Aerospace News – September 2022

GKN Aerospace has completed its largest structural titanium additive manufacturing (AM) demonstration to date with the production of a component measuring 8 feet (2.5 meters) and processed from approximately 100 pounds of titanium. The demonstration, conducted in collaboration with aircraft manufacturer Northrop Grumman, focused on the additive manufacturing process of laser metal deposition with wire (LMD-w), which successfully doubled the scale of previous components produced. The ability to scale additive manufacturing technology–also known as 3D printing—for large aerostructure components has a wide ... Read more

Aerospace News – Late August 2022

Leonardo is now an anchor tenant at the new aerospace centre iAero, located next to the company’s site in Yeovil, Somerset - the ‘Home of British Helicopters’. This tenancy highlights the company’s continued commitment to aerospace innovation in the region and beyond. The iAero innovation centre in Yeovil, which opened its doors in February 2022, is a collaboration between Somerset County Council, the Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership and Leonardo Helicopters. A Leonardo team has now taken residence in the ... Read more

Aerospace News – Early August 2022

Engineering consultancy company Ricardo, has completed a series of pioneering thermal systems projects on behalf of BAE Systems. The project saw Ricardo work as a technical partner with BAE Systems on its its Tempest programme, a UK partnership that brings together industry leaders to generate technologies and experiences needed to lead the development of the next generation of combat air systems. https://www.thebusinessdesk.com/westmidlands/news/2066612-ricardo-completes-combat-air-craft-technology-research ______________________ As the commercial aircraft market takes off once again, Doncasters has invested $12.9m in two of its facilities, one in the US ... Read more

Aerospace News – Early July 2022

Plane maker Airbus has confirmed the signature of orders with Air China, China Eastern, China Southern, and Shenzhen Airlines for a total of 292 A320 family aircraft. It says it demonstrates the positive recovery momentum and prosperous outlook for the Chinese aviation market. The latest orders mean an increased workload for the manufacturer’s wing-making plant at Broughton, near Chester, which employs around 4,500 staff, with plans to take on up to 550 more staff since the easing of pandemic travel restrictions. https://www.thebusinessdesk.com/northwest/news/2100016-airbus-in-chinese-deal-for-hundreds-of-new-aircraft?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NorthWest_4th_Jul_2022_Daily Read more

Aerospace News – Early June 2022

The construction of ten environmentally friendly airships will create about 1,800 jobs in South Yorkshire. HAV (Hybrid Air Vehicles), a small Bedford-based company, said it signed a deal with a Spanish airline for 10 helium-filled Airlander 10 airships, which can carry 100 passengers. A new green aerospace manufacturing cluster will produce the aircraft, which will have a CO2 footprint a tenth of that of jet planes, according to the manufacturer. Kwasi Kwarteng, the UK's business secretary, said the commissioning of the Airlander showed the ... Read more

Aerospace News – Early March 2022

Kn aerospace-led skybus collaboration project completes successful feasibility studies. Skybus research project has identified unique opportunities for air ‘buses’ to operate alongside air taxis in the rapidly growing urban air mobility sector Skybus was launched under the Future Flight Challenge in January 2021 as a GKN Aerospace-led project, in collaboration with Swanson Aviation Consultancy, Pascall+Watson and Connected Places Catapult The Skybus collaboration project has reached a key milestone by completing the initial feasibility studies. The research project has explored the potential for ... Read more

Aerospace News – Late February 2022

A "hugely significant" £10 million aerospace hub has officially opened in Yeovil. The iAero, a business centre dedicated to innovation, collaboration and sustainable aviation, welcomed local figures for its opening ceremony on Tuesday February 22nd.  https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-news/hugely-significant-10m-aerospace-hub-6705459   Read more

Aerospace News – Early February 2022

Leading aerospace companies including Airbus and Safran Landing Systems are working with a consortium led by the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) on a new project aiming to offer a major sustainability boost, along with cost and lead time savings, across critical component manufacturing through a combination of forging, forming and additive manufacturing. Funded by the Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI), and supported by the High Value Manufacturing Catapult, the ‘Hybrid Direct Energy Deposition (DED) Sprint’ project partners include NMIS Digital Factory, Cranfield ... Read more

Aerospace News – Late November 2021

Eleven UK organisations have been awarded a share of just under £7 million of government funding to put into action the latest advances in space innovation. The majority of the projects focus on climate change or environmental management, with others designed to secure our telecommunication systems and protect digital infrastructure against cyber-attacks. Projects receiving the cash boost include Global Satellite Vu Ltd, which will build a compact high-resolution infrared camera for satellites to measure thermal emissions from our homes, schools and places of ... Read more

Aerospace News – Early November 2021

Derby-based engine maker Rolls-Royce has launched a long-term partnership with Qatar to invest billions in green engineering projects to help entrepreneurs find new ways to achieve net zero. The deal will include creating about 1,000 jobs at two campuses – one in northern England and one in Qatar – where climate technology businesses will be created, launched and developed.  It is hoped a further 10,000 roles will be created at the businesses launched at the campuses and in the wider clean-tech economy https://www.thebusinessdesk.com/yorkshire/news/2084267-new-uk-campus-planned-for-major-rolls-royce-collaboration-with-qatar Read more
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