Aerospace

PCX AEROSYSTEMS agreed to acquire SENIOR AEROSPACE CONNECTICUT (rotorhead/transmission components).

Air Express Algeria, which serves the oil and gas industry from its hub in Hassi Messaoud, has secured three aircraft on lease from ACIA Aero.

The Arabian Travel Market (ATM) will return to Dubai between 16-26 May 2021 with its organiser Reed Exhibitions saying it will focus on recovery of Middle East tourism following the Covid-19 pandemic.

Dubai Airshow 2021 is to introduce its new dedicated startup event, VISTA, which will be the ultimate platform for innovators, creators and market disruptors to display the latest technologies and play a part in accelerating the future of the aerospace and defence industries.

Ask the Editors: The military is gradually adapting to the FAA’s ADS-B requirements, though many of its aircraft are exempt from the new regulations.

ENTROL has Adventia order for one each en-1000 FNPT II and en-4000 FNPT II MCC simulators for installation in Salamanca, Spain.

HONEYWELL is developing new biofuel-powered turbogenerator for hybrid-electric aircraft by combining HGT1700 APU with 1-megawatt generator.

LAUNCHPOINT, CA released Modeling Advanced Aircraft Propulsion (MAAP) tool to fast-track aircraft propulsion system designs with virtual modelling.

CAE launched proposed underwritten marketed public offering of common shares in US/Canada for US$250m gross proceeds.

PIONEER METAL FINISHING (Aterian Investment Partners), WI acquired ELECTROCHEM SOLUTIONS, CA (metal finishing).

RECARO AIRCRAFT SEATING has Alaska Airlines order to supply CL4710/BL3530 seats for 13 737 MAXs starting July '21.

EUROAVIONICS, Germany was renamed HENSOLDT AVIONICS.

GRACOROBERTS agreed to acquire SILMID, UK (specialty chemicals distributor).

BOOM SUPERSONIC has strategic investment from AMERICAN EXPRESS VENTURES to support development of Overture.

US agreed to temporarily suspend all retaliatory tariffs on direct exports from UK (due to Airbus dispute) in new joint approach to longstanding trade

This webinar took place March 5, 2021. As the COVID-19 crisis hit North America and Europe last March, demand for air travel, new airplanes and

Boom Supersonic has secured a strategic investment from the venture capital arm of American Express which will support development of the Denver, Colorado-based aerospace company’s Mach 2-plus 88-seat Overture airliner project.

One year on, how is industry responding and what do A&D leaders think will happen in the coming months and years? In this edition of Check 6 with Accenture, Senior Business Editor Michael Bruno explores these topics with John Schmidt, Accenture’s global A&D lead, and Jeff Wheless, global A&D research leader.

France and Germany have overcome hurdles on the road to FCAS, but disagreement on intellectual rights could fracture fragile progress.

The arrival of vaccines has airlines hoping they will begin to emerge from their worst crisis. But what will the industry look like?

A secret program inside GatorWorks seeks to deliver a high-speed, reusable propulsion system.

CEO Musk on Twitter: ‘Starship SN10 landed in one piece!’

A wave of space startups suddenly going public in SPAC deals is revving up an already excited sector. But one of them is ahead of others and is about to take another giant leap.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Most people are willing to travel for business after being vaccinated against COVID-19, a new survey indicates. The study, conducted by the Global