Aerospace

VELO3D released additive manufacturing process for aircraft-grade Aluminum F357 alloy parts that were traditionally manufactured using casting
Aerospace

BAA TRAINING reopened its flight training base in Kaunas, Lithuania, and resumed Ab Initio flight training operations after COVID-19 distractions.
Aerospace

SCIAKY has order from Merrill, MI for an electron beam (EB) welding machine.
Aerospace

SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS lost $163m on $1.1b revenues in 1Q20 vs $163m net income on $2b in 1Q19; it delivered 18 MAX shipsets vs 152 a year ago, and has
Aerospace

By Bill Carey
The FAA has named eight companies that will assist the agency in establishing technology requirements for suppliers of remote identification services for small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Irene Klotz
A week after winning a $135 million NASA contract to support work on its fully reusable, deep-space transportation system, SpaceX conducted a successful static test fire of a full-size, second-stage Starship prototype.
Commercial Space

By Michael Bruno
Eyeing a new era of airport security that promotes touchless screening and healthier travel, U.S. government services giant Leidos has closed its roughly $1 billion acquisition of L3Harris Technologies’ Security Detection and Automation businesses and Leidos leaders see growth potential in a post-coronavirus world.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Angolan fixed wing and rotary aircraft operator, Bestfly, has won a three-year contract to support ExxonMobil’s requirements to ferry staff from Luanda to its main oil logistics base at Soyo.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Guy Norris
Space startup Firefly Aerospace aims to complete the first launch of its two-stage Alpha rocket as early as September and says testing of engines and site preparation remain on track despite the threat of potential disruption related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
Ground trials of fiber-optic-based rotor blade sensing technology could lead to flight trials in the coming years.
Emerging Technologies

By Adrian Schofield
Signs of domestic recovery are emerging in Asian markets such as China, South Korea and Vietnam, although many others remain in decline.
Airports & Networks

WILLIS LEASE FINANCE had $3.5m net income on $81.6m revenues in 1Q20 vs $20.1m on $103.8m in 1Q19; it currently has 260 engines (vs 244 a year ago)
Aerospace

HOWMET AEROSPACE (formerly Arconic) had $215m net income on $3.2b sales in 1Q20 vs $187m on $3.5b in 1Q19.
Aerospace

AIRBUS and KONIKU, CA are co-developing disruptive biotechnology solution to detect, track and locate chemicals, explosives and (now) biological
Aerospace

By Thierry Dubois
French authorities should create a fund to support small aerospace suppliers, in a critical effort to preserve the country’s capabilities, says Eric Trappier, chairman of French aerospace lobbying group GIFAS.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
L3Harris Technologies’ turn toward simulation and training serving commercial air travel is coming back to haunt it as the company now forecasts lower organic revenue and earnings per shares (EPS) for 2020 due to a COVID-19 falloff.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Startup Sabrewing Aircraft is to re-engine its Rhaegal-A turbo-electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing unmanned cargo aircraft with Safran Helicopter Engines’ Ardiden 3 turboshaft before the technology demonstrator’s first flight, planned later this year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

HÉROUX-DEVTEK plans to cut 10% (or 225 employees) of its workforce due to COVID-19 crisis; as result, it is closing its machining shop in Montreal
Aerospace

The global pandemic has the aviation sector among others in a continuous reacting mode. Amid all this uncertainty and challenges, how do we strengthen organisational resilience while mapping our road to recovery?
Aerospace

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Robotics, Bluetooth tracking and blockchain are among technologies smoothing operations throughout the supply chain.
Emerging Technologies

GE AVIATION plans to reduce workforce by up to 25% by end 2020 as part of comprehensive strategy to develop $1b of cost actions and $2b of cash
Aerospace

By Sean Broderick
Before the coronavirus pandemic hit, the engine overhaul segment was as strong as any vertical market in commercial aviation.
Aircraft & Propulsion

VIRGIN GALACTIC completed first flight of SpaceShipTwo Unity from Spaceport America in New Mexico.
Aerospace

HONEYWELL AEROSPACE earned $937m on $3.4b sales in 1Q20 vs $838m on $3.3b in 1Q19; it expects 2Q20 sales to fall >25% due to weak commercial aviation
Aerospace

BAE SYSTEMS completed acquisition of Raytheon Technologies' Airborne Tactical Radios business.
Aerospace