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2023
15 November

ReleaseAIBOT collaborates with Honeywell: elevating eVTOL technology to new horizons

14 November

ReleaseHoneywell providing advanced flight controls for AIBOT's electric aircraft

18 October

ReleaseSpirit AeroSystems, Boeing reach agreement to support production stability

18 October The first doors will be delivered to Deutsche Aircraft by mid-2025.

Latecoere steps aboard D328eco through door contract

Latecoere will manufacture all six doors for D328eco regional turboprop for the duration of the programme. This will include the passenger door, service door, cargo door, two emergency doors and hatch door.

17 October

ReleaseDART and United Rotorcraft partner for aerial firefighting innovation

5 October Solvay is BETA Technologies primary material supplier and is providing lightweight advanced materials for the production of BETA’s electric aircraft family. The design of the electric aircraft will benefit from the use of Solvay’s NCAMP qualified material systems.

BETA Technologies opens electric aircraft production facility

Production has begun with the installation of assembly tooling and the initiation of various system production lines, marking a significant milestone along BETA's path to delivering the ALIA CTOL and the ALIA VTOL.

21 September Ready for final assembly to begin.

Aciturri starts final assembly of Lilium Jet

The fuselage is planned for delivery to Lilium facilities in Wessling, Germany in the fourth quarter 2023, prior to planned start of assembly of the first Lilium Jet by year end.

13 September

ReleaseRock West Composites acquires the assets of Performance Plastics, Inc.

8 September

ReleaseMubea further strengthens its position in the aerospace industry - acquisition of the Canadian company Cyclone Manufacturing Inc.

7 September

ReleaseCarlisle Companies announces a process to sell Carlisle Interconnect Technologies

5 September

ReleaseExpanding the market for survivability engineering and composite solutions

30 August

ReleaseAirbus opens new A321XLR equipment installation hangar

15 August

ReleaseGKN Aerospace, Marshall and Parker Aerospace join forces to explore liquid hydrogen fuel systems for zero emission aircraft

10 August

ReleaseGovernment of Canada supports indigenous aerospace company and competitive aerospace sector in British Columbia

19 July

ReleaseAcquisition by Mubea Group strengthens technology leadership of Aerostructures Germany & Hungary

19 July Leonardo's civil tiltrotor project needs innovative wings.

FORMOSA delivers on fuel economy and performance

The consortium has devised a special wing that includes more effective moving surfaces controlled by a new actuation system, which will be flight-tested as part of Clean Sky 2.

13 July

ReleaseQuickstep announces location for first US engineering & manufacturing facility

11 July

ReleaseGovernment of Canada invests to strengthen the Canadian aerospace sector

7 July

ReleaseAerospace sector recovery: over $32M invested in Quebec

6 July Green and ready to go, the first AH-6 fuselage made in South Korea.

Korean Air delivers first Boeing AH-6 fuselage

Korean Air signed a contract in December 2021 to manufacture a total of eight fuselages for AH-6 helicopters that will undergo final assembly by Boeing.

6 July The Wing Technology Development Centre will house full demonstrators.

Filton hosts technology hub for wing development

The new facility will help Airbus accelerate the design, build and testing of wings for next generation aircraft, using the latest technology and world-leading demonstrators to further improve the performance of its wings.

22 June

ReleaseLatecoere to design and build composite passenger door for the new HondaJet

20 June

ReleaseAciturri and Boom Supersonic sign supplier agreement for Overture empennage

20 June

ReleaseSpirit AeroSystems moving forward with first phase of NASA Sustainable Flight National Partnership

20 June

ReleaseBoom Supersonic announces significant Overture program advances

17 May João Bosco da Costa Junior, President and CEO, Embraer Defense & Security; José Mucio Monteiro Filho, Minister of Defense; Luiz Lula da Silva, President of Brazil; Micael Johansson, President and CEO of Saab; and Carl-Oskar Bohlin,Swedish Minister of Civil Defence.

Embraer kicks off Gripen E production in Brazil

On the line the aircraft will be produced by the joining of aerostructures from Sweden, and installation of cabling, various systems, landing gear, avionics, tactical equipment, canopy, ejection seat and engine.

