Aerospace
News and issues relating to the aerospace industry that are related to the science, engineering and business of flight in space involving civil, industrial and military applications, and similar topics related to flight in the atmosphere of the Earth that are not covered more directly by other AINonline subject channels. In other words, both astronautical and aeronautical subjects, except for those aeronautical topics that are specifically covered elsewhere on this website.
Aircraft
Logic Group Caps First Phase of M&A Plan
Italy’s Logic Group, with its recent purchase of Gelco, has completed Phase 1 of its M&A plan for creating “an international footprint.”
Aircraft
Wencor Extends Purchase Agreement with Alp Aviation
Wencor signed a multi-year agreement to supply consumables and expendables to Turkey's Alp Aviation.
Aircraft
P&W, Collins Team on Hybrid-Electric AAM Demonstrator
P&W and Collins are developing a hybrid-electric technology demonstrator for advanced air mobility vehicles.
Rotorcraft
Sikorsky Renews Black Hawk Structures Contract with GKN
GKN received a five-year extension of a long term agreement to provide major composite components for the Sikorsky Black Hawk.
Aircraft
Zero Petroleum Synthetic Fuel Powers Ikarus C42
Zero Petroleum brought the first aircraft to fly on all-synthetic fuel to the Farnborough Airshow.
Safety
Universal Avionics Awarded $33M Contract on Boeing 737NG
The Universal Avionics ClearVision head-wearable display enables pilots to overcome degraded visibility during the day and night.
Fanuc UK Introduces Free Online Knowledge Hub
Fanuc has unveiled the Aerospace Portal, a one-stop shop for automated solutions.
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Process Modernization a Factory Focus
Pratt & Whitney is highlighting its Industry 4.0 transformation at Farnborough as “the next evolution in lean manufacturing.”
Aircraft
Raytheon Subsidiaries Update Market on Pending Innovation
Raytheon is preparing for what forecasters say will be an exponential increase in travel in the next five to 10 years.
Engines
ZeroAvia and PowerCell Sign Fuel Cell Stacks MoU
The agreement between ZeroAvia and PowerCell will see production of 5,000 aviation-optimized fuel cell stacks between 2024 and 2028.
Engines
Pratt & Whitney To Open India Engineering Center Next Year
The new P&W Indian Engineering Center will add to centers in the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico, and Poland.
Training and Workforce
CAE Develops AAM Mixed-reality Trainer
CAE added Vertical Aerospace to its AAM partnerships and unveiled plans for its 700MXR mixed-reality trainer for that market segment.
Aircraft
Boeing Data Modeling Tool To Improve Sustainability Efforts
Boeing unveiled a data modeling platform to assess SAF and sustainability developments to reach a common goal of net zero aviation emissions.
Aircraft
Airbus Launches Connectivity Unit With Solar-powered Zephyr
Airbus says it can affordably expand telecommunications services with its Zephyr High Altitude Platform Station that can fly at 70,000 feet.
Aircraft
Rolls-Royce and Hyundai to Advance Hydrogen Propulsion
Rolls-Royce and Korean automaker Hyundai aim to conduct a joint hydrogen fuel-cell electric aircraft demonstration in 2025.
Aircraft
Leonardo Reboot Paves Path to the Future
Two years into a strategic transformation plan, Italy’s Leonardo is growing stronger and meeting new challenges.
Engines
EasyJet and Rolls-Royce Launch Hydrogen Engine Partnership
Full-scale hydrogen-fueled ground testing of the Rolls-Royce Pearl 15 engine will follow initial trials on the AE 2100 powerplant.
Avionics
UK’s TT Awarded LoA for Honeywell INS Power Supply
Honeywell Aerospace has tapped TT Electronics to design a new power supply for its next-generation inertial navigation units.
Aircraft
Northrop Grumman To Buy Special Mission Boom Overtures
Boom said it has raised more than $600 million in capital for the Overture program.
Aircraft
Eve Unveils New-Look eVTOL Aircraft and Passenger Cabin
Eve Unveils New-Look eVTOL Aircraft and Passenger Cabin
Engines
Rolls-Royce Details Hydrogen Program Progress
Engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce is developing hydrogen and hybrid-electric power solutions.
Engines
Rolls-Royce in Final Build Phase for UltraFan Demonstrator
The UltraFan engine will perform its first run later this year, powered by 100 percent sustainable aviation fuel.
Engines
GKN Aerospace Teams with GE Aviation on CFM RISE
GKN and GE Aviation are developing the open-fan design for the RISE engine demonstrator program.
CEM Defense Materials Named as Elite Supplier for Lockheed
Tempe, Arizona composites provider CEM Defense Materials was awarded Lockheed Martin's Elite Supplier Award recognizing quality and on-time performance.
Engines
CF34 Engine Line Surpasses 200 Million Hours
GE's CF34 engine family has logged the third-highest number of flight hours of any turbine engine design.
Security
Astronautics Supports All Native Group on USAF Contract
Astronautics will also bid its aerospace cybersecurity, integrated avionics, and secure connectivity solutions for an Air Force contract.
Aircraft
An Electric Step Forward for Zero Emissions Aviation
GKN Aerospace and Vertical Aerospace continue their nine-month partnership with the development of EWIS for the all-electric VX4 prototype.
Aircraft
Pratt & Whitney, Collins Collaborate on Full-flight Data Collection
Two Raytheon divisions are combining their tools on engine management data and insight.
Aircraft
GKN To Lead Dutch R&D Consortium
GKN Aerospace will lead electrification and thermoplastics R&D programs for the Dutch sustainable aviation transition consortium.
Aircraft
Boeing’s 737 Max 10 Makes International Debut
In addition to the international debut of the 737-10 Max, Boeing is highlighting its latest sustainability initiatives and defense platforms at FIA.
