Aerospace

Volocopter has secured a commitment for up to $1 billion in financing to build its fleet of electric vertical takeoff and landing passenger and cargo vehicles.

In a move that will significantly expand the production of sustainable fuels in the U.S., LanzaJet has entered into an agreement to build a 120 million gal.-a-year facility southwest of Chicago.

Hydrogen supplier Air Liquide and Airbus have signed a memorandum of understanding with Korean Air and the operator of Incheon International Airport to study the development of infrastructure required to support the deployment of hydrogen-powered aircraft.

Boeing has begun routine use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in its commercial-aircraft flight operations, with Epic Fuels to supply 2 million gal. of blended fuel for its Washington state and South Carolina operations through 2022.

U.S. startup Odys Aerospace has secured $12.4 million in seed funding to build a subscale demonstrator of an unconventional hybrid-electric aircraft that combines vertical takeoff and landing capability with high cruise efficiency to provide regional range at low operating cost.

Singapore-based private aviation charter company Yugo has partnered with U.S. startup Electra.aero to develop an air mobility network in the Asia-Pacific region.

Royal Air Force picks Falcon 900LX for VIPs; South Korea’s first P-8; F-15J cost estimate; and the U.S. Air Force’s new acquisition boss.

ROLLS-ROYCE is continuing to produce Trent 1000 and Trent XWB fan blades in Singapore at maximum volume.

THYSSENKRUPP extended its deal with Airbus Atlantic for supply chain management in France, Tunisia and Morocco.

TRIUMPH GROUP had $7.2m net income on $319m sales in third quarter ended December 31 vs $68.1m loss on $426m a year ago. It says it has secured >$2b

HÉROUX-DEVTEK had C$6.5m net income on C$131m sales in third quarter ended Dec 31 vs $8.5m on $150m a year ago.

Californian startup Natilus has announced letters of intent for more than 440 large unmanned cargo aircraft from customers including a Canadian drone operator, an African cargo airline and a U.S. freight forwarder.

The day after a SpaceX Falcon 9 delivered a batch of 49 Starlink satellites into orbit, a solar storm struck, causing atmospheric particles from Earth to expand into space, increasing drag on the newly launched flock.

Israel’s Steadicopter says its Black Eagle 50H VTOL UAS is the first in its class and combines the best of both its electric and petrol-powered Black Eagle UAS.

Jet It and its sister company Jet Club were launch customers for Bye Aerospace’s eFlyer 800 when the concept was unveiled in June 2021.

Having achieved steady progress in the areas of space technology and manufacturing, Singapore outlined a three-pronged strategy to encourage further growth in the local space sector at the Global Space & Technology Convention.

Sydney-based Aviation H2 was founded toward the end of 2021 with the goal of flying Australia’s first hydrogen-fueled aircraft within 18 months.

The European OEM’s backlog is 50% greater than Boeing’s, and its delivery rate is likely to be 50% bigger for at least five years, too.

Among the many challenges facing A&D companies, add this to the list: tidal waves of sick workers.

Brazilian startup Desaer has partnered with electric propulsion developer MagniX to develop a hybrid-electric version of its planned ATL-100 regional utility transport.

Pamela Braden to an Operating Partner of AE Industrial Partners, Boca Raton, FL.

BOEING delivered 32 aircraft (two 737NGs; 27 737 MAXs; two 767-2Cs; 777F) in January 2022 vs 26 (737NG; 21 737 MAXs; 767F; three 777s) in Jan 2021; it

AIRBUS delivered 30 aircraft (two A220s; 24 A320 Family; four A350s) in January 2022 vs 21 (three A220s; 16 A320s; A330neo; A350) in January 2021; it

Raffi Kasparian to a Managing Director, based in Dubai, of Alton Aviation Consultancy.

ALTON AVIATION CONSULTANCY opened Middle East office in Dubai.