Aerospace

PRATT & WHITNEY earned $454m on $18.2b sales in 2021 vs $564m loss on $16.8b in 2020. It delivered 2,666 (623 large commercial/218 military/1,825 P&WC

GE AVIATION earned $2.9b on $21.3b revenues in 2021 vs $1.2b on $21.6b in 2020. It delivered 1,487 commercial engines (845 LEAP) vs 1,720 (815 LEAP) a

FAA plays ultra-cautious on 5G risk.

Leonardo has sparked a debate on the future of aviation at Expo 2020 Dubai at The Flying Society event.

Gulf Air has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with freight carrier DHL Express to explore commercial, technical and cargo opportunities.

Space 11 Corp., an aerospace company focused on the production of space-based entertainment, is partnering with Nanoracks, a commercial space station visionary, to develop an orbital free flyer intended to support space film and television production and serve as a live venue and soundscape.

To list an event, send information in calendar format to Carole Rickard Hedden at [email protected]. For a complete list of Aviation Week Network’s upcoming events and to register, visit www.aviationweek.com/events

Spun out by the Williams Formula 1 racing team at the end of 2019, Williams Advanced Engineering has been expanding from its motorsports roots and applying its high-performance battery and electrification expertise to new sectors, including aviation.

Germany’s Wingcopter has signed a contract exceeding $16 million to supply a large fleet of delivery drones to Spright, a subsidiary formed by U.S. air medical service provider Air Methods in July 2020 to service the health care market.

Bye Aerospace is studying a 12-seat high-density version of its planned all-electric twin-motor eFlyer 800 for commuter operators.

Nick McDonald to General Manager of Evans Composites (ECI), Dallas.

A NASA-funded team is working to connect airborne and cloud-based flight management systems to enable better real-time trajectory optimization and airspace management for advanced air mobility and commercial aviation.

Kent Fisher to Senior Advisor-Aerospace, Defense and Aviation Services of Greenhill & Co., New York.

Michelle Turner to Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of L3Harris Technologies, Melbourne, FL.

HYDROGEN STORAGE SYSTEMS was established by Electric Aviation Group to develop and commercialize hydrogen storage systems.

BOEING is investing $450m in Northern California-based WISK to fund development of its 6th generation, autonomous eVTOL pax aircraft.

IRKUT began testing MC-21-300 under sub-zero outside temps at Yakutsk.

ArianeGroup is studying a dual-use second stage for launches of both satellite and crew that will support the European Space Agency’s fledgling reusability strategy.

Qatar Airways has released a statement regarding the Airbus A350 court proceedings.

From the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference 2021 (I/ITSEC 2021). Watch Dr. Regan Patrick, Chief Learning Officer for CAE Defence and Security discuss the need to blend the amazing digital technologies available today with learning science.

The additional Boeing funding will advance development of Wisk’s sixth-generation eVTOL, which is targeted to be the first autonomous all-electric passenger aircraft certified in the U.S.

Sea-air drone; Hamburg port drones; AI autopilot advance; Adding SAF capacity; and AirCar makes progress.

The European Space Agency and its partners have already demonstrated most of the technologies required for human spaceflight.

Amid a prolonged drought, inquiring minds want to know when commercial aerospace M&A will return. That says a lot.

Collins Aerospace has created a new business unit, Advanced Structures, that combines the Raytheon Technologies division’s heritage aerostructures and mechanical systems groups under the growing sustainability business mandate.