Aerospace

U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt has formally ordered the “temporary cessation” of nonemergency drone operations.

UPS on Jan. 29 said it will expand its drone delivery program to the University of California Health complex in San Diego.

Last year turned out to be the ugliest for Boeing’s finances in a generation, with the Chicago-based manufacturer of the 737 MAX and other aerospace and defense products reporting a net loss of $636 million.

OPENAIRLINES, France was selected by SAS Ireland to supply SkyBreathe fuel efficiency solution; SAS Ireland currently has nine A320neos.

CPaT GLOBAL, TX was selected by Envoy Air to provide tailored E-learning solutions for classroom and mobile training for its E175 and ERJ pilots.

BAA TRAINING plans in late 2020 to open 5,300 sq meter training center in Barcelona, Spain with one each A320ceo and 737NG simulators (seven total by

Heidi Brockmann to Managing Director-Flight Operation Solutions of Lufthansa Industry Solutions, Norderstedt.

BOEING now plans to drop 787 production from 14 to 12 per month in late 2020 (as previously announced), then, based on the current environment and

BOEING posted $8.3b pre-tax charges (net of insurance) in 2019 for estimated concessions/considerations to customers over 737 MAX. It also added $6.3b

BOEING had $1b net loss on $17.9b revenues in 4Q19 vs $3.4b net profit on $28.3b in 4Q18, and $636m net loss on $76.6b in 2019 vs $10.5b net profit on

HANNOVER FINANZ has acquired E.I.S. AIRCRAFT PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, Germany (manufactures and repairs interior systems and components) from EQT

Mark Radford to Vice President-Business Development of Trenchard Aviation Group, UK.

U.S. National Laboratory facilities aboard the International Space Station set records for crew time and new payloads devoted to scientific research and technology advances in fiscal 2019.

Ankara-based Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) president & CEO Temel Kotil said producing the nation’s first passenger narrowbody aircraft is still on the company’s master plan but is currently on hold.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral on Jan. 29, sending a fourth batch of 60 Starlink satellites into orbit.

After Singapore, Indonesia likely to order first. The Philippines has narrowed its choice down to the F-16 and Gripen.

The signature disruption at the second-busiest UK airport has made the business case for installing counter-drone systems.

Aerospace suppliers are taking different approaches on whether to cut employees as they wrestle with the fallout of the Boeing 737 MAX production halt, with some already doing so while others announce they will not.

PRECISION AVIATION GROUP (GenNx360 Capital Partners) acquired Toronto-based WORLD AVIATION, which rewinds and repairs rotary and static electrical

COLLINS AEROSPACE SYSTEMS earned $905m on $6.4b sales in 4Q19 vs $536m on $4.9b in 4Q19; and $4.1b on $26b in 2019 vs $2.3b on $16.6b in 2018. It

PRATT & WHITNEY earned $340m on $5.6b sales in 4Q19 vs $350m on $5.5b in 4Q18; and $1.7b on $20.9b sales in 2019 vs $1.3b on $19.4b in 2018; it

PRATT & WHITNEY earned $340m on $5.6b sales in 4Q19 vs $350m on $5.5b in 4Q18; and $1.7b on $20.9b sales in 2019 vs $1.3b on $19.4b in 2018; it

LOCKHEED MARTIN had $6.2b net income on $59.2b sales in 2019 vs $5b on $53.8b in 2018. It delivered 262 aircraft (134 F-35s; 28 C-130Js; 100

TOYOTA TSUSHO was named by AJW Group as its exclusive sales rep in Japan.

AIRBUS reached agreement in principle with French, UK and US investigators into allegations of bribery and corruption, subject to approval by courts