Aerospace

Lee Timbrell to Chief Commercial Officer of Dunlop Aircraft Tyres (Liberty Hall Capital Partners), UK.

TENAX AEROSPACE, MS completed refinancing and buyout of its junior capital partner, BAIN CAPITAL, by NTC GROUP.

PORTER AIRCRAFT LEASING, Canada sold six PW1900s to BeauTech Power Systems for leaseback to PORTER AIRLINES.

Juan Carlos Sacristan to Chief Data & Information Officer of Vertical Aerospace.

Since China’s EHang debuted an autonomous single-seat multicopter at CES in Las Vegas in 2016, the annual consumer tech megashow has become a favored venue.

The Donald Trump administration has announced several exemptions for uncrewed aircraft systems not manufactured in the U.S.

JOBY AVIATION agreed to acquire 700,000 sq ft manufacturing facility in Dayton, OH to support its plan to double production to four aircraft per month in 2027; new factory complements its existing production facilities in California and Ohio.

SULLIVAN STREET PARTNERS completed acquisition of Senior's Aerostructures business for enterprise value of £200m (SPNWS; July 25) and rebranded business (seven global facilities) as ZENIX AEROSPACE, based in Birmingham, UK.

Scott McLarty to Group Chief Executive Officer of Zenix Aerospace, Birmingham, UK.

Kristen Samson to Vice President of Marketing & Communications of Chromalloy, FL.

WIELAND GROUP, Germany has acquired Southern California-based TECHNI-CAST (centrifugal casting foundry) to complement its existing portfolio of extruded and cast products for aerospace, oil and gas and defense industries.

Josh Hollin to Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Benchmark Electronics, AZ.

ATL PARTNERS acquired SKYMARK (aircraft refueling trucks) and RAMPMASTER (aircraft refueling solutions) and combine companies to create specialty vehicle platform focused on aviation solutions, refueling, and GSE markets.

Daniel E. Murphy to President & Chief Executive Officer of Accurus Aerospace (Liberty Hall), Tulsa, OK.

John Slattery was named Chair of the Board of Directors of Orbis International.

The Spanish defense and aerospace electronics company says the acquisition will allow it to position itself in the growing uncrewed traffic management market and bolster its UK presence.

Elroy Air and Barq Group have signed an agreement to establish a joint venture to produce the Chaparral hybrid-electric uncrewed cargo aircraft in Abu Dhabi.

A surprising new U.S. ban on UAS and components from outside the U.S. is likely to lead to disruption before any benefits.

Austria-based FACC has developed improved production techniques for cabin monuments such as galleys, lavatories and overhead stowage bins.

Embraer said its commercial aviation division delivered 78 jets in 2025, with more E175s delivered, but fewer E190-E2s and E195-E2s.

Aviation Week Network, in collaboration with Accenture, has announced the winners of the 2026 20 Twenties Awards program.

Now backed by orders from AI companies for its Superpower industrial derivative, Boom Supersonic’s Symphony development gains momentum as core tests approach.

The program looks poised to thrive in a world where the U.S. has alienated its best friends.

AAR had $34.6m net income on $795m sales for second quarter ended Nov 30 vs $30.6m loss on $686m a year ago. It secured $850m in airframe heavy maintenance contracts over several years in connection with HAECO Americas acquisition.

AVIATION WEEK NETWORK is projecting Boeing delivered 63 aircraft in December, reaching 600 (including 441 737 MAXs and 84 787s) in CY25 vs 348 in 2024. Boeing is expected to announce official order and delivery data on Jan 13.