Aerospace

Tim Conver, who took over the then-spunky UAV pioneer AeroVironment in the early 1990s, will retire as chairman at the company’s 2021 annual shareholder meeting.

Startup Aergility is working with an unidentified strategic partner to develop a vertical-takeoff unmanned cargo aircraft using its “managed autorotation” technology to increase range and payload.

CIRCOR AEROSPACE & DEFENSE earned $10.7m on $60m revenues in 1Q21 vs $12.5m on $65.5m in 1Q20; orders were flat.

CRANE AEROSPACE & ELECTRONICS was selected to collaborate with BAE Systems on power management systems for Jaunt Air Mobility's eVTOL aircraft.

AEROX AVIATION OXYGEN SYSTEMS (previously Shaw Aerox) plans to move into new headquarters building in Bonita Springs, FL on May 17.

CAE was selected by Jaunt Air Mobility to lead design and development of the Jaunt Aircraft Systems Integration Lab (JASIL) for new Journey eVTOL

ATR completed design phase of ATR 42-600S for STOL operations, enabling suppliers to start drawing release for new parts, source all necessary

AIRBUS is looking at increasing A320 Family production to up to 53 per month by end of 2022, according to unconfirmed media reports; it would not

AIRBUS resumed transforming former A380 Lagardère facility in Toulouse into A321 final assembly line (FAL), to be operational by end of 2022 to

INCORA opened new global headquarters in Fort Worth, TX, consolidating two facilities into one. It was formed via merger of Wesco Aircraft and

Russian Helicopters is planning to display a modernized version of its Kamov Ka-32 co-axial rotorcraft at the MAKS airshow this July.

As it seeks strategic investors to set up operations in Canada, Jaunt Air Mobility has added to the list of suppliers working on the startup’s Journey electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi.

The regional aircraft industry is entering a new era. Electric aircraft are beginning to make inroads on short routes and hybrid concepts are being

Ingenuity begins operational test phase with one-way flight to new forward base ahead of rover’s intended route.

Collins Aerospace has been selected by Lockheed Martin to provide avionics for NASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Technology aircraft and by Dassault Aviation as a supplier on the new Falcon 10X ultra-long-range business jet, the company said in a media presentation on May 11.

MATERIAL & DESIGN SOLUTIONS acquired APS PLASTICS, TX (custom plastic/metal/composite component manufacturer).

CPaT GLOBAL, TX was selected to provide distance learning solutions to by Cockpit4u, an Approved Training Organisation (ATO), based in Berlin, Germany

BOEING delivered 17 aircraft (four 737 MAXs; two 767s; two 777Fs; nine 787s) in April vs six (737NG; 777F; four 787s) in April 2020. It has now

TRANSDIGM GROUP had $104m net income on $1.2b sales for second quarter ended April 3 vs $319m on $1.4b a year ago.

Benoit Schultz to Chief Executive of Airbus Canada, Montreal (effective September 1).

Virgin Galactic said electromagnetic interference (EMI) issues which stalled sub-orbital tests of its SpaceShipTwo Unity have been resolved but added that the spaceplane’s return to flight could be further delayed by a newly discovered maintenance issue on Eve, the company’s WhiteKnightTwo carrier aircraft.

Aviation transformation is no longer just about urban air taxis, but also a regional connectivity.

After several OEMs exited the regional market, dominant airframers Embraer and ATR are devising new strategies.

Though four trainers are emerging as leaders, competition in this segment is fierce.

Hydrogen propulsion startup ZeroAvia has ordered additional fuel-cell systems from Sweden’s PowerCell.