Aerospace

Sean Myers to Vice President of Engines of ITS, Chandler, AZ.

Javier Hernandez to Regional Sales Manager-South and Central America, based in Miami, of C&L Aerospace.

Mike Delaney to Head of Confident Travel Initiative of Boeing.

TEXTRON AVIATION made first flight of Cessna SkyCourier utility turboprop with two PT6A-65SCs; it will be joined by five additional flight and ground

FLYDOCS, UK has 5-year Amerijet International Airlines contract to provide digital data and records management platform for its 767Fs.

AVCORP INDUSTRIES had C$10.4m net loss on C$40.2m revenues in 1Q20 vs C$13.6m net profit on C$42.2m in 1Q19.

GKN AEROSPACE was selected by Eviation to design and manufacture of wings, empennage and electrical wiring interconnection systems (EWIS) for Alice

Citing concerns about Tropical Storm Arthur, which was passing off the coast of North Carolina on May 18, SpaceX is standing down from its planned May 19 launch of a Falcon 9 rocket to build out its Starlink network, putting the long-awaited flight test of a crewed Dragon spacecraft next on the launch schedule.

Air Austral has obtained a €86 million loan from government and shareholders to face the Covid-19 crisis, and resume its operations. Anuradha Deenapanray and Vincent Chappard report.

The founding general assembly of west African ground-handling companies took place in Togo late last year. Chukwu Emeke was in Lomé to report on this historic event.

High-tempo test schedule puts Firefly on track for September debut with Alpha launch vehicle.

U.S. Senate hearing fails to resolve why the FCC approved access to spectrum near GPS frequencies, with conditions.

UK future flight vision; sandbox for UAVs; making LEO safer; augmented-reality landings; connected by balloon.

Ask the Editors: With availability of Fed-backed private sector funding, large aerospace companies are unlikely to rely on CARES Act.

Virgin Orbit completed a second dress rehearsal of its LauncherOne small satellite launch system on May 15, but plans to conduct some additional testing ahead of the vehicle’s orbital test flight, targeted for later this month.

Faced with massive cost pressures during the COVID-19 crisis, Mitsubishi cuts back on regional jet investment.

The U.S. military continues to expand the operational envelope of its X-37B robotic spaceplanes amid the COVID-19 crisis.

Recent appointments, promotions and honors in the aviation and aerospace industry.

Companies across the board are slashing costs, preserving cash, and trying to adjust to a new normal after the novel coronavirus throttled down

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

The satellite operator Intelsat announced May 13 that it has declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy as part of a financial restructuring to free up liquidity and continue operations while it awaits repayment from the government from an auction of C-band spectrum.

The UK has launched the second phase of a £300 million ($366 million) challenge to develop a novel aviation system enabling safe operation of new types of aircraft including delivery drones, urban air taxis and electric regional aircraft.

House Republicans have stepped up a campaign spearheaded by U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) to ground the drones that Chinese manufacturer DJI has loaned or donated to local police departments to support their response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Startups look set to keep up the pace of electric propulsion development as aviation recovers from COVID-19.

Ask the Editors: Low-energy nuclear reactions, compact fusion reactors and advanced small modular reactors are among concepts being tested.