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TOPCAST GROUP, Hong Kong and US-based VSE AVIATION signed MOU to explore opportunities and develop improved global solutions and further enhance their
Aerospace

STRUCTURAL MONITORING SYSTEMS, Australia received FAA certification for its Comparative Vacuum Monitor (CVM) sensors that detect cracks in commercial
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Design changes and component supply issues have pushed back the first flight of the certification prototype for Harbour Air Seaplanes’ conversion of the de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver to electric propulsion.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
At first sight, drone delivery and vertiport development would appear only tangentially related.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Michael Bruno
Several venture capital firms and the related office at Lockheed Martin have teamed to invest $27 million in X-Bow Systems, an Albuquerque, New Mexico-based additive manufacturing startup targeting production of solid rocket energetics.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
VoltAero’s Cassio 1 hybrid-electric testbed aircraft is anticipated to surpass 10,000 km of flight en route to the AERO Friedrichshafen general aviation trade show in Germany.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Michael Bruno
Raytheon Technologies has shaved back its forecasted revenue for 2022, but the Super Tier 1 supplier reiterated the rest of its full-year profit guidance, illustrating how the wider Western aerospace and defense industry continues to encounter headwinds in its recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, but not enough to derail momentum.
Supply Chain

SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS was selected by Canada Jetlines to supply aftermarke wheels/brakes for its A320 fleet.
Aerospace

NOVARIA GROUP agreed to acquire FMI CHEMICAL, CT (nonmetallic aircraft sealants/compounds/coatings).
Aerospace

FLIGHT DATA SYSTEMS introduced SAFR Readout data analysis service for periodic maintenance readouts on cockpit voice and flight data recorders.
Aerospace

EXXONMOBIL announced its Mobil Jet Oil 387 was approved by International Aero Engines (IAE) for use in V2500s.
Aerospace

SATAIR extended exclusive global distribution agreement with Eaton for its commercial aircraft fuel and motion control products produced in US/UK.
Aerospace

Neal J. Keating, former CEO of Kaman, joined the Board of Directors of TRIUMPH, PA.
Aerospace

COLLINS AEROSPACE earned $440m on $4.8b sales in 1Q22 vs $314m on $4.4b in 1Q21; commercial aftermarket sales rose 39%.
Aerospace

PRATT & WHITNEY earned $151m on $4.5b sales in 1Q22 vs $20m on $4b in 1Q21. It delivered 634 engines (119 large commercial/60 military/455 P&W Canada)
Aerospace

GE AVIATION earned $908m on $5.6b revenues in 1Q22 vs $641m on $5b in 1Q21. It delivered 343 commercial aircraft engines (239 LEAP) vs 359 (188 LEAP)
Aerospace

EMIRATES says it doesn't expect delivery of its first 777X before 2H25.
Aerospace

HONEYWELL was selected by United Airlines to supply 131-9A APUs for 120 A321neo Family aircraft on order.
Aerospace

VSE AVIATION, FL was selected by AVI Survival Products as non-exclusive global distributor for its life rafts, live vests, survival kits, and first
Aerospace

By Tony Osborne
A large white tent in the middle of an English Midland town center parking lot is providing the advanced air mobility industry with a sense of the infrastructure it may need to serve its customers.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Irene Klotz
Hours after a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule returned from a privately financed sortie to the International Space Station (ISS), NASA cleared the company to proceed with a launch attempt at 3:52 a.m. EDT on April 27 to deliver the next resident crew to the orbital outpost.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
Autonomous electric aircraft developer Pyka has closed a $37 million Series A funding round to support production of its Pelican uncrewed crop sprayer and develop a cargo version of the aircraft.
Aerospace

Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2022, will be hosting 1,500 exhibitors, with representatives from 112 global destinations.
Aerospace

By Garrett Reim
Capella Space has raised $97 million through a Series C financing round that it plans to spend on further developing its automated image analysis software and next-generation satellites.
Commercial Space