Aerospace

Airbus’ new H160 twin-engine medium helicopter is to operate on oil and gas missions in the Gulf of Mexico on behalf of energy giant Shell.

Flying on e-fuel; Hydrogen ecosystem for airports; Boom-eating supersonic; Flying supercar; European UAM demos; and Airspeeder’s eVTOL.

Two co-founders of Slingshot Aerospace, a startup that aimed to provide data analytics from airborne and space-based platforms, are swapping the CEO title while the company consolidates its business plan around its Slingshot Orbital space traffic control product.

EXOSONIC is teaming with USAF to develop a supersonic executive transport based on its low-boom, 70-pax supersonic airliner now under development.

EMBRAER delivered 130 aircraft (44 E-Jets/86 Executive Jets) in 2020 vs 198 (89/109) in 2019. It has backlog of 281 E-Jets.

CAE had C$49.7m net income on C$832m revenues for third quarter ended December 31 vs C$99.8m on C$924m a year ago. Civil Aviation Training Solutions

CAE had C$49.7m net income on C$832m revenues for third quarter ended December 31 vs C$99.8m on C$924m a year ago. Civil Aviation Training Solutions

Lockheed Martin envisages 2022 debut launch for UK Pathfinder satellite mission, but so does the competition.

Agency’s focus is primarily on pilot human-factors issues.

Investors are putting billions into urban air mobility and space projects, hoping to strike the next Tesla.

HONEYWELL was selected by Embraer to supply its ADG-400 data transfer solution for new E2s with option to retrofit E1s.

PRATT & WHITNEY was selected by Volaris to supply GTF engines for another 80 (now 124) A320neo Family aircraft; deal includes long-term EngineWise

UEC-PERM ENGINES (Rostec) received Russian approval for serial production of PD-14 engines for MS-21-300.

TRIUMPH GROUP sold its 1m sq ft manufacturing facility at Red Oak, TX to ARLINGTON CAPITAL PARTNERS; site specializes in manufacture of large, complex

The Pentagon has disclosed that two DARPA satellites scheduled to launch on the Transporter-1 mission were damaged during payload processing.

Review of UH-60 crashes sought; Northrop to participate in AAR studies; Boeing wins Harpoon contract; and DARPA’s LongShot.

Introducing a new aircraft comes with considerable challenges. It can certainly seem like a jigsaw puzzle getting piloted, remotely piloted, or unpiloted aircraft certified for government, cargo, urban air mobility or passenger service.

Wireless charging system developer WiBotic on Feb. 10 announced an energy management software platform for fleet operators of drones and other robotic vehicles.

ASTRONAUTICS, NY has $11m follow-on order from Collins Aerospace to supply inflight connectivity (IFC) hardware.

GARMIN was selected by Joby Aviation to supply G3000 integrated flight deck for its eVTOL aircraft, to enter service in 2024.

CPaT GLOBAL, Houston was selected by Star Perú to provide distance learning solutions for pilot training.

Jürgen Schwarz to Head of Commercial at RED Aircraft, Germany.

UNITED AIRLINES agreed to work with Archer Aviation to develop eVTOL aircraft. It expects (together with Mesa Airlines) it would acquire a fleet of up

STARBUST and UCLA (University of California at Los Angeles) teamed to create SCALE Aerospace Ventures with $1.4m grant from US Economic Development

Garmin International said Feb. 10 that Joby Aviation has selected the Garmin G3000 integrated avionics suite for the electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle it is developing.