Aerospace

SpaceX officials traveled to Wichita Jan. 17 to meet with current suppliers and develop new supplier connections.

Burning hydrogen in turbofans would eliminate CO2 emissions but could increase production of nitrogen oxides (NOx) over engines burning jet fuel.

Singapore-headquartered H3 plans to incorporate Hylium’s LH2 tanks into the two propulsion nacelles.

Aurora plans to fly an X-plane for DARPA in 2025 that will fly solely by using active flow control instead of mechanical control surfaces.

Last November, Europe’s three leading countries in space launchers issued a joint statement that set the stage for further cooperation.

VELO3D teamed with FITTLE (Xerox) to provide customer financing option for purchasing its fully integrated metal additive manufacturing solution.

Ohio University is to identify potential opportunities for advanced air mobility (AAM) in Ohio’s rural Appalachian Region.

UNITED AIRLINES completed $32m expansion to inflight training center in Houston.

SEMCOM, Sweden signed 1-year framework agreement with GKN Aerospace Sweden to provide several services.

AIM MRO HOLDINGS (backed by AE Industrial Partners) has acquired TRIBOLOGIX, CO (engineered surface coatings).

RAVEN SR was selected by JAL and ANA to supply SAF for 10 years.

The AAM Composite advanced by nearly 15% between Jan. 9 and Jan. 13.

Leanne G. Caret, former EVP of Boeing, was appointed to Board of Directors of Raytheon Technologies.

Nigerian airlines are expecting up to 40 new aircraft in the next 36 months. Among the carriers to receive new aircraft in the coming months include Air Peace, Ibom Air and Overland Airways.

Hanwha, the major investor in air taxi startup Overair, will work with LG Energy Solutions on special-purpose batteries for urban air mobility.

Despite financial pressure on small suppliers, GIFAS sees limited need for further recapitalizations.

Eleven-blade propeller; Northrop studies uncrewed cargo; China’s aerostat drone; and wind tunnel tests for eVTOL concept.

The government has directed the Swedish Transport Administration to make targeted investments to help develop and test technology to electrify aviation.

Developed to demonstrate technologies that could reduce helicopter carbon emissions by up to 50%, the rotorcraft is a clean-sheet design.

Air Senegal hosted the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) 54th annual general assembly and summit (AGA) last month in the Senegalese capital.

The model tested in TsAGI’s low-speed tunnel shows significant design changes from concept images previously released by Bartini.

Elire Group has released its plan for “blue” and “green” multimodal smart hubs on water and land.

Stratospheric balloon operator World View will aim to become a publicly listed company via a reverse-merger deal with Leo Holdings Corp. II.

Momentus has won a contract from FOSSA Systems to use its Vigoride space tug to deploy more of the company’s small satellites into low Earth orbit.

Dr. Robin Stamp to Director of Solutions Engineering of Velo3D, CA.