Aerospace

BAE Systems and Embraer are teaming up to study potential military missions for the Brazilian OEM’s Eve electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.

AERADVISE extended its CAMO approvals to include 737 MAX, A320neo Family, A330, A350, 787, ATR 42, ATR 72, E190, E195 and Dash 8-400.

GE AVIATION CZECH teamed with Czech Technical University in Prague CVUT to cooperate on SAF testing using GE Catalyst turboprop engine.

Larry Wallace to Chief Financial Officer of Texas Aerospace Technologies, Abilene.

James McMicking to Vice President of Strategy of ZeroAvia, UK; Arnab Chatterjee was named Vice President-Infrastructure.

Eitan Zamir to Chief Financial Officer of Stratasys, Israel.

EASYJET and ROLLS-ROYCE plans to collaborate on 2-year aviation Sustainability research project to explore alternative energy and power solutions

EVE announced partnership deals with SKYWEST for 100 eVTOL aircraft; AZORRA for 200; and REPUBLIC AIRWAYS for 200; BAE SYSTEMS and EMBRAER also agreed

EVE agreed to business combination with ZANITE ACQUISITION (Embraer will still own 82%) and will be listed on NYSE; deal that values Eve at an implied

ARCHER AVIATION, CA completed first successful hover flight of its Maker eVTOL demonstrator. It plans to begin extensive flight test program in 2022.

QATAR AIRWAYS issued legal proceedings against Airbus in High Court in London to seek rapid resolution to dispute stemming from alleged accelerated

L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES has Pakistan International Airlines order for one A320 full-flight simulator for installation at its training center in Karachi.

The merger values the electric air taxi developer at $2.4 billion, a price backed up by the largest conditional orderbook in the advanced air mobility market.

SpaceX’s 24th NASA-contracted resupply mission is carrying a diverse array of research projects to the International Space Station.

The carrier has previously stated its desire to eventually purchase zero-emissions aircraft to replace its DHC Dash 8-300 turboprops.

Qatar Airways has issued legal proceedings against Airbus in the Technology and Construction division of the High Court in London.

A second crew of Indian company Sky One Airways has started an advanced professional retraining programme for a new type of Mi-171A2 helicopter.

The FAA on Dec. 20 granted a license to Spaceport Camden in Camden County, Georgia, for small-rocket launches to low Earth orbit after several years of local community debate.

SpaceX set a new record for Falcon 9 booster reuse, launching and landing its fleet leader for an 11th time on Dec. 18 as the company neared the end of a 2021 launch manifest that aims for a record 31 flights.

Italian startup FlyingBasket has conducted its first urban cargo drone flights in Turin.

Traditional aerospace suppliers are investing in their capabilities to develop systems for emerging electric aircraft.

In Vancouver, British Columbia, Harbour Air Seaplanes has begun modifying a second de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver to electric propulsion and will begin certification flight testing in 2022.

Archer has flown its Maker technology demonstrator, joining other leaders in the electric vertical takeoff and landing industry in flying a vehicle similar in scale to its planned urban air taxi.

Swedish startup Heart Aerospace has flown a subscale model of its ES-19 electric regional airliner.

The Soyuz MS-20 carrying Yusaku Maezawa, Yozo Hirano and veteran cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin touched down in remote Kazakhstan on Dec. 20, marking the end of a 12-day private spaceflight.