Aerospace

SABENA ENGINEERING (Orizio Group) has acquired 70% of THE AIRCAMO GROUP, UK.
Aerospace

L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES is said to be exploring sale of its Avionics unit, according to unconfirmed media reports.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
French company Flying Whales plans to develop and operate the LCA60T, a 200-m-long (660-ft.) rigid airship with a payload capacity of 60 metric tons.
Airlines & Lessors

GKN AEROSPACE and MATERIALISE, Belgium signed LOI to advance the research/design/production of polymer additively manufactured parts.
Aerospace

AVIONICA, FL was selected by Amelia (Regourd Aviation) to install its miniQAR-avCM seamless flight data management solution on its 13 ERJs.
Aerospace

VSE

VSE completed previously announced acquisition of DESSER AEROSPACE, CA.
Aerospace

BOMBARDIER completed acquisition of Latécoère’s Electrical Wiring Interconnection System (EWIS) business (electrical harnesses) in Querétaro, Mexico.
Aerospace

SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS finalized 4-year contract with its IAM-represented employees at Wichita, ending strike.
Aerospace

KKR

KKR increased its offer to acquire CIRCOR INTERNATIONAL from $51 to $56 per share (SPNWS; June 30).
Aerospace

UNIVERSAL HYDROGEN selected Mojave Air & Space Port as its new flight test center for planned 2-year campaign expected to culminate in 2025.
Aerospace

By Ben Goldstein
Joby Aviation and Lilium have both marked new progress toward meeting key goals on their paths to type certification and commercialization.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
A facility dedicated to the development of emerging aviation technologies and new air transportation systems has opened at Oklahoma State University in Tulsa.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Daniel Williams
How do first half deliveries for the two largest airframers stack up in the last few years?
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
The French aerospace group is preparing to begin certification tests on its first electric propulsion unit.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
A hydrogen-powered Islander is just the start of a series of zero-emission aircraft planned by Cranfield Aerospace Solutions and Britten-Norman.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
Arianespace’s workhorse Ariane 5 rocket closed out 27 years of operations on July 5 with its 117th mission.
Space

By Graham Warwick
Sikorsky is planning to fly a subscale uncrewed aircraft in its Rotor Blown Wing (RBW) vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) configuration.
Emerging Technologies

By Jens Flottau
The facility is set to consolidate all the demonstrator testing work around Airbus' various wing research and development projects.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
DARPA picks nine for Ancillary; China’s drive/fly eVTOL; Alef’s flying car; and hydrogen future for training aircraft.
Emerging Technologies

By Tony Osborne
Airbus will coordinate 33 companies including airframers, engine producers and defense electronics specialists on studies for a new European airlifter.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Guy Norris
Reaping the benefit of decades of hydrogen-related research, Cranfield is expanding its work across aerospace applications of this zero-carbon fuel option.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The UK government announced a package of reforms that tighten July 3, including a phased removal of free carbon allowances for aviation in 2026.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Sonaca North America, an aerostructures supplier better known to many industry players as LMI Aerospace, plans to close its Wichita site by year-end.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Sara Samora
The investment will add 81,000 sq. ft. to Pratt’s Columbus Engine Center, where it builds its signature Geared Turbofan (GTF) engine for Embraer and Airbus.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jeremy Kariuki
Daher expects to bolster its global reach as an industrial services provider with its acquisition of France’s Assistance Aeronautique et Aerospatiale.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain