Aerospace

By Lee Hudson
How lawmakers and the administration are responding to the most surprising proposals in the Pentagon’s fiscal 2021 budget request.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
A radically modified demonstrator made its first flight in May 2019, but it has come to light only now after video was posted on social media.
Aerospace

EXOSTAR formed an A&D Supply Chain Working Group with several OEMs to define/develop process/functional plans for next-gen supply chain platform.
Aerospace

CADENCE AEROSPACE (Arlington Capital Partners) acquired PREMIER PROCESSING, which provides surface finishing and special processing capabilities out
Aerospace

Edmund Tan to Regional Sales Manager-Asia, based in Singapore, of C&L Aerospace.
Aerospace

ROYAL AERO, Germany has inducted its first GE90-115B for part out.
Aerospace

BOEING has found tools and other FOD inside wing fuel tanks of several undelivered 737 MAXs, and has ordered inspections and established new processes
Aerospace

By Sean Broderick
As airlines grapple with capacity shortages created by the Boeing 737 MAX grounding or a sudden over-supply because of COVID-19-related schedule reductions, lessors are supporting their mitigation plans, including matching customers in both categories and moving aircraft between them.
Air Transport

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo Helicopters CEO says AW609 is on right path, as certification nears.
Aerospace

By Irene Klotz
SpaceX tests space tourism waters by signing up with experienced flight services company.
Aerospace

By Michael Bruno, Jens Flottau, Molly McMillin
Widely expected deals to sell train unit and the last of Bombardier’s commercial aero business, still leaves OEM in fragile bizav market.
Business Aviation

By Sean Broderick
Boeing is inspecting all 737 MAXs it has in storage and adding factory-floor precautions after discovering foreign object debris (FOD) in the fuel tanks of multiple MAXs, the company confirmed late Feb. 18.
Aircraft & Propulsion

TRIMAS AEROSPACE, MI secured new multi-year contracts from Airbus to supply qualified fastener products through its MONOGRAM AEROSPACE FASTENERS and
Aerospace

By Bradley Perrett, Sean Broderick
SYDNEY and WASHINGTON—The U.S. government may not renew General Electric’s export license to supply CFM Leap-1C engines to Comac—a move that could
Air Transport

By Maxim Pyadushkin
The Russian military has confirmed the first order for the Forpost-R reconnaissance unmanned aircraft—a significantly redesigned variant of Israel Aerospace Industries’ Searcher.
Defense

By Alan Dron
Spanish technology company Indra is introducing artificial intelligence (AI) to its air traffic control (ATC) remote towers to allow a greater degree of scrutiny of both air and ground movements.
Air Transport

Brian Cook to Chief Executive Officer of PASSUR Aerospace, Stamford, CT. Jim Barry will continue as President.
Aerospace

SEAMLESS AIR ALLIANCE published first-ever standard for inflight connectivity.
Aerospace

Frank Dubey to Special Advisor to the Office of the CEO of Triumph Group, Berwyn, PA.
Aerospace

Bill Kircher to Executive Vice President of Triumph Systems & Support, Arlington, TX.
Aerospace

TRIUMPH GROUP consolidated its Systems and Product Support businesses into TRIUMPH SYSTEMS & SUPPORT, TX.
Aerospace

FLYHT has US$2.43m purchase order for Iridium modems and license fees from a European OEM; deal includes licensing its technology and delivering AFIRS
Aerospace

By Tony Osborne
BAE Systems has flown the first full-scale prototype of its PHASA-35 solar-powered high-altitude pseudo-satellite unmanned air system in Australia.
Defense

By Bradley Perrett
The Chinese agency has long been vexed by the multiplicity of airlines. The industry crisis has prompted it to propose consolidation.
Air Transport

By Jen DiMascio
Next-Generation Interceptors could be emplaced in the ground by the end of the decade.
Missile Defense & Weapons