Aerospace

TRM EQUITY II acquired WELLMAN DYNAMICS, IA (large scale, complex magnesium and aluminum castings).
Aerospace

PROTOTEK HOLDINGS acquired PROTOTYPE SOLUTIONS GROUP (PSG), WI, which provides quick-turn prototyping in CNC, additive and cast manufacturing.
Aerospace

By Mark Carreau
Blue Origin’s sixth crewed New Shepard suborbital mission took off early Aug. 4 from the company’s flight operations center in West Texas.
Commercial Space

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The engine-maker reported a net loss for the first half of 2022.
Aerospace

Indian MRO and aviation services and solutions provider, Air Works, has handed over the last of the six P-8I maritime patrol aircraft after completing Phase 32 maintenance checks to Boeing and the Indian Navy.
Defense

By Sean Broderick
Southwest says it does not expect any 737-7 deliveries until next year, raising questions about the model’s certification progress.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Steve Trimble
Spirit AeroSystems says it has solved one of the problems limiting the Pentagon’s ability to scale-up hypersonic weapon production.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Karen Walker, Sean Broderick, Bill Carey
Airlines are angry about an FAA proposal to address the risk of interference from new 5G wireless towers in the U.S.
Air Transport

By Bill Carey
Autonomous advanced air mobility vehicles offer a solution to minimizing the environmental impact of wildfires, panelists told a White House-sponsored AAM conference Aug. 3.
Business Aviation

By Garrett Reim
Momentus’s Vigoride-3 deployed four additional satellites to low Earth orbit in July as the company works through anomalies discovered shortly after launching the space tug in May.
Commercial Space

By Carole Rickard Hedden
The EU’s push for advanced air mobility has given rise to AiRMOUR, a project designed to develop tools that will help urban planners, cities, first responders, airports and ground services, and AAM vehicle operators establish emergency medical services.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
For now, urban air mobility is focused on small two-four-passenger air taxis. But a UK study suggests that larger, 30-50-seat electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft could be competitive with existing modes of public transportation while reducing emissions and congestion.
Advanced Air Mobility

AMERICAN AIRLINES is investing in ZEROAVIA for its hydrogen-electric powertrain development program; deal includes MOU to order up to 100 engines for
Aerospace

ROLLS-ROYCE received approval from Spanish government for sale of ITP AERO to a consortium of investors led by BAIN CAPITAL PRIVATE EQUITY; €1.8b deal
Aerospace

TRIUMPH had $10.3m net loss on $349m sales for first quarter ended June 30 vs $30.4m loss on $397m a year ago; excluding divestitures and exited
Aerospace

SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS had $122m net loss on $1.2b revenues in 2Q22 vs $135m on $1b in 2Q21 and ended quarter with $34b backlog; overall deliveries
Aerospace

As India’s SpiceJet needs recapitalisation to keep flying, its shareholder, Ajay Singh, is exploring options with a Middle East carrier, as well as Indian companies.
Aerospace

Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Company (ADNEC) has opened the e-registration for the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) and the Naval Defence Exhibition and Conference (NAVDEX).
Aerospace

Emirates is reducing the number of weekly flights to Lagos, Nigeria from 11 to seven.
Aerospace

The Aviation Africa Summit returns to Kigali in September. But what’s in store for the continent’s premier aviation event?
Aerospace

By Jen DiMascio
The acquisitions mean Slingshot will be able to offer satellite operators a better understanding of the growing number of objects on orbit and other threats.
Commercial Space

By Sash Tusa
The F-35 and Typhoon are soaring, while development of Franco-German FCAS and sales of the Swedish Gripen lag.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The Air Force Research Laboratory’s upcoming demonstration includes new solar panels, deployable structures, cooling systems.
Space

Rainford Knight, PhD to Chief Digital Transformation Officer (CDxO) of GA Telesis, FL.
Aerospace

Chris Pratt to Principal Advisor-Marketing, Analytics and Branding of AeroConsummate Advisors, Dallas.
Aerospace