Aerospace

S.S. WHITE TECHNOLOGIES, FL secured additional 5-year Honeywell Aerospace contract to supply bespoke flexible rotary shafts for a variety of variable

René Obermann to Chairman of the Board of Airbus, succeeding Denis Ranque.

SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS is projecting net loss of $160m for 1Q20 (vs $163m profit in 1Q19) on 46% lower revenues; it recognized forward loss charges of

CAROLINA GSE was named by Flight Data Systems as authorized reseller for its flight data recorder (FDR) and cockpit voice recorder (CVR) testing

LOCATORY.COM (Avia Solutions Group) reports that Total Air Sensors (TAT) and other air data parts were the best traded aircraft spare parts of 2019 vs

MEGGITT, UK says it has to date stitched >3,000 straps to full-face acetate masks being supplied by Kettering Surgical Appliances as PPE for fight

AIRBUS, GKN AEROSPACE, ROLLS-ROYCE, THALES and ULTRA ELECTRONICS are among several UK companies that have formed VentilatorChallengeUK Consortium to

BRIDGER AEROSPACE, MT took delivery of the first Viking CL-415EAF (1081) from Longview Aviation Services following modification/upgrades by CASCADE

FTAI AVIATION purchased PW4060 (727386) from Crane Aircraft Partners, Santa Barbara, CA; DELTA TECHOPS refurbished the engine prior to delivery.

No one uses the words apocalyptic or cataclysmic—yet—but without a doubt, the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on aerospace and defense manufacturing will

John Langford, founder and former CEO of Aurora Flight Sciences, is launching a new venture to develop hybrid-electric regional transport aircraft.

Now that we are all engaged in unprecedented efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19, I'd like to update you on actions that the Aviation Week Network has taken since my last letter a few weeks ago.

HAECO GROUP retained Seabury Capital Group as advisor in its previously announced acquisiton of JET ENGINE SOLUTIONS, TX (SPNWS; March 27).

FLIGHTSAFETY SIMULATION, OK launched production of 3D-printed medical grade respirators (masks) in partnership with non-profit agency for delivery to

SL ENGINEERING, Lincolnshire was selected to support manufacture of ventilators for UK National Health Service (NHS) under Sharing in Growth (SiG)

Howmet Aerospace has eight mostly smaller manufacturing plants that are closed because of the coronavirus, the company’s chief executive said late April 14, and more were shuttered in March when the Pittsburgh-based supplier was still part of Arconic.

Spirit AeroSystems—the primary supplier to Boeing including for much of the 737 MAX and which does substantial defense industry work—warned Wall Street on April 14 it will record a roughly $160 million loss for the recently ended first quarter of 2020, as well as a pretax loss of around $102 million.

Nations around the world use small unmanned aircraft systems in a variety of ways to combat the novel coronavirus pandemic.

PPG announced it has committed to contribute >$1.5m to organizations supporting community relief efforts and emerging recovery needs from COVID-19

BOEING booked orders in March from ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS for 11 787-10s and one 787-9 (SPNWS; Feb 28) and 20 737 military derivatives from US NAVY (8)

BOEING delivered 20 airliners (737-800A; three 767-2Cs; two 767-300Fs; 767-300ER; two 777Fs; 11 787s) in March 2020 vs 54 (12 737NGs; 11 MAXs; 747

BOEING restarted limited operations at certain sites in Washington State on several defense programs, including the P-8 and KC-46, and some 737 MAX

The latest version of the Boeing 737 MAX master minimum equipment list (MMEL) corrects a conflict between the original MMEL’s allowances and pilot troubleshooting steps that allowed flights with no functioning autopilot, even as a checklist calls for autopilot engagement to correct flight-control issue.

Updated Boeing commercial airliner figures for 2020 through March reveal dramatic order cancellations and reduced deliveries as the air transport market continues to nosedive in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

KAMAN UK was approved as supplier for Raytheon and secured its first order.