Aerospace

MAROTTA CONTROLS launched upgrade project to expand its acceptance and qualification testing capabilities at its 125,000 sq ft facility in Montville
Aerospace

MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES says its Aircraft, Defense & Space unit lost ¥208.7b for year ended March 31 (vs ¥28.2b loss a year ago) on 4% higher
Aerospace

By Sean Broderick
De Havilland Aircraft of Canada expanded its “simplified package freighter” conversion program to its legacy Dash 8s, announcing Transport Canada approval and a launch customer.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Turboprop manufacturer ATR enjoyed a significant increase in orders in 2019 and believes that the regional market will be one of the first to recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
A future NASA Orion crew might find its way to an aging but still productive Hubble Space Telescope to conduct upgrades and repairs, says John Grunsfeld, who journeyed to the orbital observatory as a spacewalking mechanic on three shuttle missions.
Space

Mathieu Montmessin to Executive Vice President-Research & Development of Hahn Air, Germany.
Aerospace

FACC had €8.6m net profit on €194m revenues in 1Q20 (best first quarter result in its history) vs €5.3m loss on €206m in 1Q19.
Aerospace

By Bill Carey
Matternet says the U.S.-built M2 quadcopter is approved to begin durability and reliability testing.
Aircraft & Propulsion

EMBRAER delivered five commercial jets (three E175s/E190-E2/E195-E2) in 1Q20 vs 11 (10 E175s/E190-E2) in 1Q19.
Aerospace

MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES is cutting year-over-year development costs for SpaceJet by 50% in 2020 to about US$562m.
Aerospace

SAFRAN laid off 3,000 employees in Queretaro, Mexico due to COVID-19 crisis.
Aerospace

By Bill Carey
The FAA has authorized a 12th commercial space launch site and continues to evaluate another site that was nearing a decision by the agency late last year.
Space

By Mark Carreau
When Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken splash down in the Atlantic Ocean following their SpaceX Demo-2 flight to the International Space Station, it will mark the first time NASA astronauts have landed in the ocean in nearly 45 years.
Space

GLEBAR has developed solution for precision thrufeed grinding of steel tubes.
Aerospace

GOGO lost $84.8m in 1Q20 (vs $16.8m loss in 1Q19) on 8% lower revenues; it has furloughed 54% of its workforce (about 600 employees) due to COVID-19.
Aerospace

DDC-I, AZ was selected by Pratt & Whitney to provide its Deos DO-178 safety-critical real-time operating system (RTOS) for PT6 E-Series engine.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Cassio family unveil; Sabrewing rollout; WatFly’s personal eVTOL; Advancing Remote ID; Sniffing out COVID-19.
Emerging Technologies

By Steve Trimble
Elbit Systems has introduced a long-range maritime rescue system for the Hermes 900 unmanned aircraft system ordered by an undisclosed customer in Southeast Asia, the company announced on May 7.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Boeing formally has decoupled restarting production of the 737 MAX from the recertification effort for the grounded narrowbody, and the OEM and leading supplier
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick, Bradley Perrett
Boeing Australia rolls out first Airpower Teaming System unmanned aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bradley Perrett
The facility needs a new launcher and a new manned spacecraft. Both flew on May 5.
Space

By Thierry Dubois
In damage-control effort, French aerospace industry outlines plans for supply chain support.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

COLLINS AEROSPACE earned $1.1b on $6.4b in 1Q20 vs $856m on $6.5b in 1Q19; commercial aftermarket sales rose 3%.
Aerospace

AIRBUS booked order in April from AVOLON for eight A320neos and one A321neo; it delivered 14 aircraft (12 A320neo Family; A330ceo; A350) in April vs
Aerospace

By Michael Bruno
Month-old Raytheon Technologies is slashing billions of dollars in costs and other retrenchments, including workforce cutbacks, as commercial OEM and aftermarket revenue could be halved this year in the wake of COVID-19.
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