Aerospace

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

Continuing an annual tradition dating back to 1957, Aviation Week Network editors honored a wide variety of industry accomplishments.

ARCHER AVIATION rolled out 5-seat Midnight eVTOL aircraft in preparation for certification in late 2024.

ROLLS-ROYCE flew its low-emission combustion ALECSys demonstrator engine on its 747 Flying Test Bed in Tucson, AZ; ALECSys is part of UltraFan

GE has Silk Way West Airlines order for five GE9Xs and 11 GE90s for two 777-8Fs and five 777Fs. IHI Corporation, Safran Aircraft Engines, Safran Aero

FORGED SOLUTIONS GROUP, UK has acquired STEEL INDUSTRIES, MI (open die forgings/seamless rolled rings).

CURTISS-WRIGHT acquired KERONITE, UK (Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation surface treatment coatings) for $35m cash.

MOLICEL, Taiwan was selected by Archer Aviation to supply lithium-ion battery cells for its Midnight eVTOL aircraft.

Sam Gilliland to Chief Executive Officer of Accelya, Spain.

PRATT & WHITNEY plans in 2Q23 to begin operations at new 1.2m sq ft turbine airfoil production facility in Asheville, NC.

Frank Robinson, founder of Robinson Helicopter, CA, has died; he was 92.

GARMIN was selected by Archer Aviation to supply G3000 integrated flight deck for its Midnight eVTOL.

AERSALE priced previously announced underwritten secondary offering by certain of its stockholders, including affiliates of Leonard Green & Partners

NASA launched Artemis I moon mission with Lockheed Martin-built Orion spacecraft and Boeing-built SLS core stage.

EMBRAER says it does not see supply chain normalization until 2024; it has missed 10 aircraft deliveries from each of its commercial and executive

BUCHER LEICHTAU, Switzerland was selected by Deutsche Aircraft to supply galleys/partitions for 40-seat D328eco.

Start-up hypersonic aircraft developer Hermeus has demonstrated mode transition of the company’s in-house designed Chimera turbine-based combined-cycle engine.

U.S. regional aviation provider Surf Air Mobility has abandoned plans to list publicly through a merger with a blank-check company and has instead filed with th

As Archer Aviation unveils its four-passenger production air taxi, the Midnight, Aviation Week editors discuss the shifting competitive dynamics in the nascent advanced air mobility market where three rival OEMs with differing approaches push toward FAA certification and operation.

The Palestinian Authority is in the market for two helicopters to be operated from Jordan and will transport the authority’s President , Mahmoud Abbas to events in the West Bank.

The new 16U satellite bus is tailored for Earth observation and space domain awareness missions.

Startup says it is on track to be among the first eVTOL companies to launch service.

Boeing’s decision to defer development of a new narrowbody has profound and negative consequences for the industry.

The approvals help pave the way for the first planned orbital launch from the UK mainland for Virgin Orbit’s “Start Me Up” mission using its air-launched LauncherOne space vehicle that will be carried by its modified Boeing 747.

BAE Systems is exploring the use of exoskeletons, robotics and augmented reality to help maintenance of the UK’s combat aircraft fleets.