Aerospace

SIGNICAST (Form Technologies), TX has acquired FS PRECISION, CA (titanium/zirconium investment castings).

OERLIKON, Switzerland expanded technology partnership agreement with Chromalloy to provide process control, smart technologies and scalable platforms for seamless technology transfer for its surface treatment capabilities.

BOEING signed agreement to explore initiatives to advance aviation sector in Angola in partnership with TAAG.

MAHINDRA AEROSTRUCTURES has $300m Aernnova contract to manufacture metal sub-assemblies and components for delivery to sites across Spain, the UK, Portugal and Brazil in support of various Airbus/Embraer aircraft programs.

GKN AEROSPACE launched £12m ASPIRE R&D program in UK to develop and demonstrate next-gen composite wingtip and flap structures; consortium includes Carbon ThreeSixty, iCOMAT, Lineat, Pentaxia and the University of Bath.

AIRBUS and MTU AERO ENGINES signed MOU to progress together on hydrogen fuel cell propulsion for commercial aviation.

DAHER joined SAFRAN and COLLINS AEROSPACE on French TAGINE project to study/define hybrid-electric propulsion architecture for 6-to-10-seat light aircraft with optimized propeller efficiency to meet decarbonization goals. It was selected by France's DGA as one of five companies to develop a MALE (Medium Altitude Long Endurance) drone demo.

FDH HARDWARE was selected by Gardner Aerospace, UK to provide JIT services for new facility in Bengaluru, India.

CONSCIOUS AEROSPACE, KLM and TRANSAVIA signed MOU to collaborate in the development of hydrogen fuel cell-based propulsion systems for Dash 8-300s, cooperation will involve exchange of insights on seat/cargo design choices.

Tommy Hughes to Chief Commercial Officer of Satair; he will continue to manage VAS Aero Services until successor found.

Two years after the EcoPulse hybrid-electric propulsion demo made its public debut at the Paris Air Show, some of the firms involved have formed a consortium.

French startup Aura Aero has received $200 million in financing from the state of Florida to build out a 500,000-ft.2 assembly plant.

Swiss startup H55 has been touring the U.S. with the Bristell B23 Energic.

In partnership with Air New Zealand, Beta Technologies has announced its ‘Energy By the Hour’ (EBH) program at the Paris Air Show.

French startup VoltAero finalized an agreement with Malaysia’s HM Aerospace at the Paris Air Show for 30 Cassio 330 hybrid eVTOLs.

Startup AAM operator Future Flight Global (FFG) signed a pair of agreements at the Paris Air Show aimed at building out its future air taxi business.

The S-97 Raider is a high-speed scout and attack compound helicopter developed by Sikorsky Aircraft, featuring the innovative X2 Technology with a coaxial rotor system.

As production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) begins to ramp up, the industry faces a tipping point around 2030.

Safran and its U.S. subsidiary can go ahead with a proposed $1.8 billion acquisition of Collins Aerospace’s actuation and flight control business from RTX.

Airbus and MTU have outlined a three-step roadmap for development of a commercial aviation hydrogen fuel-cell engine announced at the Paris Air Show.

Industry experts say it's important to keep an open mind about the benefits AI, machine learning and other new technologies bring to the aviation sector.

Leaders from Joby Aviation, Archer, BETA Technologies and Wisk joined a panel at the Paris Air Show to discuss Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) manufacturing strategy and how the U.S. market could maintain its position as a leader in the budding industry.

Aviation finance company Avolon has agreed to lease 10 Airbus A321neos to AJet, the low-cost carrier subsidiary of Turkish Airlines.

EgyptAir exercised its outstanding six options for Airbus A350-900s here at Le Bourget.

More details are emerging at the Paris Air Show on how airframer ATR and engine-maker Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) plan to improve on the ATR 72-600 as they target 2035 for entry into service of a new aircraft, reports Aviation Week.