Aerospace

VERTICAL AEROSPACE began initial powered ground test of its VX4 eVTOL prototype, including propeller balancing.

ACORN GROWTH COMPANIES is now ACORN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT to reflect growth and development of multiple capital deployment strategies.

THYSSENKRUPP AEROSPACE has 10-year contract extension with Magellan Aerospace (UK) to manage material demand, mainly aluminum plates and tube/extrusion products, for facilities in Europe and India; deal includes subcontractors.

PLYABLE, UK launched composite parts production beyond just tooling.

RTX completed preliminary design review for its hybrid-electric propulsion demonstrator engine being developed as part of Clean Aviation SWITCH project; it is combining two Collins megawatt-class electric motor generators within a GTF.

GE AEROSPACE secured commitment from US DOE's Oak Ridge National Laboratory to cooperate on supercomputing (modeling/simulation) to expand its capabilities for designing next-generation engine technologies, like Open Fan.

ZEROAVIA was selected by JEKTA, Switzerland to supply fuel cell power generation system technology to demonstrate concept of a fuel cell variant of its electric amphibious flying boat design, the PHA-ZE 100, with range of up to 600 km.

L3HARRIS was selected by Air India to supply SRVIVR25 CVRs and FDRs for up to 140 737-8s for delivery from 2025.

EVE AIR MOBILITY named two new suppliers for its eVTOL: ASE, Italy for power distribution system and DIEHL AVIATION, Germany for the interior.

CMC ELECTRONICS says its third generation digital HUD technology is in final stage of product development/certification for delivery from early '25.

ITP AERO received EASA certification for TP400 vanes manufactured using additive technology (first aeroengine company to do so for structural part).

CFM INTERNATIONAL has completed >250 tests under Revolutionary Innovation for Sustainable Engines (RISE) technology demonstration program in preparation for full-scale Open Fan testing. It is moving to more module-level tests.

GKN AEROSPACE extended agreement with Airbus for supplying A220 electrical wiring interconnection systems (EWIS).

GKN AEROSPACE delivered the full composite wing assembly and (by end of July) booms for Supernal’s eVTOL demonstrator, to make its first flight later in 2024; units were manufactured in Bristol and Cowes, UK respectively.

GA TELESIS announced it is integrating Alitheon’s AI technology, FeaturePrint, into its WILBUR Web3-enabled Parts Provenance and Records Platform to help secure authenticity of aircraft parts and raise levels of aviation data security.

HONEYWELL was selected by United Airlines to supply IntuVue RDR-4000 3D weather radar, new 25-hour FDRs, TPA100B Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System and TRA 100B Transponders, and ALA-52B radar altimeters for new MAXs.

BOEING forecasts demand in 2024-2043 for 43,975 new pax/freighter aircraft (1,525 regional jets/33,380 single-aisle/9,070 twin-aisle; 20,555 for replacement) vs 42,595 in 2023 CMO, increasing global fleet from 26,750 to 50,170 aircraft, to satisfy 4.7% annual traffic growth; it also sees demand for 2,845 freighters (1,005 new/1,840 converted) to satisfy 4.1% CAGR. It projects $4.4 trillion demand for commercial services and need for 2.37m new personnel.

“We hope to power their ZEROe,” ZeroAvia founder and CEO Val Miftakhov said on the first day of this year's Farnborough Airshow.

By 2040, Aviation Week’s projections call for nearly 12,000 eVTOL deliveries worldwide.

Electric vehicle makers are more concerned with battery energy capacity rather than power capability.

A GKN Aerospace-led project to develop and test a 2-megawatt cryogenic hybrid-electric propulsion system is one of five to be backed by UK government funding.

The AAM Stock Composite plunged more than 12% during the week ending July 19, dragged lower by EHang.

Pratt says the engine developed for the company’s Hybrid-Electric Propulsion (HEP) flight demonstrator has run at full power for the first time.

Wisk Aero says it is giving consideration toward the fledgling aftermarket for its fully automated electric aircraft, although some of the MRO opportunity will be constrained by its intentional design limiting the aircraft’s number of systems.

Pratt says SMBC Aviation Capital—one of the largest lessors for GTF-powered Airbus A320neo-family aircraft—has exercised options for a further 22 firm orders.