Aerospace

COLLINS AEROSPACE acquired DUTCH THERMOPLASTIC COMPONENTS (structural thermoplastic composite parts).

Kevin Wall to Senior Vice President of Business Development-Americas, based in Miami, of APOC.

Dr. Mark Hiller, CEO of Recaro Aircraft Seating, was also named CEO of Recaro Holding, Germany.

The two companies will work together on choosing the optimum routes and altitudes for Etihad aircraft to fly at with the aim of inhibiting contrails—a phenomenon that significantly contributes to global warming.

For Joby Aviation, the key to leading the urban air mobility revolution was to fit within the existing regulations for air transportation.

A growing number of seasoned aerospace executives are bringing their experience to startups working to disrupt aviation. The latest is Fred Cromer, the former President of Bombardier Commercial Aircraft.

Flytrex’s delivery system uses a multicopter drone that flies autonomously beyond line of sight and hovers to safely lower the package by wire to the customer in the ground.

Sixty companies in the World Economic Forum’s Clean Skies for Tomorrow Coalition have committed to accelerate the supply and use of sustainable

Honeywell and Riyadh Airports Company (RAC) have signed MoU to explore the use of Honeywell technologies that enable integration and automation at King Khalid International Airport.

Russian Helicopters and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Bangladesh have signed a contract for the delivery of two Mi-171A2 heavy multipurpose helicopters.

Boeing’s lawyers have filed a joint court motion with the lawyers for the families of the 157 people who died in the 737 Max crash in Ethiopia.

Royal Jordanian (RJ) has placed the old Alia livery on one of its Airbus 321 to mark Jordan's centennial.

Airbus placed orders and commitments totalling 408 aircraft (269 firm orders and 139 commitments) during the Dubai Airshow.

Gulf Air concluded its participation in Dubai Airshow 2021 after signing a number of agreements during the event.

China’s AVIC Aerodynamics Research Institute says it has completed construction of a new hypersonic wind tunnel that is reportedly able to simulate speeds from Mach 4 to Mach 8.

Northrop Grumman’s 16th NASA-contracted Cygnus resupply mission capsule departed the International Space Station on Nov. 20, ending a stay of just more than three months and setting up an experiment intended to improve the modeling of spacecraft thermal protection systems.

As GAD World opens Nov. 30 in Zurich, one of the highlights will be discussions concerning how advanced air mobility will affect airport operations.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

When an electric ground vehicle and a hydrogen-fueled airframe come together, the result could be an elegant solution for cargo and personal transportation.

Sierra Space’s expansive goal of developing a space transport and habitation ecosystem has received a major boost with the successful raising of a $1.4 billion Series A capital investment.

EQUISPHERES, Canada has teamed with TRUMPF to qualify its three lines of AlSiMg 10 aluminum additive manufacturing powders on TRUMPF 3D printers.

Rolls-Royce claims it has broken the world speed record for an electric-powered aircraft­—555.9 kph (345.4 mph)—with its £6 million ($8.1 million) Spirit of Innovation.

As Dubai Airshow closes its doors following what is probably the its biggest and best show yet, we look at the event from satellites and from the show floor.

Airbus and Boeing unveil new freighter product development moves as cargo market continues to surge.

Test adds more than 1,500 pieces of trackable orbital debris.