Aerospace

International relations are in play with the opening of China’s new space station.

Joint flight experiments by DLR and NASA prove sustainability benefit of low-aromatic fuels.

For a five-year-old startup, EP Systems has already accumulated unrivaled experience in designing energy storage systems for electric aircraft.

PwC reports there were 218 aerospace and defense M&A deals valued at $67b in 1H21 vs 202 worth $16b in 1H20; industry experienced record deal values

FAA launched Voluntary Safety Reporting Program to enable aviation safety employees to report safety-related issues and concerns to validate or verify

EDMO DISTRIBUTORS, WA was selected by Free Flight Systems, Australia as distributor of its data acquisition, data recording, data storage, and data

NATIONAL PRECISION BEARING, WA was selected by Kamatics (Kaman Aerospace) as distributor of its precision bearing and drive solutions.

After a battery fire destroyed its demonstrator, Lilium has revamped the energy storage system in its eVTOL air taxi.

Next set of issues is likely to include sustainability and urban air mobility initiatives.

Fractional ownership companies Jet It and JetClub are the launch customers for Bye Aerospace’s eight-seat, all-electric twin turboprop aircraft, the eFlyer 800.

BYE AEROSPACE, CO secured launch order from Jet It and JetClub for fleet of 7-pax eFlyer 800 all-electric twin-turboprops (number undisclosed), plus

QARBON AEROSPACE was selected by LIFT Aircraft to perform complete system integration/assembly, plus supply chain sourcing, for HEXA eVTOL aircraft at

The U.S. Export-Import Bank on June 21 reported its first satellite-related export financing deal since 2015, backing SpaceX’s expected launch of Hispasat’s planned Amazonas Nexus satellite so that rival Arianespace did not win the business with European export credit agency support.

Intuitive Machines (IM), one of NASA’s early Commercial Lunar Services Payload Services providers, announced plans on June 21 to place a communications satellite in orbit around the Moon to provide a data link to Earth as part of its second lunar mission planned for late 2022.

AELIS GROUP signed LOI to acquire up to 20 all-electric INTEGRAL E trainers from AURA AERO for for its R4A subsidiary.

AIR ONE AVIATION acquired QUADRANT SYSTEMS, UK (737NG/737CL/747/757/A320 pilot training at Burgess Hill).

BEACON (EmbraerX) was selected by The Mobile Repair Team (MRT) to provide its multi-sided platform to improve coordination among stakeholders.

ENVIROTAINER announced Emirates SkyCargo has approved its Releye RLP temp-controlled, LD11-sized container for flight; unit uses rechargeable

FUTURE MARKET INSIGHTS (FMI) forecasts aircraft tire market to surpass $1.56b in 2021 and grow >6% per year through 2031

Catherine Jestin to Executive Vice President-Digital and Information Management of Airbus, Toulouse.

MAGELLAN AEROSPACE (UK) extended contract with Airbus for manufacturing aluminum and titanium structural wing components (precision machined details

BOEING completed first flight of the 230-pax 737-10; entry into service is planned for 2023.

Volocopter conducted a remotely controlled flight of its 2X prototype at Le Bourget Airport outside Paris on June 21, the first in France by an eVTOL vehicle.

Qarbon Aerospace, formerly Triumph Aerospace Structures, is to produce Lift Aircraft’s Hexa single-seat electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.

The integrated demonstrator, customized to the performance and economic requirements of commercial aircraft, will be built at a Liebherr system integration testing laboratory in Toulouse.