Aerospace

GE Aviation and Safran have defined the framework for developing their future technology as Pratt and Rolls prepare their own path.

Unique weather conditions in urban landscapes are a key challenge for the safety and reliability of advanced air mobility operations that will require the development of new sensing and forecasting capabilities.

U.S. startup Electra.aero has formed a strategic partnership with Melbourne-based infrastructure company Skyportz to develop urban and regional passenger and cargo transport in Australia using hybrid-electric ultra-short-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.

Dori Konig to Chief Executive Officer of Unical Aviation, CA.

COLLINS AEROSPACE (Raytheon Technologies) agreed to acquire FLIGHTAWARE, TX (flight tracking/data solutions).

SATAIR was named by FACC as exclusive global distributor of its Airspace XL bins, entrance area, ceiling panels, and all related spares for A320

KONGSBERG PRECISION CUTTING SYSTEMS has acquired Dallas-based MULTICAM (automated cutting solutions), which was advised by Livingstone.

SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS (EUROPE) delivered its first shipset of redesigned composite spoilers to Airbus for A320 Family aircraft.

Harbour Air, MagniX and H55 have completed the preliminary design review on their electric propulsion modification for the 1940s-vintage de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver.

The tests should validate launchpad infrastructure, evaluate countdown procedures and train the launch team in advance of the inaugural Vulcan mission in 2022.

For one large commuter airline in the U.S., the lessons it is learning as the launch operator of a new conventionally powered aircraft could prove invaluable as it embraces electric aircraft.

Robert Mehrabian will resume his role as Teledyne's chairman, president and chief executive officer after current officeholder Al Pichelli retires on Oct. 15.

CFM’s open-fan plan grabbed the headlines, but its dependence on gear development has the attention of Pratt and Rolls.

Green is the new green in aerospace and defense, but how do companies compare when it comes to their own standards?

Collins Aerospace, already one of the largest commercial aerospace suppliers—let alone as part of Raytheon Technologies—is buying high-profile flight tracking data provider FlightAware.

EMBRAER opened an office in Budapest, Hungary for Central/Eastern Europe.

HAECO CABIN SOLUTIONS was selected by Cathay Pacific to supply Vector economy class seats for its A321neos.

BOEING signed MOU with Ethiopian Airlines to develop aviation manufacturing, training and aftermarket capabilities in Ethiopia.

Fledging small satellite launch provider Astra Space once again failed to reach orbit, but the booster managed 2 1/2 min. of flight time despite losing an engine less than 1 sec. after liftoff from Alaska’s Kodiak Island.

Rolls-Royce says the gearbox assembly in development for the heart of the company’s new high bypass demonstrator engine has set a record-breaking level of power transmission during preinstallation checkout tests.

Following a call to action from Airbus and Boeing, an advisory group under the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is bringing together stakeholders to develop a global vision for future integrated air traffic management that meets the needs of all existing and emerging airspace users.

Embraer spinoff Eve Urban Air Mobility has brought together its growing ecosystem of partners to develop a concept of operations for Rio de Janiero.

SpaceX’s 23rd NASA-contracted Dragon resupply mission capsule docked autonomously to the International Space Station’s U.S. segment on Aug. 30.

Turkey’s Baykar Makina has handed over the first Akinci medium-altitude, long-endurance uncrewed air systems to the Turkish Armed Forces.

Composites can enable the use of more and lighter blades to enhance aircraft performance.