Aerospace

KKR agreed to acquire CIRCOR INTERNATIONAL, MA (mission critical flow control products) in deal valued at $1.6b.
Aerospace

BARNES GROUP agreed to acquire MB AEROSPACE, UK (engine components/component repair) for about $740m.
Aerospace

WENCOR extended its channel partnership with Adams Rite Aerospace to become exclusive aftermarket distributor in Europe...
Aerospace

PRATT & WHITNEY was selected by LATAM Airlines Group to supply GTFs for additional (now 146) A320neo Family aircraft.
Aerospace

ST ENGINEERING has EASA STC to install its ACCESS cabin lavatory solution (to accommodate pax with reduced mobility) on A320 Family.
Aerospace

ZIM AIRCRAFT SEATING, Germany unveiled ZIMLITE series S/M/L seat family.
Aerospace

By Michael Bruno
Circor has agreed to be bought by private-equity investor KKR for $1.6 billion in cash, capping a multiyear corporate drama.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

News of Advanced Air Mobility commercial, technological and military activity from around the world.
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By Graham Warwick
Dallas-based carrier Ameriflight plans to launch large-scale drone operations in the U.S., but says drones will not replace current crewed flying operations.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

IATA has unveiled a series of roadmaps aimed at providing step-by-step detailing of critical actions and dependencies for aviation to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Aerospace

Dubai is to be the host city for next year's IATA annual general meeting and World Air Transport Summit.
Air Transport

Although airlines are currently moving toward a profitable, safe, efficient and sustainable future after the rigours of the pandemic years, the industry is being hit by governments and airports who are taking unilateral decisions that threaten the financial recovery of the air transport industry.
Air Transport

RwandAir CEO Yvonne Manzi Makolo has assumed her duties as Chair of the IATA Board of Governors (BoG) for a one-year term.
Aerospace

IATA today announced the winners of the 2023 edition of the IATA Diversity & Inclusion Awards.
Aerospace

By Tony Osborne
Across France, Germany and Spain, engineers from 15 companies and consortia are working on the sixth-generation Future Combat Air System.
Paris Air Show

By David Casey
Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) is on the verge of revealing plans to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on-site.
On Location

By Graham Warwick
High-temperature fuel cells; Hydrogen afterburner; SAF report card; and Spaceplane flies on rocket power.
Emerging Technologies

The escalation of the withholding of funds by African countries to airlines is reaching a critical point warned Kamil Alawadhi IATA’s Vice President, Africa and the Middle East, speaking at the Association’s annual general meeting today.
Air Transport

IATA has released a new analysis showing that reported unruly passenger incidents increased in 2022 compared to 2021.
Aerospace

Boeing and Air Tanzania are today celebrating the delivery of the airline’s – and Africa’s first 767-300 Freighter.
Air Transport

By Garrett Reim
Westinghouse Electric Company and Astrobotic have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore development of space nuclear technologies.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
Piasecki Aircraft plans to convert the former Lockheed Martin Sikorsky Heliplex into an R&D center for next generation VTOL and UAS aircraft systems.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Volocopter is a German startup that is on track to become the first Western company with a certified passenger-carrying eVTOL vehicle.
Advanced Air Mobility