Aerospace

Jazeera Airways returned to profitability for the year 2021 (January – December) reporting a net profit of US$23.4m for the year - up 126.8% from the previous year.

Boeing has achieved an annual record for e-commerce parts sales last year with more than $2 billion in online orders.

An as-yet unnamed “Middle Eastern sovereign wealth fund” is backing the creation of a new advance jet trainer, which could be set to revolutionise the market.

Israeli UAS certified; hybrid-electric Brazilian; Seastar’s “Mini Me”; Boeing’s big SAF buy; hydrogen aviation in South Korea

Combat aircraft could be in the cards for Ireland if it decides on defense capabilities comparable with similar-size European nations.

Happenings at Singapore, including new customers a variety of aircraft systems.

Consortium says it is the world’s first such service.

Volocity air taxi services could come by 2024.

ST is looking for the “next big thing.”

Less than half the 2020 trade visitors are expected.

BGS announced a new airline operations suite and a company parts record.

Officials with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration expect that a data repository of satellites will be operational by 2024, providing U.S. government agencies and commercial space companies with a resource to prevent potential collisions as the number of spacecraft in orbit grows exponentially.

LANZAJET and MARQUIS SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL teamed to build integrated SAF plant near Chicago with capacity for 120m gallons per year.

COLLINS AEROSPACE has launch order from Finnair for its AirLounge business class seat for its A330s and A350s.

CAE had C$28.4m net income on C$849m revenues for third quarter ended Dec 31 vs C$49.7m on C$832m a year ago. Civil Aviation Training Solutions earned

The awards, combined with prior rounds of funding announced in September and November 2021, bring the total to $673 million to protect jobs at 593 U.S. companies,

Singapore-headquartered H3 Dynamics has tested what it said is the first integrated hydrogen-electric powertrain nacelle, designed to enable distributed propulsion for a range of aircraft sizes.

Barbara Pilarski, global head of business development at Stellantis, has been named to the Archer Aviation board of directors.

The MEBAA Show is set to return to Dubai, taking place on 6 - 8 December 2022 at DWC Airport.

Since the first Bell 505 customer delivery in 2017, Bell has completed more than 360 Bell 505 global deliveries, enabling successful missions with the world’s most advanced short light single aircraft.

The three-man team will compete in the Richard Mille AlUla Desert Polo 2022, one of the most eagerly awaited events of the AlUla Moments season.

The World Defense Show will take place in Riyadh, March 6-9. Organisers have had to build extra halls to cope with the additional demand.

This week’s summary of the news headlines from across the aerospace industry in the MEASA region kick off with news of an ‘opportunistic’ bid from Kuwait’s NAS to acquire UK’s Menzies Aviation business.

Boeing will have to pay a big price if it wants to bring the duopoly back to parity—and suppliers should be worried if it doesn’t.

Sikorsky’s S-70A optionally piloted vehicle completes 30-min. mission with no one aboard.