Aerospace

BARFIED (AFI KLM E&M) was selected by On Target Spray Systems, OR as distributor for its electrostatic cart for disinfecting aircraft interiors

STRATA (Mubadala) delivered its 100th shipset of assembled carbon fiber A350-900 inboard flaps out of its facility in Nibras Al Ain Aerospace Park

AIRMED INTERNATIONAL was designated by the International Assistance Group (IAG) as an Accredited Service Provider.

AIRBALTIC secured approval from European Commission for €250m equity investment from Latvian Govt to combat COVID-19.

BOEING announced second round of layoffs affecting 1,030 employees, increasing total to 10,500.

MTU AERO ENGINES plans to reduce its workforce by 10-15% by end of 2021 as result of impact from COVID-19 pandemic.

ROLLS-ROYCE says it is in early stages of reviewing a range of potential options to strengthen its balance sheet and to position itself for post-COVID

ATR completed CAAC certification test flight of ATR 42-600 at Toulouse; it says aircraft would help regional market in China where 164 airports only

PREMIUM AEROTEC commenced production (first metal cut) at Augsburg, Germany of first Rear Center Tank (RCT) for Airbus A321XLR; RCT structure is

Niel Golightly resigned on July 2 as Boeing’s chief communications officer after an employee complained about his 1987 article in the Naval Institute’s Proceedings journal that argued against allowing women to serve in combat.

DARPA preparing to award contracts to design an X-plane concept around active flow control.

FAA’s ConOps for UAM; NASA seeks AAM partners; Europe’s clean R&D plan; Wisk eyes U.S. UAM launch; FAA certifying 12 drones.

ATR announced it is cutting production in half and as such rightsizing its organization affecting 204 positions. It plans to work together with its

Nimrod Sheffer is stepping down as Chief Executive Officer of Israel Aerospace Industries (effective TBA); no successor was named.

HENSOLDT SOUTH AFRICA agreed to acquire the Air Traffic Management (ATM) and Defence & Security business units of Tellumat to expand in Africa.

MEGGITT offloaded Meggitt Training Systems, GA (military/law enforcement live fire/simulation training) to PINE ISLAND CAPITAL PARTNERS for $146m.

The first Advanced Air Mobility National Campaign, NC-1, will follow an initial developmental test event, NC-DT, to be staged this year.

“We’re taking a very aggressive position right now, in trying to get more and more companies into the standard airworthiness process,” the head of FAA's UAS Integration Office said July 1.

The flight readiness engine, produced at Blue Origin’s Kent, Washington, is the first of two BE-4s ULA will attach to a Vulcan rocket for configuration checks and testing.

These corridors are a key feature of the agency’s first concept of operations, ConOps 1.0, for urban air mobility.

Belfast-based unmanned aircraft services provider Crowded Space Drones has named the lead drone executive of the UK Civil Aviation Authority as its new director of operations.

EMBRAER acquired majority stake in TEMPEST SECURITY INTELLIGENCE, the largest cybersecurity company in Brazil serving over 300 clients in Brazil

FACC secured €150m in new financing via €90m bond redemption and €60m line of credit from Austrian Kontrollbank (OeKB).

Ask the Editors: Airports are revamping their check-in process to create a safer, contactless environment for travelers.

This webinar took place July 1, 2020. As furloughs and layoffs have made the headlines, it’s the work behind the scenes — to get as many people back