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2020
16 June

ReleaseStrata completes construction of Solvay joint venture facility in Al Ain

15 June

ReleaseNano Dimension gains RoHS 3 certification

15 June

ReleaseKEMET and Yageo complete merger

15 June The aircraft is designed to specialise in middle-mile trips on urban fringes.

Airflow reveals plan for short take-off fixed-wing program

Airflow's founder believes that its middle-mile UAM system can be developed and certificated for around $200m, by focusing on simple design and well-defined technology.

15 June

ReleaseAFG Aero & Industrial receives AS9100 accreditation

15 June

ReleaseMitsubishi Aircraft Corporation announces new operation plan

15 June

ReleaseMore pieces of the X-59 are coming together

15 June Spirit Aerosystems has reduced its production of shipsets for the 737 MAX. (photo: Spirit AeroSystems)

Spirit halts work on twenty 737 MAX shipsets

The collapse in world air travel, and resulting chaos in the airline industry, is trickling down through the supply chain. Spirit's work on twenty Boeing 737 MAX aircraft due to be delivered this year has been put on hold.

15 June Triumph will supply hydraulic utility actuation (HUA) valves to the F-35 program. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)

Lockheed Martin extends Triumph HUA valve contract

The HUA valves Triumph manufactures for the F-35 program provide directional flow control for hydraulic systems that provide critical aircraft functions. Lockheed Martin is happy to continue buying.

15 June

ReleaseTextron Aviation delivers 250th Cessna Citation M2

12 June

ReleaseIconic Cessna Skyhawk celebrates 65 years since first flight

12 June

ReleaseMeggitt signs contract with Chemring Australia Pty Ltd for the supply of composite countermeasure housings on the F35 aircraft

11 June The Pipistrel Velis Electro receives type certification from EASA.

Pipistrel earns first EASA type certificate for electric aeroplane

Customers in seven countries can now expect to be flying Velis Electro light aircraft by the end of 2020, powered by battery and certificated by EASA in a process that took less than three years.

11 June

ReleaseAERO Vodochody begins to write a new chapter with new owners

11 June

ReleaseUrban Aeronautics signs agreement with HyPoint to advance the incorporation of hydrogen power in its CityHawk eVTOL design

11 June GE Aviation’s F414-GE-400K engine will power KAI’s fighter, the KF-X.

South Korea's KF-X receives first of 240 F414 engines

KAI is continuing its long-standing collaboration with GE and, four years after specifying the F414 powerplant for the latest fighter project, has taken delivery of the all-important first engine.

11 June

ReleaseRolls-Royce delivers 8,000th engine from Dahlewitz, Germany

11 June

ReleaseB-Staged Epoxy meets Airbus standards for flame retardancy & toxicity

11 June

ReleaseAbaco announces manufacturing of first customer shipments of GBX25 6U VME ethernet switch enabled by state of the art manufacturing investment

11 June

ReleaseSpirit AeroSystems receives Defense Production Act Title III funding

11 June

ReleaseANSYS and Electro Magnetic Applications partner to deliver design-to-validation workflow for cable harnesses

10 June

ReleasePlataine releases version 4.0 of its production scheduling application

10 June

ReleasePremium AEROTEC selects SOUL OLPS as standard software for offline NC programming and simulation

10 June

ReleaseWisk resumes flight testing with self-flying air taxi

10 June

ReleaseBell Boeing delivers 400th V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft

10 June

ReleaseTriMas Aerospace expands European footprint

9 June

ReleaseFAA approves Shadin fuel flow meter on Robinson R66 turbine helicopters

9 June

ReleaseLDRA tool suite selected to smooth the way to DO-178C DAL A certification

9 June

ReleaseSchatz Bearing Corporation achieves Boeing's Premier Bidder status in recognition of leading edge manufacturing

9 June

ReleaseAEye unveils 4Sight, a breakthrough LiDAR sensor that delivers automotive solid-state reliability and record-breaking performance

9 June

ReleaseLilium welcomes Baillie Gifford as new investor, extends recent funding round

9 June

ReleaseElement Materials Technology has invested in aerospace testing capabilities at its Montreal, Canada laboratory

8 June

ReleaseHanwha Systems acquired the business and assets of Phasor Solutions

8 June

ReleaseProgress on cruise motors, future wing sets stage for all-electric X-57 ground tests

8 June

ReleaseArevo announces large composites MaaS plant

8 June

ReleaseSF startup unveils world's first lie-flat airline seat for economy class travellers to sleep and social distance

8 June

ReleaseGurit advances closure of Zullwil Aerospace plant in Switzerland

8 June

ReleaseMagellan Aerospace orders Airborne's most advanced Automated Kitting system to date

8 June

ReleaseALPHACAM – a hook to Leemark's aerospace success

7 June The all-electric Cessna Grand Caravan 208B made is first flight on 28 May 2020.

All-electric Grand Caravan makes first flight

Watched via streaming video all over the world, the Cessna workhorse continues to navigate the uncharted waters of certification and testing. First flight is a significant step on the way.

7 June

ReleaseThoma Bravo announces completion of strategic growth investment in Exostar

6 June

ReleaseAdvances in simulation enable optimal use of composites by chaining molecular dynamics to full-scale damage prediction

5 June

ReleaseRolls-Royce puts net zero carbon by 2050 at the heart of future innovation and growth

5 June

ReleaseToray Composite Materials America, Inc. implements operational reductions and restructuring

5 June

ReleaseBombardier Aviation announces workforce adjustments in response to COVID-19 pandemic

4 June

ReleaseGA-ASI acquires IJK Controls

4 June

ReleaseHoneywell and U.S. Army to demo next-generation T55 engine for Chinook helicopters

4 June

ReleaseAdvanced manufacturing facility driving innovation in high-performance electronics unveiled by Benchmark and Arizona government leaders

4 June

ReleaseFlexfab is honored to receive Boeing Premier Bidder status

4 June

ReleaseSmooth transitions for less noise – research into flexible wing surfaces at DLR