Aerospace

US GOVT (House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee) issued final 238-page report on the design, development and certification of 737 MAX (https
Aerospace

LUFTHANSA SYSTEMS was selected by ATSG to provide its Integrated Operations Control Center (IOCC) solutions, including Lido Flight 4D flight planning
Aerospace

By Michael Bruno
Raytheon Technologies is on its way to cutting at least 15,000 employees in response to the company’s recent merger and the fallout from COVID-19, the aerospace and defense giant’s CEO told an investor conference, and likely more will occur.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Speed and efficiency of a tiltwing promise time and cost savings over helicopters.
Emerging Technologies

By Jen DiMascio
The next step in a KC-46 fix; AIA predicts COVID-19 impact on workforce; Testing arsenal plane concept; Poland’s W-3 replacement effort.
Aircraft & Propulsion

TAT TECHNOLOGIES lost $2.2m on $17.4m revenues in 2Q20 vs $126k net profit on $25m in 2Q19 (revenue dropped from decline in commercial MRO business)
Aerospace

ROLLS-ROYCE is continuing to review funding options to further strengthen its balance sheet, but has made no final decisions. It has identified
Aerospace

BARNES AEROSPACE was selected by GE to supply LEAP hot-section components; deal is valued at $700m through 2032.
Aerospace

ATR

ATR made first flight of first factory-built ATR 72-600F with Large Cargo Door; FEDEX ordered 30/optioned 20 in Nov 2017.
Aerospace

By Irene Klotz
NASA is removing a planned secondary payload from the August 2022 launch of its Psyche asteroid probe, leaving a pair of small satellites without a piggyback ride to Mars.
Commercial Space

By Bill Carey
The FAA’s plan to amend the collision-avoidance methodology it uses in licensing commercial space launches will support safer operations with more flexible launch windows as space at low Earth orbit becomes increasingly congested, the agency says.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
Working with Nanoracks, LLC, NASA is about to mark a milestone in its push to transition oversight of human scientific research and tech development in low Earth orbit to the private sector as it sets its sights on the Moon and Mars.
Commercial Space

Toshiyuki Kondo to CEO of Toray Advanced Composites, Morgan Hill, CA; Keisuke Ishii will serve as Assistant GM-Torayca Division.
Aerospace

ALSTOM signed definitive agreement to acquire BOMBARDIER TRANSPORTATION from Bombardier and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec on basis of
Aerospace

By Jens Flottau
Ask the Editors: The A220-500 would be great strategic asset for Airbus in its competition with Boeing and the 737 MAX.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Turkish unmanned aircraft system developer Baykar Makina has carried out the first flight of its Cezeri ducted multicopter electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

AIRBUS has reportedly received interest from approximately 2000 staff in accepting voluntary severance packages.
Aerospace

By Steve Trimble
The Speed Racer project harkens back to the Skunk Works' origins as the company that built the first XP-80 in 143 days and the first U-2 in less than nine months.
AFA Air Space and Cyber Conference

James Chew
Companies have developed the tools to build new electronics on the first pass, and the government should embrace faster development.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Michael Bruno
It is not clear yet, but the pandemic could trigger one of the greatest scrambles to relocate and land aero manufacturing.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Bill Carey
Verizon Skyward and French manufacturer Parrot have partnered to offer a drone training and operations management package based on Parrot’s Anafi USA quadcopter, the companies announced Sept. 15.
Aircraft & Propulsion

BRITISH SCHOOL OF AVIATION (BSA) was approved by UK CAA to deliver in-person/online engineer type rating training for 737CL, 737NG and 737 MAX.
Aerospace

Alain Berger to Vice President-Sales and Marketing of Safran Nacelles, France.
Aerospace

Eric Manzon to Vice President-Administration and Finance of Safran Nacelles, France.
Aerospace

Arnaud Hauguel to Vice President-Programs of Safran Nacelles, France.
Aerospace