Aerospace

The new prototype is by far Vertical’s most advanced yet.

Leonardo is talking to Airbus and Thales about linking their satellite manufacturing businesses, officials say—which could help the companies to deal with slow demand.

ABL uses a deployable ground system that can be set up on a flat concrete pad.

Embraer is introducing an automatic takeoff function onto its E2 family of passenger jets, leading to much-enhanced range capabilities from short runways.

Speaking at Farnborough Airshow, Boom founder and CEO Blake Scholl shared plans to begin full-scale core tests of its Overture airliner's Symphony engine in 18 months.

Airbus, Air France-KLM, Qantas and a collection of other partners are investing a total of around $200 million in a sustainable aviation fuel financing fund

British Airways has improved the performance of its Airbus A320neo fleet through enhanced use of data and analytics, as it works through a transformation plan.

China’s EHang has signed a purchase and operation cooperation agreement with Hong Kong’s KC Smart Mobility.

Pratt & Whitney has secured an order from Avolon for the PW1100G geared turbofan (GTF) to power 80 Airbus A320neos.

The Radia WindRunner is specifically designed to transport the largest and most efficient wind turbine blades and components directly to wind farm sites.

Boeing remains open to potential acquisitions and partnerships as necessary routes to add more capability and capacity to its aftermarket business.

Safran will provide the electrical power generation system for the Boeing X-66A aircraft, which forms part of NASA's Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project.

PRATT & WHITNEY says the 1-megawatt thermal engine developed for its Hybrid-Electric Propulsion (HEP) flight demonstrator (Dash 8-100) has run at full power; COLLINS is supplying the electric drive system and H55 the battery.

APPAREO released TSO-certified Stratus Power Max dual USB-C charging port to deliver up to 60W of charging power.

STELLAR BLU SOLUTIONS has STC for multi-orbit Sidewinder aero terminal using BAE Systems' Ku-band electronically scanned antenna (ESA) for installation (>1,000 orders) on commercial aircraft, business jets, and other platforms.

TCI AIRCRAFT INTERIORS has MOU from Turkish Airlines to provide inflight connectivity for fleet from late 2025 in partnership with TURKSAT.

BOEING and ANTONOV signed MOU to explore opportunities to collaborate on defense-related projects, including training, logistical support/overhaul services for tactical UASs, plus Antonov providing engineering support to Boeing.

GE AEROSPACE has orders from Turkish Airlines to supply GE90-110Bs for four 777Fs on order in deal that includes TrueChoice program; and from IAG for GEnx-1Bs for six 787-10s for BRITISH AIRWAYS, which traditionally used Trents.

ROLLS-ROYCE is developing upgrade for Trent XWB that includes new disc alloy for higher performance/longer parts life.

BOEING forecasts need for 674,000 pilots, 716,000 maintenance technicians and 980,000 cabin crew members over next 20 years (+4.1% vs '23 forecast) to support global commercial fleet, projected to reach to 50,170 aircraft by 2043.

TT ELECTRONICS, OH has Parker contract to supply electronic assemblies for commercial aircraft braking systems.

Caroline M. Vandedrinck to Senior Vice President-Materials & Services of Willis Lease Finance Corporation, FL.

MHI AEROSPACE VIETNAM (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries) was selected by Airbus to supply A321neo emergency doors.

SASMOS HET TECHNOLOGIES, India was selected by Germany's Deutsche Aircraft as partner to collaborate on the design/development of the electrical wiring interconnection system (EWIS) for the 40-pax D328eco.

TEXTRON AVIATION announced flight deck upgrades for Cessna Caravan/Grand Caravan EX that include backlit panels.