Aerospace

Vaishali Bhatia to Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of ATI, Dallas.

AERQ was selected by Discover Airlines to provide its AERENA open IT platform inseat system (for IFE) for A320s; installation on first aircraft was completed by LUFTHANSA TECHNIK, which is a co-owner of AERQ.

COLLINS AEROSPACE shipped first shipset of (Meridian economy class) seats from Tanauan City, Philippines to Airbus; site's seat assembly capacity is expected to triple throughout 2024, with deliveries planned to 14 separate customers.

DASSAULT SYSTÈMES was selected by Embraer to provide SIMULIA PowerFLOW fluid dynamics simulation application to support development of Eve's eVTOL propeller aerodynamics and aeroacoustics; aircraft is to enter service in 2026.

EMBRAER secured 120-minute ETOPS approval for E190-E2 and E195-E2.

VIASAT was selected by Royal Jordanian to provide its inflight connectivity solution on >40 aircraft, including plans to factory-install system on new E2s, A320s, A321s and 787-9s; RJ also plans to retrofit its 787-8s with advanced Wi-Fi.

Lilium has announced a partnership with leading FBO chain Atlantic Aviation to build out infrastructure to accommodate its eVTOL vehicle across the U.S.

Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser spaceplane has been inducted into the NASA Armstrong In-Space Propulsion facility in Ohio in readiness for thermal vacuum testing.

Terran Orbital has unveiled a new small geosynchronous orbit communications satellite product.

UK startup Vertical Aerospace said it expects its second full-scale VX4 eVTOL vehicle prototype to be completed in “the coming weeks.”

The EU’s Clean Sky 2 public-private research program is producing results in airframe components such as wing boxes and fuselages.

SpaceX's Starship completed a full-duration ascent burn and was able to run through a series of engineering demonstrations as it coasted above Earth.

Startup provides ultrafast, accurate engineering analysis as a cloud-based software service.

Having seized the pole position in electric vehicles, Chinese industry is racing ahead in advanced air mobility.

CYIENT, India was selected by Airbus to support development of its cabin 'Intelligent Core Management Platform' (iCMP) to enable faster software updates, easy and rapid customization, and proliferation of digital services in cabin.

EPSILON AEROSPACE, India was selected by Pexco Aerospace as sales representative for its components/assemblies in the Indian Subcontinent.

BOEING reportedly failed 33 of FAA's 89 audits on MAX production; SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS failed seven of 13 audits.

WILLIS LEASE FINANCE had $40.4m net income on $418.6m revenues in 2023 vs $2.1m on $312m in 2022. It has 337 engines (vs 339 a year ago), 12 aircraft (vs 13), a marine vessel and leased parts and equipment worth $2.22b.

Space One's Kairos rocket exploded seconds after liftoff on the morning of March 13, with the company saying “flight termination measures” had kicked in.

Last living Apollo 17 crewmember is guiding off-world prospecting.

The high costs of power-to-liquid sustainable aviation fuel are preventing the technology from moving forward.

Using satellites for radio communications over oceans promises air traffic management efficiencies.

MAGELLAN AEROSPACE had C$9.2m net profit on C$880m revenues in 2023 vs C$22m loss on C$765m in 2022.

INNOVATE CALGARY announced availability of C$3.9m over next four years (from Opportunity Calgary Investment Fund) for aerospace innovators under the Aerospace Innovation Hub; partners include WestJet and Calgary Airport.

AKAER, Brazil was selected by Deutsche Aircraft to manufacture D328eco forward fuselage at São José dos Campos.