Aerospace

Daher, the French-based maker of TBM turboprops and the Kodiak 100 utility aircraft, has purchased Triumph Group’s metallic and composite aerostructures facility in Stuart, Florida.

Virgin Galactic has signed an agreement to partner with Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences to build two new White Knight Two jets to carry its air-launched passenger suborbital spaceships.

Vertical Aerospace has partnered with Taiwan’s E-One Moli Energy to supply lithium-ion battery cells for its VX4 electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi.

Carroll K. Lane to Corporate Senior Vice President and President-Air Vehicles and Precision Products of Kaman Corporation.

Stephen Koo to Chief Financial Officer of Skyryse, El Segundo, CA; Justin Ryan was named Chief Operating Officer.

Jasmine Koh to Inside Sales-Asia, based in Singapore, of C&L Aerospace.

Steve Jones to Chief Executive Officer of Celestia Group, The Netherlands. Juan Becerro to Chief Operating Officer.

IBS SOFTWARE was selected by Air PREMIA, South Korea to provide its iCargo Management solution. Air PREMIA has one 787 with two on order.

HAECO CABIN SOLUTIONS was selected by Air New Zealand to supply Vector economy class seats for 22 787s.

Midway through 2022, the priority for advanced air mobility companies is on certifying aircraft, but just as important is sizing the future market and where the vehicles will be located.

It was another tough week for the Advanced Air Mobility Stock Composite, with the index falling to $40 for the week ending July 1, down from $43.08 a week ago.

The partners in a project to convert the Cessna Caravan to electric propulsion have formed a new company to develop and offer battery-electric and hydrogen-electric powertrain retrofits for a range of turboprop commuter aircraft.

The D328eco is delayed, slated to enter service in 2026; OEM aims for parts of small turboprop and regional jet replacement markets.

Aviation Week editors identify some of the key issues and megatrends and their likely outcomes.

UK electric propulsion startup Evolito has acquired battery developer Electroflight, expanding its business to encompass motors, controllers and energy storage systems.

CFM INTERNATIONAL was selected by Air France-KLM Group to supply 200 LEAP-1As for 100 A320neo/A321neos on order for delivery starting 2H23, plus

Another startup has emerged onto China’s increasingly crowded electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle market.

Jim Palmer to Sales and Marketing Director of RPI, UK.

RTS was selected by Saudia Cargo to provide its Foresight revenue planning, Accelerate pricing and Velocity revenue management solutions.

BAA TRAINING VIETNAM (Avia Solutions Group) was selected by Vietravel Airlines to provide A320 flight crew training and simulator leasing services.

THE GILL CORPORATION received FAA approval allowables data for its flame-resistant Gillfab 4122S sandwich panels as part of collaboration with

Norway’s Kongsberg is to purchase a majority holding in Lithuanian small satellite integrator and bus manufacturer NanoAvionics.

Airport International Group announced that Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) has become the first in the Middle East to achieve Level 4+ ‘Transition’ of the Airport Carbon Accreditation Programme.

SpiceXpress, the logistics platform of SpiceJet, carried 100 tonnes of lychee from Darbhanga in Bihar to various parts of the country between May and June.

Airbus is seeing early signs in the recovery of demand for long-haul aircraft and “may start the widebody [production] ramp-up earlier than we thought,” CEO Guillaume Faury tells Aviation Week.