Aerospace

By Michael Bruno, Tony Osborne
Industry consolidation in space comms heats up, with Eutelsat capturing OneWeb as Viasat closes in on Inmarsat.
Commercial Space

By Bill Carey
The FAA and industry have committed to phasing out leaded aviation fuel by 2030.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

AIRBUS says A320 production is progressing towards a rate of 75 aircraft per month in 2025, but given the current supply chain challenges, it is
Aerospace

AIRBUS had €682m net profit on €12.8b revenues in 2Q22 vs €1.9b on €14.2b in 2Q21; Commercial Aircraft earned €1.2b on €9b vs €2b on €10.5b, and says
Aerospace

BOEING says its inability to acquire LEAPs is keeping it from increasing 737 MAX production from 31 to 38 per month.
Aerospace

TEXAS AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGIES was selected by Italy's D.Marchiori to support sale of its precision aircraft ground testing equipment in the Americas.
Aerospace

RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES agreed to invest in VERDEGO AERO to accelerate development of hybrid-electric propulsion technologies and provide opportunities
Aerospace

MTU AERO ENGINES had €54m net income on €1b revenues in 2Q22 vs €66m on €1.3b in 2Q21, and ended quarter with order backlog of €24.6b, up 10% from
Aerospace

Nathalie Tarnaud Laude to Chief Executive Officer of ATR, Toulouse.
Aerospace

UNIVERSAL AVIONICS was selected by Everts Air Cargo to supply new flight displays, SBAS-FMS with LPV, GPS and UniLink communication management systems
Aerospace

BOEING had $160m net profit on $16.7b revenues in 2Q22 vs $567m on $17b in 2Q21; BCA lost $242m on $6.2b vs $472m loss on $6b and is now producing 31
Aerospace

HONEYWELL AEROSPACE was selected by Archer Aviation to supply flight control actuation (for 12 tilt 6 configuration) and thermal management (for cabin
Aerospace

Robert Kopersiewich to Vice President-Engineering of CMC Electronics, Canada.
Aerospace

Network Airline Management, with the use of its managed fleet of B747F, has successfully carried a shipment for the World Rally Championship (WRC) from Nairobi, Kenya to Liege, Belgium.
Aerospace

By Thierry Dubois
Nathalie Tarnaud Laude will succeed Stefano Bortoli as the CEO of ATR effective Sept. 17.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Tailwind Technologies, the parent company of Hartzell Propeller, Hartzell Engine Tech and Hartzell Aerospace Welding, has formed Hartzell Aviation to combine the three brands under one umbrella, the company announced at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The mission marked the entry of a new rocket manufacturer, CAS Space, into China's space sector.
Space

By Irene Klotz
Deep Space Transport, a new Boeing-Northrop Grumman joint venture, is set to receive the contract.
Space

ONTIC was licensed by Honeywell to support the RDR4A/B weather radar.
Aerospace

HEXCEL reported commercial aerospace sales of $227.6m in 2Q22, up 48.1% vs 2Q21, led by growth in A350, A320neo and 737 MAX programs; commercial
Aerospace

AIRBUS successfully tested a removable fireflighting demonstrator kit on the A400M, which included minimum operating height of 150ft, flight speeds as
Aerospace

AAR

AAR was selected by Textron Aviation Defense to provide Airvolution customizable, cloud-based, end-to-end repair cycle management (RCM) tool focused
Aerospace

BECKER AVIONICS was selected by C&L Aviation Group to supply DVCS6100 digital audio system for Dash 8 upgrade.
Aerospace

Tufan Erginbilgic to Chief Executive Officer and an Executive Director of Rolls-Royce (effective January 1).
Aerospace

COLLINS AEROSPACE earned $546m on $5b sales in 2Q22 vs $506m on $4.5b in 2Q21; increase in sales was driven by 25% increase in commercial aftermarket
Aerospace