Aerospace

Estes Industries, famous among model rocket enthusiasts for the company’s solid propellant motors, has spun off a new company sporting lineage to Aurora Flight Sciences that aims to provide engineering support for larger launchers.

Mark Pilling and Marcelle Nethersole bring you the news and features from the emerging aerospace markets across Arabia, Africa and South Asia.

With system and software enhancements for retrofit into all MAX versions, 737-10 test and certification is more than sum of its parts.

Airline eVTOL shuttle services could be on the horizon.

PPG completed two production trials of DESOTHANE HD CA9007 basecoat-clearcoat system on 767-300F for FedEx at the Boeing paint facility in Everett.

MAGNAGHI AERONAUTICA acquired AIRMARINE and AIRLIFT HYDRAULICS, NY (electroplating); Ortoli Rosenstadt advised.

Infrastructure alliances are forming as the launch of advanced air mobility draws nearer.

Qatar Airways Cargo has approved Envirotainer’s latest innovation – The Releye RLP container.

International relations are in play with the opening of China’s new space station.

Joint flight experiments by DLR and NASA prove sustainability benefit of low-aromatic fuels.

For a five-year-old startup, EP Systems has already accumulated unrivaled experience in designing energy storage systems for electric aircraft.

PwC reports there were 218 aerospace and defense M&A deals valued at $67b in 1H21 vs 202 worth $16b in 1H20; industry experienced record deal values

NATIONAL PRECISION BEARING, WA was selected by Kamatics (Kaman Aerospace) as distributor of its precision bearing and drive solutions.

Jordan Aviation is rebranding with a new logo and new design livery.

The installation of a new monopulse secondary surveillance radar (MSSR) at Akouda, near Sousse, represents a significant enhancement of radar coverage over and around Tunisia. Alan Dron reports.

After a battery fire destroyed its demonstrator, Lilium has revamped the energy storage system in its eVTOL air taxi.

Next set of issues is likely to include sustainability and urban air mobility initiatives.

Fractional ownership companies Jet It and JetClub are the launch customers for Bye Aerospace’s eight-seat, all-electric twin turboprop aircraft, the eFlyer 800.