25 April

ReleaseDucommun Incorporated completes acquisition of BLR Aerospace

21 March

ReleaseDucommun Incorporated enters into definitive agreement to acquire BLR Aerospace

9 March Magellan was the first in the industry to optimize 3D sand printing technology for production.

Collins keeps faith with Magellan's complex castings

In addition to F-15, F-16, and F-18 castings for Collins legacy programs, the extended LTA also encompasses the supply of castings to support F-35 Lightning II, KC-46, Airbus A320neo, Boeing 787 and 777X programs.

8 March

ReleasePhenix Solutions & SEI Industries team up for aerial firefighting

23 February The GKN Aerospace facility in Chihuahua, Mexico.

Mexican expansion will serve business jet makers

The Chihuahua facility currently supplies advanced composite and metal structures, special processes and engineering services for leading aerospace customers including Airbus, Gulfstream and Honda Aircraft.

9 February Daher CEO Didier Kayat (right) and Patrick Daher - Board of Directors, chart the future on Tuesday, February 7 in Paris.

Daher sets out plans for five years of development

A total of 73 Daher aircraft were delivered last year with a record level of orders for the TBM and Kodiak families, boosted by the launch of two new versions during the year; the TBM 960 and the Kodiak 900.

7 February

ReleaseBAE Systems delivers 1,000th F-35 Lightning II fuselage to Lockheed Martin in major milestone for the world's largest defence programme

26 January

Aeromot aims to assemble fifty DA-62 aircraft a year

First deliveries of Brazilian assembled DA62 aircraft are expected by 2025, as a result of a partnership that represents an important resumption in the assembly of certified light piston aircraft by Aeromot.

26 January The Boeing 777.

Elbit picks up Boeing 777 cargo door contract

As part of Boeing's premier bidder program, Elbit was well positioned to gain the contract to supply the largest main deck cargo door for the Boeing 777 Freighter and 777-8 Freighter.

19 January

ReleaseTata Boeing Aerospace delivers first fuselage for Indian Army AH-64 Apache

19 January

ReleaseQuickstep announces $11.3M purchase order for F-35 vertical tail components

2022
14 December The horizontal tail assemblies produced by Magellan are used on the Conventional Takeoff and Landing variant of the F-35.

BAE continues Magellan contract for F-35 tail assemblies

The horizontal tail assemblies produced at Magellan's facility in Winnipeg, MB, will be used on the Conventional Takeoff and Landing variant of the F-35. The company hopes eventually to produce more than 1,000 ship sets.

8 December

ReleaseKaman announces next phase of transformation

5 December

ReleaseTextron's Bell V-280 Valor chosen as new U.S. Army long-range assault aircraft

27 November

ReleaseTurkish Aerospace receives 'success partner' award from Spirit AeroSystems

17 November

ReleaseBoeing reorganises Defense, Space & Security business unit

7 November

ReleasePCX Aerosystems acquires Timken Aerospace Drive Systems

13 October

Sikorsky tasks Magellan with King Stallion assemblies

The CH-53K achieved initial operating capability in 2022 and is on track to deploy to the fleet in 2024. The Marine Corps plans to deploy the first CH-53K Marine Expeditionary Unit detachment in fiscal year 2024.

13 October

US Marines orders logistics UAS prototype from Kaman

The KARGO UAV is optimised for expeditionary employment. Compact form-factor of the system fits in a standard CONEX shipping container and is designed to be unloaded and operated by as few as two people.

6 October

ReleaseKorean Air partners with Airbus Helicopters on vertical unmanned aerial systems

5 October Cleared for commercial service.

China issues type certification for the COMAC C919

The C919 features an integrated propulsion system, bringing the Nexcelle joint venture-supplied nacelle, thrust reverser and exhaust system together with CFM International's LEAP-1C powerplant.

30 September

ReleaseParker Aerospace congratulates development partner Eviation on first flight of groundbreaking all-electric Alice commuter aircraft

29 September Yamaha Motor and ShinMaywa conduct an early-stage test flight of their small aircraft.

Japanese partners' first prototype is airborne

The aircraft tested was an R&D aircraft owned by ShinMaywa, the XU-L, which was equipped with an existing 499cc engine manufactured by Yamaha Motor.

21 September Bell's HSVTOL.

Sierra Nevada provides mission systems for Bell's HSVTOL

SNC already supports Bell with additional mission systems expertise for the development of the Bell 360 Invictus for the U.S. Army's Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) competition.