Aerospace

DART AEROSPACE acquired PARAVION TECHNOLOGY, CO (parts manufacturer) and CENTURY HELICOPTERS (MRO).

ASTRONICS AEROSPACE lost $8.6m on $365m sales in 2021 vs $89.8m loss on $418m in 2020; it has $334.7m backlog.

AIRBUS VENTURES has invested in CESIUMASTRO (aerospace communications systems) as part of $60m fundraiser with participation from L3Harris, Kleiner

OneWeb board members voted on March 3 to suspend launches of its broadband satellite constellation from the Russian-leased Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

UK startup Stratospheric Platforms has demonstrated the ability to transmit 5G cell phone signals from a high altitude.

Aircraft Industries, the Czech manufacturer of the Let family of turboprop transport aircraft, says in an open letter that its ownership by Russian holding group Ural Mining Metallurgical Company (UGMK) “is likely to change a lot for us as a company, but we ourselves do not know what the consequences will be.”

The designer of what is now Leonardo’s AW09 helicopter is planning to unveil a new concept for a single-engine rotorcraft.

Boeing has confirmed that recent composite cryogenic tank tests that pave the way for future liquid-hydrogen-fueled aircraft used a reusable tank shell originally built as flight hardware for DARPA’s former Experimental Spaceplane Program.

Sanctions may have a fast and sweeping effect on Russian air transport, which cannot rely on local production or services.

Stepped-up FAA scrutiny of Boeing’s 787 post-production process will extend beyond resumption of deliveries, as the regulator plans to handle individual aircraft inspections and issuance of paperwork required to finalize customer handovers.

Airlines, lessors and manufacturers will all feel the pinch of sanctions against Russia.

Turkish Aerospace eyes “aggressive price policy” for international sales of indigenous Gokbey twin-engine medium rotorcraft.

The 15-nation partnership faces its strongest challenge amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

In November 2018, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology flew an aircraft on a propulsion system with no moving parts.

GKN Aerospace has tested an advanced turbine rear structure (TRS) design which demonstrated a potential weight reduction of up to 14% compared to current commercial engine configurations.

Airbus Ventures, L3Harris Technologies and Heico have joined a group of venture capitalists to invest $60 million in CesiumAstro, a four-year-old active-phased-array startup, the companies announced March 2.

South Korean startup Plana has unveiled plans to develop a hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi with the range to enable intercity flights and service entry planned for 2028.

Beyond removing passenger and routine air cargo links between Russia and the U.S., the ban will have aerospace supply-chain implications.

Australia’s Swoop Aero has delivered Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines by drone in Malawi for the first time.

The Workhorse Group may have sold off its SureFly electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi program to Moog, but the U.S. electric delivery truck maker is continuing to develop its Horsefly unmanned aircraft.

Electrifying short-range aviation in the Netherlands will be feasible by 2026, concludes a report by airport consultants NACO and national aerospace research agency Royal NLR.

Europe’s AiRMOUR research project to produce a tool kit for the introduction of urban air mobility has developed a geographical tool to help city planners “to think in three dimensions.”

Use of Russia’s largest commercial space contract may be halted, with Russian State Space Corp. Roscosmos requesting legally binding guarantees from the OneWeb satellite operator and the French Arianespace launch provider that the constellation, deployed by Russian Soyuz 2 rockets, will not be used for military purposes.

BOEING and AIRBUS say they are standing firm on planned airliner production rate increases despite Ukraine's invasion.

Frank Vieira Hugger to Director of Business Development of CAaT Global, Houston.