Aerospace

SPAC Zanite Acquisitio is bringing on a controversial Trump administration defense secretary to its board.

French startup Ascendance Flight Technologies has closed a €10 million ($12 million) funding round.

BRAATHENS REGIONAL AIRLINES, ATR and NESTE formed partnership to accelerate certification of SAF for ATR aircraft.

COMAC began final assembly of first C919 production aircraft for planned delivery to CHINA EASTERN AIRLINES by end of 2021.

AIR NEW ZEALAND and AIRBUS signed MOU to jointly research the impact of hydrogen-powered aircraft in Aotearoa. Airbus is currently looking at three

SATTERFIELD AEROSPACE, CA was selected by Adient Aerospace to design/build meal tables for its new business class seat.

French government and industry reacted angrily to Australian decision to cancel sub deal, for nuclear sub pact with U.S./UK.

GA-ASI and UK Civil Aviation Authority released new details of first point-to-point UAS flight utilizing UK airways structure.

Missile tests on the Korean Peninsula; MQ-25’s third customer; Vertex’s Raytheon training pickup; and Capella provides a SAR sampler.

Saudi Arabia’s World Defense Show has revealed its official venue model at DSEI in London, showcasing a model of the purpose-built venue which will host the inaugural event in March 2022.

Dubai Airshow 2021 will welcome a major presence of Saudi aerospace and defence companies.

Rolls-Royce has completed the first flight of its all-electric ‘Spirit of Innovation’ aircraft.

Near-term deliveries lower, replacement rates higher as airlines reset post-pandemic.

Building upon the legacy and location left by Norton Air Force Base following its official closure in 1994, SBD International Airport (SBD) is an aviation growth story several decades in the making.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 successfully launched Inspiration4, the first all-civilian, non-government human spaceflight, from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, to begin its three-day mission in low Earth orbit.

Rolls-Royce has completed the first flight of its electric-powered Spirit of Innovation aircraft, also known as Accel.

ROLLS-ROYCE made first flight (15 minutes) of its all-electric Spirit of Innovation aircraft with 400kW (>500 hp) electric powertrain out of Boscombe

AIA says aerospace and defense industry accounted for 1.8% ($382b) of US GDP in 2020 and supported >2.09m US jobs (1.4% of total US employment), down

U.S. private equity firm AE Industrial Partners is rolling up UAV-related businesses under the UAV Factory brand.

CAE was selected by BETA Technologies as partner to design and develop its pilot and maintenance technician training program for the ALIA eVTOL

CYIENT, India introduced AS9145 supplier PPAP (Production Part Approval Process) compliance software/services for enabling intelligent supply chain.

SA GROUP acquired the aircraft division of CLASSIC TRIM, Denmark (interior\ cleaning/restoration/refurbishment/mods).

ATR has kicked off its 40-year anniversary: https://youtu.be/of9PcVKv02c

Recently public Spire Global, a nanosat operator for cloud-enabled data analytics, is buying sat-based S-AIS services startup ExactEarth.