Aerospace

GKN AEROSPACE was selected by Pratt & Whitney to develop the Electrical Wiring Interconnection System (EWIS) for the RTX hybrid-electric flight demonstrator.

AAR was selected by Pall Corporation as exclusive foreign military distributor (sans Japan/South Korea) for its filtration products and solutions.

SUPERNAL opened 72,000 sq ft AAM R&D facility in Fremont, CA to address opportunities within battery technology for electric air travel applications.

BRITTEN-NORMAN restarted Islander production in UK (Isle of Wight); first aircraft is due for completion in May 2024.

A Japanese partnership of MUFG Bank, Kanematsu and Tokio Marine & Nichido led the Sierra Space funding round, which will fund space station development.

Airbus is carving out its commercial aircraft business as a separate entity and has named sales chief Christian Scherer as the new unit’s CEO.

Lt. Gen. John Shaw, senior U.S. Space Force officer at Space Command, says challenges will grow as vehicles become more complex and operate further from Earth.

Progress has been slow on Blue Origin's New Glenn orbital launch system under Bob Smith’s watch, with an expected 2024 debut coming four years behind schedule.

VoltAero's Cassio 330 features a 330 kW electric-parallel hybrid propulsion system built around a Kawasaki piston engine, with an electric motor from Safran.

The Pentagon develops a concept to flood the Taiwan Strait with a horde of drones to confuse Chinese countermeasures.

China’s decades as aviation’s fastest growth country is over for now, and it will take years for aircraft deliveries to return to previous levels.

The company selects Dayton, Ohio, for its manufacturing plant and delivers its first eVTOL to the U.S. Air Force.

Joby Aviation has signed a collaboration agreement with South Korea’s SK Telecom to provide an aircraft for in-country flight testing in 2024 under the Korean Urban Air Mobility (K-UAM) Grand Challenge.

Hyundai’s Supernal division has opened its primary research and development facility in Fremont, California.

French startup VoltAero has flown its Cassio S hybrid-electric propulsion testbed on 100% sustainable fuel.

Rain, a developer of an uncrewed firefighting helicopter technology, has raised a $9.7 million seed round of financing.

HH2E plans to establish four gigawatts of green hydrogen production capacity in Germany by 2030 and has already announced plans for two facilities.

The Advanced Air Mobility Stock Composite declined by 5.4% during the week ending Sept. 22.

The launch customer for the Pioneer Edition of the Lilium Jet has already sold an undisclosed number of its initial batch of 10 aircraft.

Energy is Safran’s main consideration for the new plant, with CEO Olivier Andries saying, “we want competitive, decarbonized energy under a long-term contract."

Abating long-haul climate impact; Automotive power for e-aviation; CycloRotor flies; Pentagon battery move; and Avic’s eVTOL.

UAV-maker envisions pushing decisions to frontline soldiers, autonomous weapons.

A&D businesses are transforming their CLMs resulting in cost reductions, productivity improvements, and realizing business value through data-driven insights.

Satellite-based remote sensing startup Satellogic said Sept. 21 it will not launch any more satellites until at least the first quarter of 2024.

Accelerated checks of PW1100G geared turbofans are underway, increasing fleet availability pain for many A320neo operators.