Aerospace

SAFRAN was selected by Japan Airlines to supply premium economy, business and first class seats for 13 A350-1000s.

DOKASCH, Frankfurt achieved technical approval for its temperature-controlled Opticooler RKN active containers with American Airlines Cargo.

NEPTUNE AVIATION, MT was appointed by Garmin as an authorized dealer for GPS nav systems, transponders, displays, and other aviation products.

EXPLEO was selected by Spirit AeroSystems to provide engineering services out of Tulsa, OK for program development using AI, digital twin and automation to maximize cost efficiency and accelerate time-to-market.

SATCOM DIRECT was selected by Planet Nine Private Air, CA as its preferred connectivity supplier with SD Plane Simple.

BOEING rolled out the first 747 this week in 1968. It produced 1,574 747s.

EMBRAER had US$57.9m net income on US$1.3b revenues in 2Q23 vs US$46.2m on US$1b in 2Q22. It has $17.3b backlog.

Dubai will host the 23rd edition of the Airport Show from 14 to 16 May 2024 at the Dubai World Trade Centre.

Emirates has recently been crowned as a 2024 APEX World Class Airline winner for its guest experience and delivering ‘outstanding’ customer service, at the 2024 APEX/IFSA Awards in California.

Pegasus Airlines has taken delivery of its 100th aircraft, named Cumhuriyet (‘Republic’) in honour of the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Türkiye.

The Egypt International Airshow will take place 2-5 September 2024.

Qatar Airways has revealed its new Expo 2023 Doha livery to its fleet.

Opening of the facility is a public sign of the progress being made by electric-aircraft startup Beta Technologies

Flying hydrogen laboratory; trainer flies on SAF; Joby eVTOL for Korea; and airport cargo robot.

In the world of urgent air charters, interaction between operators and brokers plays a crucial role in ensuring the swift and efficient transportation of goods. However, this niche sector faces unique challenges and opportunities that require a closer look.

LEKI AVIATION opened new sales office in Medellin, Colombia.

BAA TRAINING opened €30m pilot training facility near Paris-Orly; facility currently accommodates three full-flight simulators (747-400 and two 737NGs) with a fourth (A320neo) due in 4Q23 and fifth/sixth (TBA) in 2024-2025.

The rules, regulations and parameters within which vertiports will operate are all works in progress.

Güliz Öztürk, CEO of Pegasus Airlines shared the latest sustainability, diversity, fleet expansion and digital news during World Aviation Festival in Lisbon.

IT is being embraced to move passengers through airports quickly and efficiently.

For too long, OEMs assumed that compliant aerostructures suppliers were a given. That era is over, and aerospace stakeholders must plan for a new reality.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

To many foreign observers, the fast-growing Chinese advanced air mobility industry is a black box.

Sales and strategy expert Christian Scherer to run Airbus Commercial Aircraft.

Canadian air taxi startup Horizon Aircraft recently announced a design change from five to seven seats for its hybrid-electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.