Aerospace

LOCKHEED MARTIN and SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS unveiled new Polaris digital engineering/advanced assembly solution, including Full Size-Hole Determinant

Africa has emerged as a proving ground for drone delivery, headlined by Zipline’s large-scale on-demand medical delivery networks in Rwanda, Ghana and now Nigeria. Now the continent is turning its attention to urban air mobility.

Tokyo-based startup SkyDrive has begun cooperating with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency on aerodynamic research to support development of its planned electric urban air vehicle.

CAE had C$47.3m net income on C$753m revenues for first quarter ended June 30 vs C$110m loss on C$550.5m a year ago. Civil Aviation Training Solutions

GE AVIATION reports its facility at Asheville, NC shipped its 100,000th turbine shroud made from Ceramic Matrix Composite (CMC) materials, and its

David Edwards to Chief Executive of the Royal Aeronautical Society, London.

Jennifer H. Allen to Chief Administrative Officer of Triumph Group, Berwyn, PA.

PALMDALE, CALIFORNIA—To a soundtrack of “Levitating” by English pop singer Dua Lipa, about 100 suit-clad dignitaries filed into Building 658 on the

Joby Aviation has begun trading on the New York Stock Exchange, a milestone on its 15-year journey to launch commercial aerial ridesharing services in the U.S. in 2024.

The Korean Coast Guard (KCG) has procured two Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) KUH-1CG Surion search and rescue helicopters.

Computational modeling has transformed aircraft design, but conventional modeling approaches will not be enough for future challenges.

CIRCOR AEROSPACE earned $12.1m on $60.8m revenues in 2Q21 vs $13.1m on $62.2m in 2Q20; orders fell 29%.

Efforts by NASA to develop a next-generation spacesuit face significant cost and schedule challenges that will push back its availability to April 2025 at the earliest, according to audit by the agency’s inspector general.

BOEING added 31 new orders in July from FEDEX EXPRESS (777F), GOL (nine 737 MAXs), SOUTHWEST (six MAXs) and unidentified/VIP customers (four MAXs

BOEING delivered 28 aircraft (737-800A; 22 737 MAXs; 747-8F; four 767s) in July vs four (767-300F; 777F; two 787s) in July 2020.

PANASONIC AVIONICS was selected by Singapore Airlines (launch customer) to provide its new eCommerce platform to facilitate in-flight food/beverage

Intuitive Machines, one of NASA’s initial Commercial Lunar Payload Services providers, has selected the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket for the first-quarter-2024 launch of its third mission to the Moon.

MAGNETIC MRO signed chemicals/adhesives consignment agreement with London-based distributor Aerospheres UK; materials will be stored in Tallinn.

HÉROUX-DEVTEK had C$6.7m net income on C$126m sales for first quarter ended June 30 vs C$1.3m loss on C$128m a year ago; excluding impact of foreign

TRANSDIGM GROUP had $317m net income on $1.2b sales in third quarter ended July 3 vs $6m net loss on $1b a year ago.

Erik Deutsch to Chief Technical Officer of AE Industrial Aerospace Opportunities Fund, Boca Raton, FL.

HONEYWELL was selected by Copa to provide its Air Separation Module (ASM) kit for 737s as drop-in replacement to help reduce the risk of fuel tank

ENDEAVOUR CAPITAL acquired Southern California-based FMI AEROSTRUCTURES (structural components/assemblies).

General Electric has signed a memorandum of understanding to supply a customized variant of the CT7-8 turboshaft engine to power startup Transcend Air’s planned Vy 400 tiltwing vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.

The test brings ZeroAvia a step closer to first flight of a Dornier 228 testbed powered by the system before the end of the year.