Aerospace

Eric Fanning and Kevin Craven
Following ICAO’s upcoming meeting in Montreal, governments should collaborate to adopt additional sustainability standards
Emerging Technologies

By Steve Trimble
Production and testing infrastructure will expand dramatically with a $2 billion investment in the latest Defense Department budget proposal.
Missile Defense & Weapons

Deborah Wells to Principal Advisor for Operations and Improvement Strategy of AeroConsummate Advisors, Dallas.
Aerospace

LOAR GROUP agreed to acquire SCHROTH SAFETY PRODUCTS, Germany (seatbelts/airbags); deal is to close in July.
Aerospace

By Michael Bruno
With new leadership and an eager private equity sponsor, Tucson, Arizona-based Geost, a provider of small-satellite electro-optical and infrared sensors to the U.S. military, is eyeing acquisitions and investment stakes in other companies.
Commercial Space

Sponsored By PwC
Aviation Week Network hosted PwC leaders to discuss the changes occurring in the Defense Merger and Acquisition Landscape. Read their take on how the radically altered geopolitical environment has put unprecedented pressure on this market.
Defense

Kenya Airways In-Flight catering facility, in collaboration with NAS Servair (NAS), has won Best Partnership as part of The Sustainable Flight Challenge (TSFC).
Aerospace

By Steve Trimble
Lockheed Martin’s rapid prototyping division defines new concept for collaboration between crewed and uncrewed combat aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
High-definition 3D maps could pave way for soldier-robot teams.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Sean Broderick, Guy Norris
New requirements, more conservative approaches and evolving international relationships force OEMs to build more time into certification.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Karen Walker
Stan Deal, president and CEO at Boeing Commercial Airplanes, talks about customer expectations, how Boeing will deliver, and expectations for the Farnborough Airshow.
On Location

Michael Linacre to Chief Financial Officer of Innovative Solutions & Support, Exton, PA.
Aerospace

PAN AM FLIGHT ACADEMY acquired Level D 747-400 full flight simulator for its new training center at Hialeah, FL for operation starting in 1Q23.
Aerospace

AIRBUS forecasts need for 39,490 new aircraft (31,620 single-aisle/7,870 twin-aisle, including 2,440 new-build/converted freighters) in 2022-2041
Aerospace

BRISTOW GROUP signed LOI with Elroy Air to order 100 Chaparral hybrid-electric cargo VTOL aircraft (eight rotors).
Aerospace

SPIRIT AIRLINES completed retrofit project to add THALES-supplied FlytLIVE inflight connectivity on its A320s and A321s.
Aerospace

DOKASCH TEMPERATURE SOLUTIONS was selected by Japan Airlines to provide tem-controlled Opticooler ULDs under master rental agreement.
Aerospace

VIASAT was selected by Virgin Atlantic to provide inflight connectivity solution for 16 A330-900s on order for delivery starting in 2H22.
Aerospace

By Thierry Dubois
The upgraded Vega-C, a beefed-up and more flexible version of the Vega light launcher, made its first flight July 13 from Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
Boston-based autonomous flight startup Merlin Labs has completed a $105 million Series B round, bringing the total funding raised so far to $130 million.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Brian Everstine
The NASA- and Northrop Grumman-developed observatory is “probably the most significant engineering feat of our time,” Northrop CEO Kathy Warden tells Aviation Week.
Space

By Carole Rickard Hedden
The UK, with orders for 650 advanced air mobility vehicles, leads the emerging AAM market in Europe in terms of aircraft ordered.
Advanced Air Mobility

Global commercial helicopter operator Bristow Group has signed a letter of intent with Elroy Air to order up to 100 Chaparral hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing uncrewed cargo aircraft for logistics, health care and energy markets.
Advanced Air Mobility

Sponsored By Pratt & Whitney
Pratt & Whitney GTF™ engines are already the most efficient and sustainable choice for the A320neo family. With the Pratt & Whitney GTF Advantage™
Aerospace

By Jen DiMascio
Hunting hypersonic production capacity; Boeing’s Chinook exports; Turkey tests air-to-air missile; and Northrop’s Rooster rideshare.
Missile Defense & Weapons