Aerospace

DYNAMATIC TECHNOLOGIES, Bangalore, India delivered its first A220 escape hatch door assembly to Airbus Atlantic.

The UK government is expected to provide £975 million in funding support for the country’s civil aerospace industry over five years starting in 2025.

SAF, like safety, should not be an area for competition.

The UK government has announced £53 million ($69 million) in support for nine SAF production projects.

Chinese commercial aircraft manufacturer Comac has displayed a model of a 19-seat all-electric regional aircraft, the CE-25A.

The moves are part of a sweeping reorganization outlined by CEO Tufan Erginbilgic.

The power-on milestone for the CityAirbus NextGen eVTOL prototype is “imminent,” Airbus announced on Nov. 26.

The AAM Stock Composite ticked up 3% during the week ending Nov. 24, as strong gains from EHang canceled out a lackluster performance from other air taxi OEMs.

The new CEO of Spirit AeroSystems is expanding his imprint on the beleaguered aerostructure provider’s operations with the departure of COO Samantha Marnick.

Omni has placed orders for two General Electric CT7-2E1-powered AW189s and will be the Latin American launch customer for the Safran Aneto 1K-powered AW189K.

PT Dirgantara Indonesia is considering setting up a final assembly line in China after agreeing on sales of 25 N219 turboprop aircraft to the country.

TT ELECTRONICS opened 40,000 sq ft R&D facility in Manchester, UK to bolster power electronics manufacturing capabilities to support growth.

OPENAIRLINES was selected by Pegasus to provide SkyBreathe 360 eco-flying platform to monitor flight data to increase fuel efficiency/lower CO2.

NAVBLUE (Airbus) signed long-term deal with CAAC's ATMB to provide nav database to serve Chinese airlines/align with data security requirements.

ZEROAVIA completed Series C funding round at a total of $116m. The UK Infrastructure Bank joined round as a cornerstone-level investor alongside co-leads Airbus, Barclays Sustainable Impact Capital and NEOM Investment Fund.

COMAC unveiled 210-pax stretched and 140-pax shortened variants of C919; a development scheduled is TBA.

LILIUM received Design Organization Approval from EASA to hold a type certificate for an eVTOL aircraft in Europe.

AZUL and SURF AIR MOBILITY teamed to incorporate electric powertrains into the Cessna Caravan; certfication is '26.

COLLINS introduced Arcus image generator that combines its rendering and processing tools with gaming technology for modular aircrew training.

DOKASCH TEMPERATURE SOLUTIONS opened logistics depot in the UAE.

L3HARRIS agreed to sell its Commercial Aviation Solutions business, which includes pilot training, flight data analysis, avionics and advanced air mobility products, to TJC for $800m; deal also includes L3Harris’ surveillance joint venture.

Bob Nichols, Vice Chairman and President of Asset Management of AerSale, FL, announced planned retirement at end of 2023.

EHang is laying the groundwork for the imminent commercial launch of its EH216-S unmanned multicopter.

The news comes as the company works to pay down debt associated with its acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne.

Receiving the design organization approval means that Lilium is now entitled by EASA to design, develop and hold a type certificate for its Lilium Jet.