Aerospace

Hydrogen is conspicuous by its absence from ATR's latest product development strategy that looks out over the next decade and beyond.

(EASA) has selected Florian Guillermet, the director of France’s air navigation services provider DSNA, as its new executive director.

Repeated sightings of a new form of low-observable features means infrared stealth technology is progressing out of military and industry laboratories.

Stephanie Pope to Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Boeing (effective January 2024).

Brian Merker to Chief Financial Officer of Robinson Aircraft (dba Horizon Aircraft), Toronto.

AVTRAC and M3 AVIATION GROUP have merged to form single technical consultancy providing lifecycle management.

MATERIALISE, PROPONENT and STIRLING DYNAMICS signed LOI to support the aerospace aftermarket with the design, production, and distribution of certified 3D-printed cabin solutions as EASA Part 21.J DOA partnership.

PPG opened $17m aerospace application support center in Toulouse to provide filling and packaging capabilities for aerospace materials, including coatings/sealants for wide range of aircraft, as well as technical support and a laboratory.

FAA released NPRMs for mandating nacelle design changes to 737NG by July 31, 2028. The plan developed by Boeing includes three changes: new inlet spacers and fasteners, a fan cowl support beam, and a stiffer exhaust nozzle.

GE AEROSPACE and partners have tested 100% SAF on 10 engine models.

ULTRAMAIN SYSTEMS was selected by Vueling to provide ULTRAMAIN ELB electronic logbook software to go paperless for fleet of >120 aircraft.

PT. MITRA AVIASI PERKASA was appointed by CPaT Global as its rep in Indonesia.

BOEING delivered 56 aircraft (737NG; 45 737 MAXs; two 767s; two 777Fs; six 787s) in November 2023 vs 48 (737NG; 32 MAXs; 747-8F; six 767s; two 777Fs; six 787s) in Nov 2022. It delivered 461 aircraft in Jan-Nov vs 411 a year ago.

True Anomaly, a startup developing spacecraft for space domain awareness missions, has raised $100 million in a Series B round of funding.

United Launch Alliance conducted a practice launch countdown, including fueling, of its new Vulcan-Centaur rocket on Dec. 12.

Johann Bordais, previously head of Embraer Services and Support, became the new CEO of air-taxi spinoff Eve Air Mobility during the summer.

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Honeywell and Pipistrel have demonstrated a ground control station for drones as they work to prepare the Nuuva 300 uncrewed cargo aircraft for flight testing.

A UK team completes ATM simulations for advanced air mobility while an EU-funded project staff addresses the transition from piloted to automated flights.

With over 3,000 aircraft delivered since 1984, the Cessna Caravan is a workhorse of global aviation—known not only for its ubiquity, but also its utility.

Hear from experts in Accenture’s aerospace and defense practice as they review exclusive results from their latest Commercial Aerospace Insight Report.

Hill Helicopters’ founder says the aircraft could find a role in providing advanced air mobility ahead of eVTOLs.

MAAS AVIATION announced it created Embraer's E2 Profit Hunter livery in partnership with AKZONOBEL AEROSPACE COATINGS; paint took 15 days.

L2 AVIATION and SDA teamed to open repair facility for SpectraLux D-Link datalink system to handle 20 units per month.

AIRBUS FLIGHT ACADEMY EUROPE took delivery of first four of eight Elixir training aircraft as part of its sustainable development strategy.