Aerospace

By Thierry Dubois
The company is now gradually ramping up production, despite inflation and its exposure to Airbus’ A350 program.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Daniel Williams
This weeks’ #FlightFriday looks at current in-production passenger widebody aircraft, amid a recent run of orders for the type.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Pat Shanahan is committed to eliminating disruptions at Spirit, saying: “The mindset I have is that we can be zero defects. We can eliminate all defects."
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The OEM is growing its experimental helicopter fleet to help shape technologies for its advanced air mobility ambitions.
Emerging Technologies

SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS had $204m net loss on $1.4b revenues in 3Q23 vs $128m loss on $1.3b in 3Q22 and ended quarter with $374m in cash (vs $671m) and $42.2b backlog; it delivered 332 shipsets (83 737s) vs 316 (69) a year ago.

Aerospace

HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS was selected by Delta to provide inflight connectivity for >400 717s and regional jets.

Aerospace

Dómhnal Slattery was named Chairman of SpinLaunch, Long Beach, CA.

Aerospace

DAE

DAE earned $207.5m on $898m revenues in Jan-Sept 2023 vs $200.6m on $854m a year ago. It has $3.8b in liquidity.

Aerospace

TORAY INDUSTRIES developed TOAYCA T1200, its highest strength carbon fiber at 8.0 gigapascals (100 kg force per sq mm), 10% higher than T100.

Aerospace

By Ben Goldstein
SkyFly is developing the two-seater Axe aircraft, which can take off and land both conventionally and vertically.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Matthew Fulco
With this fresh funding round, Skyroot has raised a total of $95 million, top among Indian space startups.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Ovzon of Sweden plans to launch its Ovzon 3 geostationary communications satellite, which has an antenna that can generate steerable spot beams, as soon as December 2023.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
Universal Hydrogen (UH2) has demonstrated loading and unloading of its liquid hydrogen modules on an ATR 72 test aircraft at Toulouse Blagnac Airport.
Emerging Technologies

By Henry Canaday
Prediction, digitization and leveraging AI are where almost all MROs converge in their hopes for the future.
Interiors & Connectivity

Sponsored By Collins Aerospace
Collins Aerospace is developing a family of electric motors and motor controllers to meet aircraft needs in hybrid-electric propulsion and electric systems.
Aerospace

Sponsored By American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
A digital revolution is underway. The aerospace industry is rethinking its approach, embracing digital engineering to reap benefits and accelerate innovation.
Aerospace

By Tony Osborne
A new cross-border missile component research program is studying technology for future missiles and exploring new propulsion options.
Missile Defense & Weapons

8TREE has received ISO 17025 accreditation from DAkkS for its calibration laboratory in Constance, Germany for quality management.

Aerospace

AERSALE reports for first time it achieved 50% visual advantage in low visibility operations over naked eye for AerAware EFVS on 737NG; the system features Elbit Systems/Universal Avionics ClearVision EVS-5000 multispectral camera.

Aerospace

By Michael Bruno
Dómhnal Slattery has a new job as chairman of a startup looking to commercialize a centrifuge-based mass accelerator for space access called SpinLaunch.
Commercial Space

By Guy Norris
Sierra Space is poised to deliver the first Dream Chaser spaceplane from its site near Denver to NASA’s Neil A. Armstrong Test Facility in Ohio.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Irene Klotz
A privately owned lunar lander slated to fly aboard the first United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket arrived in Florida on Oct. 30 for launch preparations.
Commercial Space

By Ben Goldstein
HeliJet has placed an order for up to eight Alia electric- vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicles from Beta Technologies.
Advanced Air Mobility

EATON AEROSPACE earned $209m on $867m sales in 3Q23 vs $185m on $768m in 3Q22; operating margins were 24%.

Aerospace

FLYHT AEROSPACE SOLUTIONS was selected by Air North, Canada to supply AFIRS 228 Iridium SatCom and AFIRS Edge solutions for its 737NGs.

Aerospace