Aerospace

BUCHER, Switzerland was selected by STARLUX to supply galleys/stowages for eight A330-900s to be leased from ALC.

SHELL upgraded its facility in Singapore to enable blending of SAF and began supplying SAF to customers in Singapore.

CRANE AEROSPACE & ELECTRONICS has developed High-Accuracy, CAN Output Proximity Sensor under new FLEXtech product portfolio that supports direct CAN

AIRBUS ASIA TRAINING CENTER, Singapore inaugurated its fourth A350 full flight simulator, joining two A320s, two A330s, an A380 and an ATR.

FACC was selected by Rolls-Royce to develop/manufacture composite components for Pearl 10X for Falcon 10X. In addition to bypass ducts and maintenance

SIA ENGINEERING completed initial testing of using SAF for engine testing; it used 38% blend on Trent 900.

Steve Dickson announced his resignation as Administrator of the FAA (effective March 2022).

EMBRAER, WIDERØE and ROLLS-ROYCE agreed to 12-month cooperation study into zero-emission regional aircraft.

SATAIR (Airbus) was selected by Collins Aerospace as global distributor for LEAP-1A engine mounts, including detail parts and subassemblies.

Northrop Grumman is taking the next step in its space servicing business, SpaceLogistics, with the sale of its first Mission Extension Pod and a launch agreement with SpaceX for a Mission Robotic Vehicle.

Indonesian airframer PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) plans to improve its aircraft assembly capabilities and is in “constant discussion” with Airbus on building C295 turboprops for export from Indonesia.

Industry Leaders exhibit at MRO Middle East and Aircraft Interiors Middle East to drive innovation and sustainability.

Leonardo will attend the UMEX exhibition, which runs from the 21st to the 23rd of February in Abu Dhabi.

The CEO of EgyptAir has praised the efficiency of the London flight captain in dealing with the repercussions of Storm ‘Eunice’ during landing at Heathrow Airport.

Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, today opened the fifth edition of UMEX & SimTEX 2022.

South Korea has launched its K-UAM Grand Challenge, a large-scale demonstration project intended to enable the commercialization of urban air mobility from 2025.

Morphing drone; Hyperlocal weather; Inflight damage monitoring; Hydrogen hubs; and Sustainable fuel from plastic waste.

Italy’s Manta Aircraft has named partners in development of the ANN2 hybrid-electric ducted-fan eVTOL, aiming for certification in 2025.

The FAA has ordered inspections of GE Aviation GEnx-1Bs and -2B fuel metering unit (FMU) parts after an improperly installed valve plug was linked to fuel leakage and an inflight engine shutdown on a UPS Boeing 747-8-F last July near Hong Kong.

Astroscale has resumed its ELSA-d mission to demonstrate active debris removal in low Earth orbit.

Germany green-hydrogen investment platform Hy2gen has completed a €200 million ($226.4 million) fundraising round.

Space tourist company Virgin Galactic, whose stock price has been on a proverbial roller coaster in recent months, said Feb. 18 that Chamath Palihapitiya is no longer chairman of the board or even a member.

Moog is participating in the advanced air mobility buildup through two business units, Moog Aircraft Group and Moog Space and Defense Group.

Marcelle Nethersole leads us round the news headlines from the past week across the TATV region of Middle East, Africa and South Asia.

Hydrogen-powered aviation is started with smaller regional aircraft, but how far can it go in decarbonizing commercial aviation?