Aerospace

Private equity firm DC Capital Partners has bought uAvionix, a seven-year-old developer and manufacturer of miniature avionics for communications, navigation and surveillance applications, including for unmanned aircraft.

Bank of America’s Ron Epstein joins our experts to assess the industry’s reliance on Russian metals and whether lessors could lose hundreds of aircraft.

Boeing, Airbus stand firm on planned airliner production rate increases, despite Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and ongoing supplier woes.

Airbus is continuing to build the industrial team for the CityAirbus NextGen eVTOL, partnering with Spirit AeroSystems to design and manufacture the multi-copter’s wings.

TAT TECHNOLOGIES had $3.6m net loss on $78m in 2021 vs $5.3m loss on $73.4m in 2020. It has $500k in cash.

SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS was selected by Airbus to develop/manufacture CityAirbus NextGen’s wings out of Belfast.

CAE was selected by Joby Aviation as partner to develop/qualify flight simulation training devices for its eVTOL aircraft.

AIRBUS delivered 49 aircraft (four A220s; 36 A320neo Fam; three A330s; six A350s) in February vs 32 (two A220s; 29 A320neo Fam; A350) in Feb 2021; it

CPI Aerostructures CEO and President Douglas McCrosson is leaving, the embattled Tier 1-2 defense supplier announced March 9, and outside industry veteran Dorith Hakim has been hired as successor CEO.

Airbus has cut half of a firm order for 40 A330-900s placed by an undisclosed customer, believed to be HNA Group, from its backlog.

Aircraft Accessories and Components Company (AACC), a subsidiary of SAMI Aerospace business division of SAMI, has signed of a partnership agreement with Safran Landing Systems.

Taqnia ETS and Taqnia have signed an MoU with Star.Vision Hangzhou to collaborate on the development of innovative space technologies, satellites, artificial intelligence technologies and geospatial products.

As the World Defense Show closed its doors until the next event March 3-6 2024, TATV goes behind the scenes to look at the Show Centre – the hub of the whole event - and talk to show CEO Andy Pearcey to sum up the event.

Residents' concerns about the impact of nearby flight operations on their land value are especially relevant to urban air mobility as eVTOLs and cargo drones hope to operate in the heart of urban areas.

Robinson Helicopter says it will switch to electric power for its light helicopters when it “makes sense” and is closely watching progress being made by California-based Tier 1 Engineering on a battery-powered R44 conversion program.

Until there is more available data on what a stabilized approach is for an eVTOL aircraft, the FAA will maintain a conservative approach as to how vertiports should be safely built.

BOEING delivered 22 aircraft (20 737 MAXs; 777F; 747-8F) in February vs 22 (737-800A; 18 MAXs; two 767s; 777) in Feb 2021; it booked orders for 14 737

AIRBUS and FORTESCUE FUTURE INDUSTRIES, Australia signed MOU to collaborate on implementing green hydrogen as aircraft fuel by 2035.

Amid lackluster sales and costly new certification requirements, Sikorsky is no longer accepting orders for the S-76D, effectively shutting down the 45-year-old medium helicopter program.

Derek Lim to Division Vice President and Business Unit Manager of AMETEK PDS, Harleysville, PA.

ASTRONAUTICS is relocating its manufacturing operations and FAA Repair Station from Milwaukee to renovated 80,000 sq ft facility in Oak Creek, WI.

L&T TECHNOLOGY SERVICES (LTTS), Dallas was selected by Canada's Jaunt Air Mobility to provide end-to-end engineering support in structural design

DAYTON T. BROWN completed $1.25m expansion to laboratory in Bohemia, NY, including new humidity/solar chambers, to expand its testing capacity.

VIASAT was selected by Breeze Airways to provide inflight connectivity for its A220-300s; initial Viasat-equipped aircraft will enter service in 4Q22.

ECLIPSE GLOBAL CONNECTIVITY and SKYTRAC SYSTEMS teamed to deliver Iridium Certus and legacy Iridium hardware and services for civil and military