Aerospace

PANASONIC was selected by China Eastern as launch customer in China for its inflight Live Television service for widebody fleet of A330s, A350s, 777s

HEICO FLIGHT SUPPORT GROUP completed acquisition of 89% of RIDGE ENGINEERING, MD (tight-tolerance machining and brazing) and BECHDON, MD (machining

JUNIPER AVIATION INVESTMENTS was formally established by ST Engineering and Temasek with $2b in capital to acquire pax aircraft for conversion to

ROLLS-ROYCE CIVIL AEROSPACE earned £380m on £2.2b in 1H21 (in line with expectations) vs £1.6b loss on £1.2b in 1H20; it delivered 148 engines (100

ROLLS-ROYCE has entered into exclusive discussions with a consortium led by Bain Capital on a potential sale of ITP AERO.

GE DIGITAL was selected by Malaysia Airlines to provide its Fuel Insight and FlightPulse aviation software to modernize airline's fuel analytics

HOWMET AEROSPACE had $74m net income on $1.2b sales in 2Q21 vs $96m loss on $1.25b in 2Q20; it sees better 2H21.

UNIVERSAL HYDROGEN, MAGNIX, PLUG POWER and AEROTEC plans to establish flight test/service center at Moses Lake, WA to support certification efforts

The suspension of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ (MHI) SpaceJet regional jet program helped the company’s aerospace division return to profit in the first quarter of fiscal 2021.

The partnership will support the government-led initiative to commercialize UAM in South Korea by 2025.

The U.S. is not the only country seeking to protect security-relevant businesses.

Collins Aerospace has begun integration testing of a next-gen vehicle management computer using multicore processors.

The Galileo Project was established to scout unidentified aerial phenomena following Pentagon report.

July 29 was a pivotal day for the UK’s space ambitions for both the commercial and defense space sectors.

Parker’s $9.9 billion deal to buy Meggitt doubles the size of its aerospace unit and continues consolidation of midtier A&D suppliers.

The European Union-funded project has devised a roadmap for a future propulsive fuselage airliner concept (PFC) after revealing better-than-expected potential fuel burn savings of 4.7% compared to an equivalent-technology conventional aircraft.

Air medical helicopter operator Air Methods has announced a collaboration with German drone manufacturer Wingcopter to develop a drone delivery network for medical supplies.

Listen in as Aviation Week editors discuss why Boeing’s next clean sheet airplane may be a long way off and why Airbus’ CEO is mad at a key supplier.

Launch of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner on a long-awaited reflight demonstration to the International Space Station remained on hold while engineers assessed options to address an issue with valves in the spacecraft’s propulsion system.

The first orbital-class SpaceX Falcon Super Heavy rocket, outfitted with 29 methane-burning Raptor engines, was moved to its launch mount in Boca Chica, Texas, on Aug. 3.

PAN AM FLIGHT ACADEMY acquired a 757-200 full-flight simulator (RB211s) and Level 5 FTD for installation in Miami for operation by November 1.

TRIUMPH GROUP had $30.4m net loss on $397m sales in first quarter ended June 30 vs $276m loss on $495m a year ago.

Rachel Leung to Legal and Compliance Director of Topcast Aviation Supplies, Hong Kong.

Karen Koh to Regional Sales Director (Asia) of Topcast Aviation Supplies, Hong Kong.

Karen Koh to Regional Sales Director (Asia) of Topcast Aviation Supplies, Hong Kong.