Aerospace

AIR INDUSTRIES MACHINING, NY has agreement to supply GTF thrust struts over next five years; deal is valued at $61.7m.

BOEING delivered 35 aircraft (six 737NGs; three 767s; five 777s; 21 787s) in December vs 102 (18 737NGs; 51 MAXs; 11 767s; five 777s; 17 787s) in

WEINBERG CAPITAL GROUP announced it sold its interest in AEROREPAIR, NH (wheel/brake MRO); it invested in company in 2012 (SPNWS; January 10).

Airbus conducted the first untethered flight of its CityAirbus eVTOL air-taxi demonstrator at the end of 2019.

VICTREX HONG KONG and YINGKOU XINGFU CHEMICAL are forming joint venture to build and operate a new PEEK polymer manufacturing facility (to produce up

SKYPAXXX INTERIOR REPAIRS, FL was selected by ExpressJet to supply its Sky-Tiles modular aircraft carpet for installation on its United Express ERJs.

COMPLY365, WI was selected by Etihad Airways to provide technical document management system for its Flight Operations Department.

WENCOR extended its exclusive seals/bearings distribution deal with Rexnord Aerospace through April 2024; companies have worked together for >12 years

IBA says projected return to service of 737 MAX in 2020 will create capacity glut that will reverse narrowbody values (there are currently about 800

MAGELLAN AEROSPACE has C$52m Collins Aerospace contract to supply 737 landing gear assemblies out of Kitchener, Ontario through 2024; it plans to

TRIUMPH GROUP was selected by Airbus to supply uplocks for A321XLR main/nose landing gear out of Staverton, UK.

AFV PARTNERS purchased AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE GROUP (flight ops software) from Liberty Hall.

Opener, developer of the BlackFly personal eVTOL aircraft, is testing an initial batch of 30 vehicles ahead of a planned North American sales tour.

A custom-made anti-drone system has been deployed at London Heathrow Airport (LHR), using technologies from different manufacturers.

First flight of Sierra Technical Services' Fifth Generation Aerial Target (5GAT) is scheduled for early 2020.

PAL AEROSPACE, Canada consolidated its engineering, design, certification and aircraft mod capacity, including DECA AVIATION, under its single brand.

AIRBUS placed its first BelugaXL (modified A330-200F) into service, which will provide 30% extra transport capacity to support production increases

David L. Calhoun assumed role of President and Chief Executive Officer of Boeing (SPNWS; December 27).

FAA proposed $5.4m fine on BOEING for allegedly installing nonconforming slat tracks (weakened by hydrogen embrittlement), allegedly processed by

Nick Stanage was named Chief Executive Officer of Woodward Hexcel, Fort Collins, CO (effective 2H20).

BOEING is being questioned over past disparaging emails to FAA about 737 MAX simulator qualification process and says language used was unacceptable

Tom Gendron was named Executive Chairman of Woodward Hexcel, Fort Collins, CO (effective 2H20).

WOODWARD and HEXCEL announced merger of equals to create single integrated systems supplier, based in Fort Collins, CO, serving aerospace/industrial

Britain’s Royal Air Force is gearing up to establish a squadron that will fly the air arm’s first swarming drone unit.

Airbus delivered 863 commercial aircraft to 99 customers in 2019, outpacing its previous output record set in 2018 by eight percent. In the 17th yearly production increase in a row, Airbus progressed on the transition to all NEO variants and by year end Airbus had delivered 173 wide-body aircraft, its highest number in a single year.