INTERNATIONAL AEROSPACE COATINGS has Boeing contract to operate its two widebody paint facilities in Portland, OR from 2024; addition of PDX location increases IAC's total paint lines in US from 16 to 18 and globally from 26 to 28.
AAR had $0.6m net loss on $550m sales in first quarter ended August 31 vs $22.7m profit on $446m a year ago; results included net pre-tax adjustments of $42.5m, primarily due to previously disclosed pension settlement/Russian legal charges.
Universal Hydrogen's modified Dash 8 incorporates the hydrogen fuel cell propulsion system in place of the Pratt & Whitney PW123 turboprop on its right wing.
Advancements in commercial space tech helped the U.S. Space Force, Millennium Space Systems and Firefly Aerospace pull off the Victus Nox rapid launch demo.
GET SAT, Israel was selected by Safran Passenger Innovations to supply an innovative Ku-band terminal for its RAVE AeroConnect inflight connectivity (IFC) products for installation (line-fit/retrofit) on Airbus aircraft starting 2024.
GKN AEROSPACE was selected by Pratt & Whitney to design/develop the Electrical Wiring Interconnection System (EWIS) for the RTX hybrid-electric flight demonstrator project (with 1 megawatt electric motor developed by COLLINS).
MACK AIR, Botswana agreed to finance lease of new Cessna Grand Caravan 208B EX from MONTE. It is also working with MONTE to explore converting its fleet of 20 Grand Caravans with zero-emission propulsion technologies.
