Aerospace

SDA to loft spacecraft; Indonesia receives ScanEagle delivery; Will LRASM survive in Japan?; and Qatar’s Hawk trainers take flight.

A new delay and a design problem raise questions about Boeing’s digital approach to T-7A design.

COMMERCIAL AVIATION Boeing conducted the long-delayed first flight of the 737-10, the fourth and largest version of the MAX series, with a 2-hr. 30

GE/Safran demonstrator aims to make open rotor a reality for new single aisles after 40 years of research, tests and abandoned attempts.

As Airbus evaluates liquid hydrogen as a possible route to zero-emission commercial aviation by the mid-2030s, it has begun a research program to explore the potential of cryogenically cooled electric propulsion for large civil aircraft.

BOLLORÉ LOGISTICS CHILE inaugurated new 8,000 sq meter logistics distribution center near Arturo Merino Benítez Intl. Airport in Santiago.

NAVEO reports that aircraft utilization in 2020 and for first five months of 2021 remains >50% down vs 2019 levels; data reinforces how domestic

SPIRIT AERONAUTICS, OH was named by L3Harris Technologies as authorized distributor for its flight data analysis and verification services.

BOEING says its 737 production rate is currently at about 16 per month; it is expected to gradually increase to 31 in early 2022.

FLYDOCS was selected by easyJet to provide end of lease services to include digital migration, build, audit and records management to facilitate on

MEGGITT signed enterprise license agreement with Ansys to use its simulation solutions as common modeling platform for its globally distributed teams.

THALES introduced AVANT Up IFE solution with new line of displays, power supply solutions, personalisation and airline revenue generation capabilities

Christopher (Chris) Whelchel to Chief Financial Officer of Universal Avionics, Tucson, AZ.

HEICO, FL acquired 80.1% of operating assets of CAMTRONICS, OK (FAA-DER aircraft component repair).

Embraer subsidiary Eve Urban Air Mobility has agreed to supply Blade with 60,000 flight hours a year of service in Southern California and the West Coast beginning in 2026.

Estes Industries, famous among model rocket enthusiasts for the company’s solid propellant motors, has spun off a new company sporting lineage to Aurora Flight Sciences that aims to provide engineering support for larger launchers.

With system and software enhancements for retrofit into all MAX versions, 737-10 test and certification is more than sum of its parts.

Airline eVTOL shuttle services could be on the horizon.

PPG completed two production trials of DESOTHANE HD CA9007 basecoat-clearcoat system on 767-300F for FedEx at the Boeing paint facility in Everett.

SIMAERO was selected by Bulgarian Air Charter to provide MD-82 flight training on its FFS in Paris; first group was completed.

VIAVI SOLUTIONS, AZ introduced AVX-10K flight line test set to validate installation/performance of critical airborne systems.

SKYSELECT was selected by TAP Air Portugal to provide its parts purchasing service that uses smart algorithms and robotic process automation to cut

MAGNAGHI AERONAUTICA acquired AIRMARINE and AIRLIFT HYDRAULICS, NY (electroplating); Ortoli Rosenstadt advised.

ENVIROTAINER says Qatar Airways Cargo has approved its Releye RLP temp-controlled, LD11-sized container for flight; unit uses rechargeable batteries.

Infrastructure alliances are forming as the launch of advanced air mobility draws nearer.