Aerospace

Acubed collecting and processing millions of real-world images to train a machine-learning algorithm.

What leaders should do when we again are free to move about.

Jeff Bezos, one of the richest people ever and founder of the category-killing online business Amazon, said he will hand over the CEO title to Andy Jasse and become executive chairman of the business behemoth.

After a spat with the FAA over an incomplete safety assessment prior to a previous Starship test, SpaceX launched another Starship upper-stage prototype from Boca Chica Beach, Texas, on Feb. 2, reaching an altitude of 32,800 ft. (10 km) and demonstrating flight control during subsonic re-entry before the vehicle crashed at landing.

SUPERAERO was named by SCHROTH Safety Products as sales agent for its seatbelts and occupant restraint systems for the French aerospace market.

UNITE voted overawhelmingly to support introduction of shorter work weeks at AIRBUS BROUGHTON to avoid layoffs.

BOEING removed 118 777X orders from backlog under ASC 606 accounting rules, resulting in firm backlog of 191 aircraft.

ELEMENT is opening new center of excellence at Linköping, Sweden for calibration, testing, R&D support, advisory, training and investigations.

DIGITAL MANUFACTURING CENTRE, UK teamed with Enable Manufacturing to provide Additive Casting technologies to its customers for large/small parts.

THALES was selected by Qatar Airways to supply AVANT IFE system for retrofit on its 30 787-8s.

ARGON & CO and R&G GLOBAL CONSULTANTS joined forces to expand and strenthen their operations consultancies for manufacturing and supply chain.

WILLIS LEASE FINANCE, CA has acquired 25 PW1100G-JM and PW1500G GTF engines from Pratt & Whitney for its lease pool (under its ConstantAccess programs

GKN Aerospace is to lead the study of a “park-and-ride” concept for urban air transport under the UK’s Future Flight Challenge to develop a next-generation integrated aviation system.

Airflow eSTOL; Elroy teams with NASA; DLR scales up fuel cells; South Korean UAM team; Lilium’s Florida expansion.

Originally conceived as a commercial communications relay, the MQ-9’s mission is coming full circle under ABMS.

The founder and CEO of e-commerce platform Shift4 Payments is chartering a SpaceX Crew Dragon flight for himself and three passengers, part of a fundraiser and public outreach for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and a business opportunity for a Shift4 entrepreneur.

PRATT & WHITNEY finalized GTF engine order with Air France-KLM Group for 60 A220-300s on order for delivery starting in September 2021; it will also

EATON agreed to acquire COBHAM MISSION SYSTEMS, UK (air-to-air refueling systems) for $2.83b; deal is to close in 2H21.

MOOG had $81m in commercial aircraft revenues in first quarter ended Jan 2, down 51% vs a year ago; aftermarket fell 32%.

THOMPSON AERO SEATING, UK was selected by JetBlue (as launch customer) to supply lie-flat VantageSOLO business class seat for its A321s for entry into

LAUNCH and SEATEC formed strategic alliance to expand their project strategy offerings and upgrade design-to-project execution for aviation industry.

ROLLS-ROYCE conducted first tests of 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in a business jet engine (Pearl 700) at Dahlewitz.

AEROMED GROUP, NC acquired etaGLOBAL, TX (parts distributor) in partnership with COPLEY EQUITY PARTNERS.

Virgin Galactic is targeting Feb. 13 for the next flight test of SpaceShipTwo, the six-passenger, two-pilot spacecraft designed for privately operated, suborbital flight services.

Efficient regional transportation, urban mobility, medical delivery and industrial inspection key targets of new UK research projects.