Aerospace

The spacecraft originally were to fly on separate missions on startup ABL Space Systems’ RS1.

Benchmark Space Systems, a propulsion systems manufacturer, has raised a $33 million Series B round.

Textron Aviation has won type certification from the National Civil Aviation Authority of Brazil (ANAC) for its Cessna 408 SkyCourier utility turboprop.

SWEDISH BIOFUELS announced ASTM International has accepted the use of C2 to C5 alcohols as feedstock.

HÉROUX-DEVTEK had C$4m net income on C$140.7m sales for first quarter ended June 30 vs C$965k on $114.1m a year ago.

TRANSDIGM had $352m net income on $1.7b sales for third quarter ended June 30 vs $239m on $1.4b a year ago.

Startup Transcend Air has redesigned its turbine-powered tiltwing VTOL aircraft and is working to raise the funds required to build a proof-of-concept vehicle.

Northrop Grumman is accelerating its proposal and says it could deliver its Next Generation Interceptor prototype as early as 2026.

BAA TRAINING FRANCE is being established near Orly with four full-flight simulators for operation by end 2023.

HEICO completed acquisition of WENCOR GROUP, GA for $2.05b in cash/stock, it largest transaction in purchase price.

Christopher England to new Global Sales Director of TP Aerospace, Copenhagen

Jazeera Airways has released its financial results for the first half (1H) of 2023 with total revenues up 26.1% to US$ 318,059,468 million.

Space tourism company makes room for experiments and prototypes.

Trade-offs involving battery weight and range are inevitable in electric aviation, but German startup Vaeridion thinks that it has a novel solution.

Lockheed Martin has opened a 20,000-ft.2 small satellite assembly facility at its Waterton campus in Littleton, Colorado.

Amazon plans to take advantage of an earlier opportunity to fly a pair of test satellites for its Kuiper broadband constellation.

Redesigning and testing part of the parachute system on the Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft will delay a long-awaited crew flight test (CFT) until March 2024 at the earliest.

Pale Blue has won a contract to provide its Resitojet water-vapor based propulsion system for a pair of 6U cubesats.

The Advanced Air Mobility Stock Composite was little changed during the week ending Aug. 4.

Eviation has appointed Seattle-based engineering company TLG Aerospace to design the production configuration for the Alice electric regional aircraft.

SpaceX has hot fired the engines of its next Super Heavy booster as it prepared for a second flight test of an integrated Starship-Super Heavy vehicle.

A new U.S. effort to prove technology for reusable hypersonic flight is inching forward as government scientists seek information on industry-funded projects.

Comac/CATL electric aircraft venture; high-power silicon battery; JetBlue and carbon capture; and fly/drive evTOL hovers.

Nikhil Goel helped establish the vision of urban air mobility (UAM) that has since captured the imaginations of entrepreneurs and investors around the world.

INDRA, Spain and BAIN CAPITAL agreed to acquire 9.5% of ITP AERO, Spain (engine components) for €175m.