Aerospace

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

Redwire has sold what it says is the “first” space-manufactured optical crystal, to researchers at Ohio State University.

MTU Aero Engines says it has identified a Flying Fuel Cell (FFC) and Water Enhanced Turbofan (WET) as “favored” concepts for revolutionary reductions in emissions from aircraft propulsion systems.

Fahari Aviation, a Kenya Airways company, and EVE UAM, have signed a Letter of Intent for up to 40 electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOLs).

Operated by Turkey’s TAV Airports, Almaty, Batumi, Madinah, Tbilisi, and Zagreb airports were among the best in their regions in the World Airport Awards 2022, organised by Skytrax.

Qatar Airways Group chief executive, Akbar Al Baker, has received the ‘2022 Joseph Murphy Award’ by Air Transport World (ATW).

Kenya Airways has entered a partnership with the M Sport Ford World Rally Team as the official travel partner for the most demanding rally of the season, the Safari Rally.

LUFTHANSA SYSTEMS has Korean Air order to provide NetLine/Plan network planning and NetLine/Sched schedule management solutions.

Ian Malin to Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy and Commercial Officer of Unical Aviation, Los Angeles.

ROLLS-ROYCE is developing turbogenerator technology, including small engine for hybrid-electric applications, for AAM.

AIRBUS and LINDE signed MOU to work on the development of hydrogen infrastructure at airports; deal includes analysis of Power-to-Liquid fuels.

AIREON was selected by Boeing to deliver space-based ADS-B flight data.

Using virtual reality to fly a helicopter has money-saving potential.

The companies are working together to develop the Kaman K-Max Titan heavy-lift and Kargo medium-lift autonomous logistics aircraft.

Rolls-Royce has revealed it is developing an all-new turbogenerator for use in advanced-air-mobility applications including primary propulsion for electric short-takeoff-and landing aircraft and extending the range of electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicles.

BURRANA has approval from Airbus for line-fitting of its RISE in-seat power solution on A320 Family aircraft from 2Q23.

KLK MOTORSPORT and MODELL- UND FORMENBAU BLASIUS GERG were selected by Airbus as partner to design, develop and manufacture the ultra-lightweight

DEUTSCHE AIRCRAFT and SASOL, South Africa signed MOU to certify hydrogen-based PtL-SAF for aviation via D328eco.

VELO3D opened 1,200 sq ft European Technology Center for metal additive manufacturing in Augsburg, Germany; lab is equipped with Sapphire printer.

The advanced-air-mobility supply base is widening, with Airbus selecting automotive industry players KLK Motorsport and M&F Gerg to design and produce the rear fuselage of the CityAirbus NextGen electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi.

Two initiatives have been unveiled in Europe and the UK to help advance the use of hydrogen to decarbonize aviation.

A Netherlands’ aerospace cluster plans to develop a hydrogen-electric propulsion system for retrofit to 40-80-seat regional turboprops as a path to securing a position on future Airbus and Embraer sustainable aircraft programs.

A German startup plans to demonstrate the weight-saving structural integration of a battery system into a wing as the first step toward developing a nine-passenger all-electric regional airliner with 500 km (270 nm) range.

Airbus is struggling with implementing big production increases, as is Boeing, which also faces uncertainty over 737 certifications.

Using the industrial Internet of Things (IoT), manufacturers can connect the physical world with the digital and take complete control over systems as never before.