Aerospace

E-2D sustainment starts; Dassault prizes Rafale exports; Lockheed training center graduates first class; BAE fires long-range Spike.

Tempo of Boeing’s ecoDemonstrator program to accelerate amid renewed focus on sustainability and advanced technology initiatives.

Mark Satran to Senior Managing Director of AE Industrial Partners, Boca Raton, FL.

INTEGRATED POLYMER SOLUTIONS, CA has acquired ICON AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY, UK (polymer components).

Israel’s defense ministry confirms Elbit Systems is developing a technology demonstrator for an aircraft self-protect laser.

EmbraerX is entering the unmanned cargo aircraft market through a collaboration with U.S. startup Elroy Air.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), decreased by 1.1% in November 2019, compared to the same period in 2018. Though, African freight carriers posted the fastest growth of any region.

Boeing’s EcoDemonstrator initiative is part of a greater focus on advanced operational efficiency and long-term sustainable growth.

COLLINS AEROSPACE has FAA order for an HUD virtual-reality training device.

Launch service operator Arianespace is planning up to 20 launches with its Ariane 5, Soyuz and Vega rockets in 2020.

Major aerospace supplier Heico through a subsidiary has acquired the human-machine interface product line of Spectralux for an unidentified amount of cash.

KYMERA INTERNATIONAL, NC acquired READING ALLOYS, PA (master alloys, thermal barrier coatings and titanium powders) from AMETEK.

BOEING is recommending 737 MAX simulator training in addition to computer based training for all MAX pilots prior to return.

British aerospace and defense supplier Meggitt has invested in HiETA Technologies, another UK company that focuses on metal additive manufacturing.

TURNING ROCK PARTNERS made $15m preferred equity investment in NEXT LEVEL AVIATION, FL (airframe/jet engine used serviceable material for Airbus and

BOEING began temporarily reassigning 737 MAX manufacturing, engineering and parts fabrication workers to other positions, including 767/777 production

Rus Mayborne to Senior Managing Director-Aerospace Supplier Improvement Division of Briggs Management Partners, Boston.

Patrick Hannigan to Chief Executive Officer of CDB Aviation, Dublin; Peter Chang retired.

COMPLY365, WI was selected by Aero K Airlines, Korea to provide document management system in preperation for startup with A320s in early 2020.

EDM, UK delivered 777 Cabin Emergency Evacuation Trainer (CEET) to ANA.

ADDITIVE METAL ETCHING launched photochemical etching for aluminum for burr-free surfaces and precision edging without altering the metal properties.

SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS is offering voluntary layoffs as first step in cost-cutting measures from suspension of MAX production.

MEGGITT invested in HIETA, UK (metal additive manufacturing) to accelerate development of lightweight thermal systems.

Carmaker Hyundai has announced a UAM partnership with Uber and unveiled a full-scale mockup of its S-A1 eVTOL aircraft.

SpaceX has opened what it hopes will be a bustling 2020 launch manifest of 35-38 missions with the Jan. 6 liftoff of a Falcon 9 rocket carrying a third batch of Starlink broadband comm sats.