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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.”
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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.
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Fanuc UK Introduces Free Online Knowledge Hub

Fanuc has unveiled the Aerospace Portal, a one-stop shop for automated solutions.
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Aircraft

Zero Petroleum Synthetic Fuel Powers Ikarus C42

Zero Petroleum brought the first aircraft to fly on all-synthetic fuel to the Farnborough Airshow.
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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.
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Aircraft

Boom, Collins Sign Expanded Deal for Overture Systems

Boom's supersonic Overture is designed to carry 65 to 80 passengers and will fly at twice the speed of today's aircraft.
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Aircraft

Embraer, BAE MoUs Strengthen Ties on C-390, eVTOL

Embraer and BAE have agreed to pursue possibiities for the C-390 in Saudi Arabia and are furthering their collaboration on eVTOL defense applications.
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Aircraft

Eve Unveils New-Look eVTOL Aircraft and Passenger Cabin

Eve Unveils New-Look eVTOL Aircraft and Passenger Cabin
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Airlines

NATA To Honor Bill Bohlke for Distinguished Service

The NATA Award for Distinguished Service will be presented to Captain William “Bill” Bohlke in recognition of his outstanding service to the industry.
Rotorcraft

Sikorsky Aims for UK Black Hawk Success

The S-70i Black Hawk is being offered to the UK for its NMH requirement, with aircraft to be built in Poland if the type is selected.
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Airports

Indiana's DeKalb Airport To Get New FBO Operator

Sweet Aviation has been selected to take over as the FBO operator at Indiana’s DeKalb County Airport (KGWB) effective November 1.
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Aircraft

Feel Air Taps ATR To Kickstart Japanese Regional Services

Feel Air signed a letter of intent to potentially purchase a mix of 26 ATR42 and ATR72 regional airliners in order to launch regional service in Japan.

AIN Editors Win Big in 2022 Aerospace Media Awards

AIN editors and contributors took top honors in several categories in the 2022 Aerospace Media Awards on July 17 in London.
Charter & Fractional

Fly Louie Alliance Doubles Membership

Fly Louie Alliance now boasts more than 300 members and 3,000 aircraft.

Preowned Bizjet Sales Rise, but Other Metrics Slowing

The International Aircraft Dealers Association's second quarter 2022 market report shows double-digit increase in transactions in first half of the year.
Rotorcraft

Leonardo Prepares for AW149 Production

Leonardo will install production infrastructure at Yeovil in advance of the UK NMH selection due in answer to the program’s aggressive timeline.
Aircraft

Pratt & Whitney, Collins Collaborate on Full-flight Data Collection

Two Raytheon divisions are combining their tools on engine management data and insight.

Boeing Arrives with Max Order Boon from Delta, ANA

Delta returned to Boeing with an order for 100 Max 10s and options for 30, while ANA is formalizing an order for 20 Max 8s, options for 10, and two 777-Fs.
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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.
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Aircraft

L3Harris, Air Astra, Announce Pilot Training Plan

L3Harris will train pilots at new Bangladesh airline Air Astra through 2026 under an agreement announced at the Farnborough Airshow.
Aircraft

Vertical Teams with Babcock on EMS, Cargo VX4 eVTOL Variants

Vertical Aerospace is forming a joint working group with Babcock to explore use of the VX4 eVTOL aircraft in EMS, cargo, and military support operations.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

U.S. Marine Corps Begins Major MQ-9A UAS Procurement

The remotely piloted aircraft will be used to stand up an MQ-9A(ER) squadron in Hawaii to support U.S. Indo-Pacific Command.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Boeing Global Services Gets Creative To Tackle Supply Crunch

Boeing Global Services has moved away from the just-in-time approach to parts management to better prepare for supply chain constraints and shortages.

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

GE Aviation Forges Ahead with Engine Programs

The XA100 fighter engine and T901 rotary-wing powerplant programs are making strides, while GE’s existing portfolio continues to show strong sales.
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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.
Avionics

Collins Aerospace Radios Picked for Export Super Hercules

The HF-9500 high-frequency set replaces the legacy ARC-190 system in previously supplied C-130Js.
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.
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Aircraft

Bird Aerosystems Expands Use of Missile-protection Technology

Bird Aerosystems provides airborne missile protection and verification solutions to UN Air Operations Mil Mi-17 helicopters.
Aircraft

Bristow Expands eVTOL Aircraft Fleet Plans With Lilium Deal

Helicopter operator Bristow now has purchase agreements with six eVTOL and eSTOL aircraft developers and plans to provide maintenance for AAM operations.
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