GE Aerospace invests in RISE flight technology
3 days ago · GE Aerospace is advancing next-generation propulsion technologies for commercial aircraft with assistance from a $9 million research and development grant from JobsOhio, the state’s private economic development corporation.. The investment will go toward new test equipment at the company’s Cincinnati headquarters and Peebles Test Operations. Plans are to create more than 200 new ...
Arconic splits businesses, forms Howmet Aerospace
Mar 31, 2020 · A little more than three years after separating from Alcoa Inc., engineered metal products company Arconic Inc. is splitting again. On April 1, 2020, the company’s Engineered Products and Forgings business (jet engine components, aircraft fastening systems, engineered structures, and forged wheels) become Howmet Aerospace Inc. The Global Rolled Products business (sheet, plate, rolled ...
Aerospace Manufacturing and Design - The FAA Aerospace …
The FAA Aerospace Forecast predicts that through 2031, the general aviation fleet will increase at an average annual rate of 0.9%, growing from an estimated 224,172 in 2010 to 270,920 aircraft in 2031. Aerospace Manufacturing and Design serves the aerospace industry by providing timely information on manufacturing processes and design parameters involved in …
Pratt & Whitney opens Oklahoma City military engines facility
Nov 13, 2024 · RTX business Pratt & Whitney celebrated the opening of its new 845,000ft2 facility in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, solidifying its position as the business’s largest military engines field location.
Pratt & Whitney awarded F135 engine core upgrade contract
Oct 28, 2024 · RTX business Pratt & Whitney has been awarded a contract valued up to $1.3 billion to continue work on the F135 engine core upgrade (ECU) to deliver enhanced durability to the engine used in the F-35 Lightning II.The ECU also provides power and cooling for Block 4 and beyond capabilities for all three variants of the F-35 global enterprise. "This contract is critical to continuing our positive ...
Molex to acquire AirBorn - Aerospace Manufacturing and Design
Nov 21, 2024 · Molex, headquartered in Lisle, Illinois and a global connectivity and electronics solutions provider, has reached an agreement to purchase AirBorn Inc., an employee-owned company headquartered in Georgetown, Texas, specializing in the design and manufacturing of rugged connectors and electronic components for global original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) serving the aerospace and defense ...
US Air Force awards Reliable Robotics aircraft automation contract
Sep 18, 2024 · Reliable Robotics, a developer of autonomous aircraft systems, was awarded an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract leveraging the company’s dual-use technology to provide advanced automation to United States Air Force (USAF) airlift and refueling aircraft.The flexible IDIQ contract will span multiple years, and advance the development, production, and deployment of ...
Immersive technologies benefit aerospace
Sep 6, 2024 · Extended reality (XR) is no longer science fiction. It’s now being used as a revolutionary training method. These advanced training tactics are poised to alleviate aerospace industry burdens, including traditional training procedure constraints, ongoing technical skills gaps, and costly efficiency and continuity challenges.
GE Aerospace to develop next phase of advanced engine
Jan 8, 2024 · NASA has awarded GE Aerospace a contract for Phase 2 of the Hybrid Thermally Efficient Core (HyTEC) program, supporting continued technology development for the next generation of commercial aircraft engines with the aim to significantly improve fuel efficiency and reduce emissions compared to engines today.. The new contract builds on work completed in Phase 1 of HyTEC for high-pressure ...
Restoring the competitive edge with innovations
5 days ago · The mood in the manufacturing sector could be better. A weak global industrial economy, geopolitical tensions and trade conflicts as well as structural challenges are increasingly weighing on European industrial goods manufacturers.