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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

DroneUp | November 23, 2021

DroneUp, LLC, a leading global provider of drone technology and services, and Walmart announced today the first multi-site commercial drone delivery operations. The three locations, which will be located at Walmart stores in Northwest Arkansas, will operate from 8:00 a.m. ­– 8:00 p.m., seven days per week, to deliver items to eligible Walmart customers by air in as little as 30 minutes. "When we invested in DroneUp earlier this year, we envisioned a dr...

AEROSPACE

Belcan | March 07, 2022

Belcan, LLC ("Belcan"), a global supplier of design, software, manufacturing, supply chain, information technology and digital engineering solutions to the aerospace, defense, space, government services, automotive and industrial markets, today announced that it has been selected by Airbus for a multi-year award as an engineering, manufacturing engineering and services strategic supplier (EMES3). Belcan and its partner Sogeclair, with their productive and enduring allian...

AVIATION TECHNOLOGY

The Sterling Group | March 03, 2022

The Sterling Group ("Sterling"), an operationally-focused middle market private equity firm, is pleased to announce the acquisition of West Star Aviation, LLC ("West Star") from Norwest Equity Partners. West Star is a provider of maintenance, repair, and overhaul ("MRO") services to the business aviation industry providing maintenance, modification, and other services to aviation customers. West Star provides services at four primary locations in East Alton, Illinoi...

DESIGN AND ENGINEERING

Collins Aerospace | October 27, 2020

Collins Aerospace Systems, a unit of Raytheon Technologies Corp., and Fokker Services, a GKN Aerospace company, are expanding an existing 10-year FlightSense On-Site Support agreement for Collins Aerospace’s integrated drive generators (IDGs). The expanded contract will add new IDG part numbers for the Airbus A320neo, while Collins Aerospace will continue to manage Fokker Services’ onsite inventory of IDG components, providing competitive rates for OEM-quality parts and improved shop...