Aerospace

FBO Atlantic Aviation has signed agreements with Archer and Joby Aviation to install electric aircraft charging sites at a handful of its airport terminals.

While adding production workers is the most immediate need, design engineers are in demand for the industry’s decarbonization push.

The self-governed island expects local companies will contribute 75% to the program to replace the Beechcraft T-34C.

Europe’s distributed-propulsion demo; cryocompressed hydrogen; uncrewed cargo eVTOL.

A 1.2 MW fuel cell has successfully powered electric motors as part of Airbus’ ZEROe hydrogen propulsion research and technology program.

Admiral Kirkland Donald to Special Advisor of Boeing to provide in-depth assessment of Commerical Airplane's quality management system.

RTC AEROSPACE, CA has acquired VANDERHORST BROTHERS INDUSTRIES, Simi Valley, CA (precision components).

BOEING announced immediate actions to bolster QA and controls in 737 production: More quality inspections; Additional training; Reviewing work by Spirit AeroSystems; Opening factories to operators; and Independent audits/assessments.

IDEX has acquired STC MATERIAL SOLUTIONS, VT (ceramics/hermetic sealing) in deal arranged by Houlihan Lokey.

SUNSHINE AVIONICS (HEICO) acquired exclusive license and key assets from Honeywell to support 737NG/777 cockpit displays and legacy display product lines.

ZEROAVIA and VERNE teamed to explore use of cryo-compressed hydrogen (denser form of hydrogen) for aircraft.

Space tech companies largely shrugged off 2023’s broad slowdown in VC investment given their strategic importance, according to the latest Seraphim Space Index.

Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic is preparing to send its Peregrine lunar lander toward a destructive reentry into Earth’s atmosphere on Jan. 18.

CPaT GLOBAL, TX was selected by Lion Group Training Center to provide distance learning systems for ATR, A320, A330, and 737 pilot training. PT. Mitra Aviasi Perkasa served as CPaT's representative in Indonesia.

HORIZON AIRCRAFT (Robinson Aircraft) completed business combination with PONO CAPITAL THREE and will now operate as publicly-traded company, on NASDAQ, as NEW HORIZON AIRCRAFT to develop a hybrid eVTOL aircraft.

DEUTSCHE AIRCRAFT purchased two Dornier 328-110s (3098/3101) from Loganair; Airstream arranged transaction.

EUROPEAN REGIONS AIRLINE ASSOCIATION (ERA) added IFPL Group, UK as new supplier member.

EQUIPMAKE, UK was selected by H55 to develop 100kW fully certified Electric Propulsion System (EPS) for 2-seat Bristell B23 Energic electric trainer being developed in partnership with BRM AERO; certification is planned in 2024.

Canadian advanced air mobility startup Horizon Aircraft has gone public through a merger with a blank check company.

A European research project to evaluate distributed electric propulsion using a subscale flight demonstrator is back up and running.

Skyports Drone Services has completed a series of test flights aimed at inspecting and monitoring the quality of river and coastal waterways in the UK.

The Hawai’i Seaglider Initiative has been launched to advocate for the adoption of electric wing-in-ground-effect vehicles.

Hydrogen-electric propulsion startup ZeroAvia has signed an MOU with Verne to evaluate the use of cryo-compressed hydrogen storage on aircraft.

Japanese eVTOL startup SkyDrive has secured additional Series C funding through a third-party allotment of new shares to existing investor Suzuki Motor.

The seven-year REMIS-2 agreement runs to Sept. 30, 2030, with an option to extend it through Sept. 30, 2032, according to a Jan. 12 NASA award announcement.