Aerospace

The Supreme Organising Committee for the International Defence Exhibition (IDEX) and Naval Defence Exhibition (NAVDEX) 2025 have held a meeting to review preparations for the 17th edition.

Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA) has signed an Mou with Keeta Drones to focus on the collaboration in drone-based delivery.

Large geometry model trained on numerical simulation data cuts the time required for aerostructures design.

Human brainpower is becoming the era’s chief bottleneck.

Air taxi startups in Europe are in big trouble, calling into question the region’s future position in the growing advanced air mobility industry.

As Beijing further weaponizes its control of essential aerospace commodities, the U.S. and its allies must explore slow and costly supplier diversification.

Gareth Parkin to Global Chief Financial Officer, based in Creedmoor, NC, of Ontic.

EMBRAER delivered 31 commercial jets (11 E-Jets/20 E2-Jets) in 4Q24 vs 25 (sevenE-Jets/18 E2-Jets) in 4Q23; and 73 (34 E-Jets/39 E2-Jets) in 2024 vs 64 (25 E-Jets/39 E2-Jets) in 2023, meeting the original guidance of 72-80.

Frank Riom to Executive Vice President of Safran Cabin Services.

VERYON, CA acquired Canada's RCMBT (parts reliability analytics for OEMs, regional airlines, and cargo operators).

AAR posted $30.6m net loss for second quarter ended Nov 30 (vs $23.8m a year ago) on 26% higher sales; results included after-tax charges of $57.1m associated with the recently announced FCPA settlement and related costs.

XTI AEROSPACE is implementing a 1-for-250 consolidation of its common stock to strengthen its balance sheet and meet NASDAQ requirements.

Stephen Orr to Senior Vice President-Africa, based in Casablanca, of ABL Aviation.

STARLINK was selected by airBaltic for its A220-300 fleet for installation starting 1Q25 (first aircraft undergoing testing).

FLIGHT DATA SYSTEMS was licensed by L3Harris to use its Handheld Multipurpose Tool (HHMPI) to extract data from the SRVIVR25 Cockpit Voice and Flight Data Recorders (CVR, FDR, and CVFDR).

Jennifer Kempsey to a Regional Sales Manager-Northeast and Midwest US of C&L Aerospace, ME.

VERTICAL AEROSPACE has selected London-based Monolith as partner to provide AI to optimize VX4 eVTOL testing and simulation programs.

Atlantic Aviation has acquired Ferrovial Vertiports from Spanish infrastructure developer Ferrovial for an undisclosed price.

Trading in shares of Kenya Airways has resumed after being suspended for more than four years, the Nairobi stock exchange has revealed.

The Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2025 is set to welcome the world’s aviation industry to discuss the latest trends impacting the sector.

As artificial intelligence continues to evolve, airlines are seeing opportunity, including in how they price fares and other products.

Artificial intelligence shows great promise, but safety and ethical considerations are a major challenge in aerospace.

MANKIEWICZ AVIATION COATINGS was selected by easyJet as partner to develop new lower-weight exterior paint (to save fuel) for testing; it has been applied to 38 aircraft with gradual fleet-wide rollout to be completed by 2030.

AEQUS was selected by Dynamatic Technologies to supply components for A220 doors being manufactured in India; deal calls for >200 detailed parts requiring complex tool design, forgings, machining, and surface treatment.

Dana Deasy to Chief Information Digital Officer and Senior Vice President-Information Technology & Data Analytics of Boeing.