Aerospace
VoltAero to build facility for hybrid-electric aircraft in France
Construction bids are now being sought after for the 7,400-square-meter factory, to hold three Cassio aircraft final assembly lines, along with a workshop, logistics area and offices.
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Stratolaunch completes separation test of Talon-A hypersonic vehicle
Stratolaunch takes one step closer to hypersonic flight with the demo of a clean and safe separation of its Talon-A vehicle from the Roc aircraft platform.
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GKN Aerospace opens new Netherlands-based Global Technology Center
The Hoogeveen facility provides an R&D space focused on lightweight thermoplastic composites and advanced electrical cabling systems for next-gen aircraft.
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Hexcel announces newly expanded engineered core operations
The grand opening of the company’s completed expansion increases the Morocco plant to 24,000 square meters, will meet growing demand for aerocomposites.
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Cirrus Aircraft breaks ground on new facility at McKinney Airport
The 45,000-square-foot expansion at Cirrus McKinney adds to the general aviation company’s service and storage hangar capacity, flight simulation and customer space.
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Virgin Galactic completes 24th VSS Unity glide flight
The company is to prepare for rocket-powered spaceflight pending data analysis, following the successful glide flight in New Mexico.
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Boeing expands ecoDemonstrator flight testing with “Explorer” airplanes
First Boeing ecoDemonstrator Explorer, a 787-10 Dreamliner, to partner with four countries on operational efficiency testing, assess 19 technologies in 2023.
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FACC reports 28% revenue growth Q1 2023, higher new aircraft demand and future investment
Citing return to pre-pandemic growth rate, the aerocomposites Tier 1 will invest €35 million in 2023 including decarbonization of mobility, 400-600 new employees and tripling space in its newest plant in Croatia.
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ZeroAvia expands the reach of zero emissions flight technology
Electric motor technology from ZeroAvia for aviation applications is helping pave way for hydrogen-electric engines for Dash 8 and similar airframes.
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Fraunhofer IFAM advances automation, robotics development for large composite structures
New developments in automated or semi-automated manufacturing solutions through MFFD, CoMMaNds 2, FastFlexMont 2, Tempo and UniFix projects to achieve sustainable, efficient composite part production.
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