraft.

Aerospace

BOEING delivered 56 aircraft (737NG; 45 737 MAXs; two 767s; two 777Fs; six 787s) in November 2023 vs 48 (737NG; 32 MAXs; 747-8F; six 767s; two 777Fs; six 787s) in Nov 2022. It delivered 461 aircraft in Jan-Nov vs 411 a year ago.

Aerospace

PT. MITRA AVIASI PERKASA was appointed by CPaT Global as its rep in Indonesia.

Aerospace

By Garrett Reim
True Anomaly, a startup developing spacecraft for space domain awareness missions, has raised $100 million in a Series B round of funding.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
United Launch Alliance conducted a practice launch countdown, including fueling, of its new Vulcan-Centaur rocket on Dec. 12.
Space

By Ben Goldstein
Johann Bordais, previously head of Embraer Services and Support, became the new CEO of air-taxi spinoff Eve Air Mobility during the summer.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Here are short items on advance air mobility company developments.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Honeywell and Pipistrel have demonstrated a ground control station for drones as they work to prepare the Nuuva 300 uncrewed cargo aircraft for flight testing.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
A UK team completes ATM simulations for advanced air mobility while an EU-funded project staff addresses the transition from piloted to automated flights.
Airports & Networks

The second edition of the World Defense Show will open in Riyadh on February 4th 2024.
Aerospace

By Ben Goldstein
With over 3,000 aircraft delivered since 1984, the Cessna Caravan is a workhorse of global aviation—known not only for its ubiquity, but also its utility.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Hear from experts in Accenture’s aerospace and defense practice as they review exclusive results from their latest Commercial Aerospace Insight Report.
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By Tony Osborne
Hill Helicopters’ founder says the aircraft could find a role in providing advanced air mobility ahead of eVTOLs.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Stephanie Pope to Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Boeing (effective January 2024).

Aerospace

HONEYWELL launched Project OperA (Operate Anywhere) to develop and validate several solutions for the safe accommodation of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) vehicles in Europe.

Aerospace