Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
U.S. startup working with Honeywell and EaglePicher to define a megawatt-class propulsion system for 100-seat regional jets.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Pierson, CEO from 1985 to 1998, pushed Airbus to integrate, helping transform it into a global aircraft manufacturing powerhouse.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Jens Flottau, Guy Norris
Most respondents to a new Aviation Week/Bank of America survey say they want a new larger narrowbody or small widebody from Boeing—soon.
Aircraft & Propulsion

LEONARDO had €229m net income on €9.6b revenues for first nine months of 2021 vs €137m on €9b a year ago; it has €35.2b backlog. Aerostructures
Aerospace

PIPISTREL, Slovenia was selected by Airflow, CA to supply motors, motor controllers and batteries for eSTOL aircraft now in development; Airflow team
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Electric aircraft pioneer Pipistrel will supply startup Airflow with motors, controllers and batteries for its proof-of-concept aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

INTELSAT was selected by Rex to provide 2Ku Wi-Fi systems for six 737-800s.
Aerospace

Michael A. Beck announced retirement as Senior Vice President and President-Aerospace of Barnes Group, Bristol, CT.
Aerospace

CAE

CAE had C$17.2m net income on C$814.9m revenues for second quarter ended Sept 30 vs C$6m loss on C$704.7m a year ago. Civil Aviation Training
Aerospace

AVCORP INDUSTRIES had C$4.4m net loss on C$26m revenues in 3Q21 vs C$286k loss on C$34m in 3Q20.
Aerospace

VIASAT has agreed to acquire INMARSAT in deal valued at $7.3b; combined company will have fleet of 19 satellites in service with an additional 10
Aerospace

AERSALE had $1.6m net loss ($9.2m adjusted net income) on $73m revenues in 3Q21 vs $14.7m net profit on $57m in 3Q20.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
The tests, which involved a piloted flight by Volocopter’s prototype air taxi, demonstrated the service operating model and air traffic management integration.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Alan Peaford, Mark Pilling, Victoria Moores
This week’s TATV Newsround programme comes from Qatar where hosts Mark Pilling and Alan Peaford are at the Arab Air Carriers Organization’s 54th annual general meeting and talk to Secretary General Abdul Wahab Teffaha about his expectations for the event.
Air Transport

By Jen DiMascio
How Taiwan can counter Chinese escalation; DARPA demos small UAS comms; Romania buys 12 Black Hawks; and testing the limits of Army precision strike missile.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau, Graham Warwick
Leading regional aircraft manufacturer returns to its roots as it looks to a more sustainable, more connected future.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
After being acquired by Mercedes-Benz, the UK’s Yasa spins off Evolito to apply its advanced electric motors to aviation.
Emerging Technologies

By Bill Carey
Why satcom providers Viasat and Inmarsat are combining to expand service offerings and meet rising competition in the sector.
Commercial Space

By Steve Trimble
A milestone paves the way for a potential demonstration of the first operationally practical inflight aircraft recovery system next year.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Startup Archer Aviation has transported its Maker technology demonstrator to a flight test center in California in preparation for a first hover flight of the electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle before year’s end.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
In a search to add suppliers to help it build rockets, United Launch Alliance visited Wichita aerospace suppliers Nov. 10, accompanied by Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kansas).
Commercial Space

By Bill Carey
Satellite operator Iridium announced on Nov. 10 that its Certus 100 satellite communications service is now commercially available for aviation and other applications.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
Existing composite materials and manufacturing processes will not scale to the production volumes envisioned for advanced air mobility and startups should consider collaborating to qualify new technologies, urges a company formed to help companies scale up manufacturing.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Zero-emissions propulsion startup Universal Hydrogen has signed an agreement with a clean-energy subsidiary of Australian mining company Fortescue Metals Group to secure a supply of green hydrogen through to 2035.
Aircraft & Propulsion

FACC had €2m net loss on €118.1m revenues in 3Q21 vs €20.7m loss on €101.5m in 3Q20; it is now seeing a stabilized market.
Aerospace