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AEROSPACE

Lockheed Martin | November 29, 2022

The Big Picture Lockheed Martin, in collaboration with Intel accomplished an industry first by successfully integrating a 5G Core and Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) into Lockheed Martin's 5G.MIL® Hybrid Base Station (HBS), providing decisive information dominance to operators across domains. By integrating Intel's FlexRAN reference architecture and Intel Xeon Scalable processors into a 3U tactical chassis, Lockheed Martin implemented open system communicati...

ch-aviation | January 16, 2020

Jet Edge (EDG, Van Nuys) has acquired Columbus-based rival JetSelect Aviation, expanding its fleet of large-cabin and long-range private aircraft to include a bolstered range in the super-midsize cabin class, it said in a statement dated January 14. Jet Edge, which provides services to aircraft owners including operations, charter services, in-house maintenance, and assistance with sales and acquisitions, currently manages a fleet of more than 85 Gulfstream Aerospace, Bombardier Aerospace, Dassa...

DESIGN AND ENGINEERING

OGMA - Indústria Aeronáutica de Portugal S.A. | November 22, 2021

OGMA, an Embraer (B3: EMBR3,NYSE: ERJ) Group company, signed a new contract with Pratt & Whitney that reinforces the collaboration between the two companies, which began a year ago. This agreement, signed in the presence of the Prime Minister, António Costa, ensures that Portugal will provide maintenance for the PW1900G engine that currently powers the Embraer E190-E2 and E195-E2 aircraft. In November of 2020, OGMA was announced as an authorized maintenance facility for...

AEROSPACE

Volocopter GmbH | November 12, 2021

German urban air mobility (UAM) pioneer, Volocopter, has completed the first test flight with its 2X aircraft in Seoul, South Korea. It was the first ever crewed public test flight of a fully electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) air taxi in South Korea. The Republic's Minister for Land, Infrastructure, and Transport (MOLIT) Noh Hyeong Ouk witnessed the historical test flight, marking a milestone in Volocopter's plan of introducing air taxis globally. The 5-minute...