Aerospace

Coronavirus’ minor impact to F-35 testing; Japan’s future fighter office; Croatia delays fighter buy; L3Harris wins SSA contract; L-39 trials.

MACQUARIE INFRASTRUCTURE (MIC) drew down $874m from two existing credit faciliites, adding to its $300m cash on hand, to increase liquidity.

TRANSDIGM announced several cost mitigation efforts due to disruption in aerospace/travel industries from COVID-19 crisis that include reducing

PRECINMAC PRECISION MACHINING was acquired by investor group of PINE ISLAND CAPITAL PARTNERS, BAIN CAPITAL CREDIT and COMPASS PARTNERS CAPITAL

This webinar took place April 3, 2020 From working to protect the hard-fought gains in attracting top talent to the A&D workforce to planning for the

Emirates SkyCargo is working with Accuity, a global provider of financial crime compliance, payments and Know Your Customer (KYC) solutions, to help automate and streamline its regulatory compliance screening operations, increase efficiency and improve the speed of service to its customers.

Flydubai releases financial results from 2019.

Boeing will suspend production at its Philadelphia facilities for two weeks as Pennsylvania battles against the rapid spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Industry stakeholders need to start looking ahead and taking steps that will position them for a rapid recovery.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

MESA deferred first delivery from GE Aviation of 20 spare CF34-8C5s from August 2020 to April 2021; last is due in Dec 2021.

ELEMENT has developed a testing regime to cover the electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and basic safety requirements for a Rapidly Manufactured

COLIBRI AERO and J&C AERO developed cargo seat bag (30"x30"x58" to cover triple seat) for A320 Family; each triple can carry 495 lb plus 60 lb

ADVANCED LOGISTICS FOR AEROSPACE (ALA) has acquired majority stake in INDUSTRIO (aerospace distributor), which will now operate as ALA GERMANY.

BOEING is initiating a voluntary layoff (VLO) plan for eligible employees to reduce need for other workforce actions; it says plan can help bridge

Turkish Airlines attended the BVMW (German Association for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses) General Assembly last week.

Etihad Cargo has renewed its global cargo handling agreements with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), the world’s largest air cargo handler, with Frankfurt and Madrid joining six existing gateways in Europe, Asia and the United States.

Amid the COVID-19 crisis we talk to John Holmes, president and CEO of AAR Corp. He joined the company right before 9/11 and has seen it weather

Satellite operator’s assets include spacecraft, global spectrum rights and ground stations.

2020 could be the worst ever for aviation OEMs and their supply chains. Questions continue to focus on how bad things will get.

Airbus is to continue investing in urban air mobility despite shutting down Voom, its on-demand helicopter booking service, citing the impact of the novel coronavirus crisis.

Aviation Week MRO editors discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting the aviation aftermarket—and how some schools and companies are adapting. Don

HONEYWELL secured 2-year, $6b delayed draw term loan to maximize financial flexibility and further bolster liquidity; it closed 2019 with $10b in cash

HOWMET AEROSPACE, PA was spun off from Arconic into standalone company to provide advanced engineered solutions for the aerospace and transportation

Neil Cairns to Chief Executive Officer of Acro Aircraft Seating, UK.