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BUSINESS AVIATION

FDH AERO | September 07, 2021

FDH Aero, an aerospace and defense products distributor serving aircraft production and aftermarket supply chains, has acquired Madison Aerospace. The acquisition broadens FDH’s reach with additional product offerings in the OEM segment, serving a diversified customer base. Madison Aerospace was founded in 2000 by Brian Hutchins and is based in Haltom City, Texas. As a distributor of aerospace hardware focused on the OEM market, the Madison team brings with them over 30 year...

Simple Flying | April 05, 2020

United Airlines has implemented a drastically reduced flight schedule at both LaGuardia and Newark Liberty International. As a result of severely reduced demand, the airline will be operating at just 10% of its usual capacity in New York.Yesterday United Airlines announced a further reduction in to its services in and out of New York. With coronavirus deaths and infection rates increasing across the US, especially in New York, passenger demand is currently just a fraction of normal....

DEFENSE AND SPACE

Momentus Inc. | May 26, 2022

Momentus Inc. a U.S. commercial space company that plans to offer transportation and other in-space infrastructure services, announced that it has launched its first demonstration flight of the Vigoride orbital transfer vehicle to low-earth orbit aboard the SpaceX Transporter-5 mission. Momentus also announced that it has placed its first customer satellite in orbit and plans to conduct more deployments of customer payloads in the coming days. The versatile Vigoride spacecraft, de...

American Airlines | July 15, 2020

American Airlines' top executives on Wednesday backed efforts to extend billions in federal aid to protect aviation jobs through March as the pandemic's impact on travel threatens tens of thousands of positions. Some $32 billion in federal aid was set aside to protect jobs in the U.S. airline industry, and it prohibited employers from cutting positions through Sept. 30 under the CARES Act relief package that lawmakers passed in March....