Aerospace

Can material and labor supply keep pace with aftermarket demand as flight activity recovers?

After 29 months, Boeing will again attempt to fly its commercial space taxi to the space station.

Australian startup believes ammonia fuel can allow existing engines and aircraft to be modified to carbon-free propulsion.

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

Graham Webb, Pratt & Whitney’s Chief Sustainability Officer, tells Lee Ann Shay about what needs to be done now to reduce aviation’s carbon footprint.

DAHER teamed with Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) to develop infrared welding technology that enables the assembly of primary

MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES (MHI) had ¥113.5b net profit on ¥3,860b revenues in year ended March 31 vs ¥40.6b on ¥3,670b a year ago; it booked ¥40,68b

AERODYNAMIC ADVISORY forecasts the single-aisle/twin-aisle market (by value) will stay at 70%-30% for most of this decade vs traditional 50%-50%

RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES invested in HERMEUS, GA to support development of its hypersonic aircraft for defense and commercial applications; investment

ROLLS-ROYCE reports its y-o-y large engine long term service agreement (LTSA) flying hours were up 42% in Jan-April.

EMBRAER opened 1,000 job vacancies in Brazil to support production rate recovery; it ended '21 with 18,000 employees.

ALLEGHENY TECHNOLOGIES (ATI) divested its operation in Sheffield, UK to focus on aerospace and defense markets.

ATR and SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS developed Smart Lander landing gear diagonostics service that uses data analysis to recommend maintenance actions

BOEING says it is on the verge of turning the corner, and once it does, it will do what it does best (deliver great aircraft).

After its KA-SAT satellite internet service in Europe was disrupted on Feb. 24 by an alleged cyberattack from Russia, Viasat shared details of the attack with industry competitors via the U.S. Space Force’s Commercial Integration Cell.

Fresh off the success of the first U.S. private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, Axiom Space has broken ground on a headquarters campus at Houston Spaceport to support work on the first U.S. commercially developed and operated space station.

UK postal service Royal Mail is planning to purchase as many as 500 fixed-wing uncrewed air systems in the coming years to provide delivery services to remote areas of the country.

Russia’s United Engine Corporation (UEC) has completed the bench test of the first prototype of its PD-8 turbofan engine.

Advanced battery developer Amprius Technologies is to go public through a merger with a blank-check company with the intent of using the funding raised to scale up production of high-energy-density silicon-anode lithium-ion batteries and aviation as an initial target market.

When OEMs launch a new airplane program, they will need supplier partners to help shoulder the burden of development.

Mini-rover Moon landing planned for later this year to prove technology for pressurized JAXA-Toyota Lunar Cruiser.

Initial efforts for Istari will be focused on the development of a synthetic aperture radar, but additional capabilities will be added.

Market demand for the A320neo family remains strong, but Airbus is delaying A321XLR entry-into-service due to certification issues.

SKYSELECT was selected by Finnair Technical Services to provide platform to digitize aircraft parts purchasing process.

HAWAIIAN is investing in REGENT, MA to support initial design of its all-electric, 100-seat Monarch seaglider for 2028.