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2021
20 January

ReleaseEve-led aviation consortium joins UK Civil Aviation Authority to develop Urban Air Mobility Concept of Operations

20 January

ReleaseUAC specialists began docking the wing and tail of the updated Il-114-300 airframe

20 January

Releasethyssenkrupp Aerospace extends partnership with KAI

20 January

ReleaseS. Himmelstein and Company installs coordinate measuring machine for highly accurate measurements

20 January

ReleaseVanta iX In-Line XRF analyser automates material analysis and alloy ID

20 January

ReleaseThe strategic relationship seeks to expand Volansi and Quickstep's reach into the global drone market

19 January

ReleaseHoneywell, Curtiss-Wright receive EASA certification for 25-hour cockpit recorder for the air transport market

19 January

ReleaseThe IL-114-300 flight test program continues

16 January

ReleaseSamtec announces acquisition of Ultra Communications

15 January

ReleaseLiebherr to deliver air preparation subsystem for Airbus A321 XLR Fuel Tank Inerting System

15 January

ReleaseVolocopter launches campaign to bring electric air taxi services to U.S. cities

14 January

ReleaseRolls-Royce runs first engine on world's largest and smartest aerospace Testbed

13 January

ReleaseIntervala expands in Greater Pittsburgh to accommodate future growth, relocates to Westmoreland Innovation Centre

13 January James Hughes, Research Director, University of Sheffield AMRC North West.

Machine learning makes light work of AM aerospace alloys

The University of Sheffield AMRC aims to develop a robust, end-to-end methodology for process parameter development. Intellegens' AI-embedded platform Alchemite will be at the heart of it.

13 January

ReleaseSagetech Avionics receives AFWERX contract from the U.S. Air Force

13 January

ReleaseHoneywell launches next-generation digital Cabin Pressure Control and Monitoring System for aircraft

13 January

ReleaseLefae is qualified for testing in explosive atmosphere

13 January Artist’s impression of Archer's upcoming all-electric eVTOL aircraft, to be unveiled in 2021.

Archer brings car giant onboard for eVTOL project

The low-cost supply chain capabilities of Fiat Chrysler will accelerate Archer's plans to develop the world's first all-electric airline. FCA is the first of Detroit's Big Three auto makers to enter the Urban Air Mobility market.

12 January Aboard the modified TECNAM aircraft.

TECNAM creates P2012 variant for frozen distribution

Delivering some of the new vaccines developed for COVID-19 involves keeping stock at super-low temperatures. Adding freezers to the P2012 brings these vaccines within reach of short runways worldwide.

12 January

ReleaseRollerFORM XL Phased Array Scanner provides more than twice the coverage

12 January

AeroVironment expands scope with Arcturus UAV purchase

Buying Arcturus will accelerate AeroVironment's strategy to drive profitable growth and value by expanding into attractive adjacent segments and by broadening its capabilities and customer footprint.

12 January

ReleaseFast, efficient ultrasonic scanning of large composite components

12 January

ReleaseNIAR's ATLAS lab to install SAMBA Pro system in 2021

12 January

Dawley Manufacturing joins the Tailwind portfolio

Dawley Manufacturing provides custom metal fabrication, tube bending and metal finishing parts, most notably to Cirrus Aircraft. Now it has come under the wing of Tailwind Technologies.

10 January The Pilatus team celebrate an important milestone.

Pilatus delivers PC-24 number one hundred

Investment in the PC-24 has helped Pilatus to secure jobs at its Swiss site on a long-term basis. It is also working on further optimisations to ensure the order book remains buoyant.

8 January

ReleaseSpartronics acquires Primus Technologies, strengthening its presence in aerospace, defense, medical and industrial markets

7 January

GA-ASI provides the development platform for Skyborg AI

Avenger remotely-piloted aircraft will be equipped with upgraded datalinks and the Skyborg software as part of experiments to allow piloted aircraft to control them in flight.

7 January

Stratolaunch picks composite fuel probe for hypersonic Talon-A

The Talon-A is designed to fly at speeds up to Mach 6, and will now feature a composite fuel probe from LMS and a signal conditioner unit that will communicate fuel quantity to the avionics over an ARINC 429 bus.

7 January

Aerion selects UA for enhanced flight vision system

Universal Avionics has worked diligently with Aerion's engineering, flight operations and supply chain teams for the past year to refine a solution that meets the needs of the supersonic project.

7 January Teledyne CML Composites has received a contract from Airbus for the supply of composite wing components and assemblies on the A400M military aircraft.

Airbus sources A400M wing assemblies from Teledyne CML

Parts include a range of thermoplastic and pre-preg composite components to be supplied to the Airbus A400M composite wing box assembly line at the Filton facility in Bristol in the UK.

7 January An artist’s impression of the PUPA 8801 in use.

JAXA assists with aerodynamics of cargo pods

Logistics company Yamato has 4,000 offices, around 54,000 vehicles and almost 220,000 employees across Japan, and is aiming to switch some short-hop freight to the air using eVTOL aircraft.

7 January Dr Katy Milne has joined the FlyZero programme as Head of Industrial Strategy.

Leadership team takes the helm at ATI's FlyZero

Twelve months of research lie ahead for the Aerospace Technology Institute's team investigating the design challenges, manufacturing demands and market potential of zero-emission aircraft concepts.

5 January

ReleaseuAvionix announces launch customer Airbus Zephyr for ping200X and truFYX

5 January

ReleaseTransDigm completes acquisition of Cobham Aero Connectivity

4 January

ReleaseSuperior Tube enjoys Nadcap Reaccreditation triple success

4 January

ReleaseJETCAM and Airborne collaboration for creating a digital interface for automated kitting

3 January

ReleaseShimifrez Inc. extends AS9100 certification to include Section 8.3 Design and Development

2020
30 December

ReleaseNew "Ansat-M" with increased flight range for the first time took to the air

23 December

Release500th Austrian-built Diamond Aircraft DA40 NG

22 December

ReleaseATR 42/72 entry into service – Liebherr with new air management system on board

21 December

ReleaseSolar Atmospheres of Western Pennsylvania recognised by Northrop Grumman

21 December

ReleaseBoeing Super Hornet demonstrates ski-jump launch capability

20 December

ReleaseStrata strengthens UAE manufacturing with delivery of first Boeing 787 Dreamliner vertical fin

18 December

ReleasePrecinmac Precision Machining expands West Coast presence with acquisitions of Viper Northwest and Shields Manufacturing

18 December

ReleaseGenesys Aerosystems acquired by Moog Inc.

17 December

ReleaseSkydweller Aero Inc. achieves its test flight successfully

17 December

ReleaseXeriant signs JV LOI with Coflow Jet to develop revolutionary "Green" wing technology

17 December

ReleaseNASA awards contract for X-59 community overflight operations

17 December

ReleaseSagetech Avionics and Hover, Inc. partner on detect and avoid solution for unmanned aircraft

17 December Magellan and BAE Systems have been working together to produce horizontal stabilizers for the global F-35 program since 2009.

Magellan delivers 200th horizontal stabiliser set for F-35

The milestone has been reached eight years after the first delivery, but production is now at full rate and Magellan hopes these are just the first of up to 1,000 ship-sets over the program lifetime.