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Archer selects
Honeywell for climate
system tech and actuators
for its production eVTOL

BY Jamie Whitney

PHOENIX - Archer Aviation in Santa Clara, Calif. needed thermal Archer’s production aircraft will operate in dense cities

management and flight control technology for its electric ver- as part of the burgeoning urban air mobility (UAM) mar-

tical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. They found their ket. Because dense, urban environments leave little room for

solution from Honeywell in Phoenix. errors, Honeywell says making critical precision from the air-

Honeywell’s actuation technology enables Archer’s 12 tilt 6 craft’s flight controls and actuators a must. Honeywell’s actua-

configuration, and Honeywell’s thermal management technol- tors can accept hundreds of micro adjustments and commands

ogy will help Archer provide a comfortable per second from fly-by-wire computers,

in-cabin experience for its passengers. The Archer Aviation electric enabling precise navigation. Archer works

Archer has selected the MicroVCS vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) to incorporate the latest advancements in
for its commercial aircraft, which is aircraft will use thermal management technology into its aircraft to draw on its
Honeywell’s thermal management system and flight control technology from safety benefits.

that provides several advantages compared Honeywell Aerospace in Phoenix. “Honeywell’s position as an established

to conventional systems, including lower leader in delivering advanced aerospace tech-

weight, higher efficiency, and higher reliability in its class. nologies will be critical to our delivering on our goal of certifying

Honeywell also has a wealth of experience delivering actuation our production aircraft in 2024,” said Adam Goldstein, CEO,

and thermal management systems for space, aerospace and naval Archer. “It is evident to us that Honeywell shares our belief that

applications. In the eVTOL segment, Honeywell offers a full line the key to commercializing eVTOL aircraft is working with

of avionics, navigation, electric propulsion, radar and communica- leading aerospace suppliers to ensure we can deliver as safe an

tions systems,in addition to flight controls and actuation technology. aircraft as possible.” 

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JetBlue selects EmbraerX’s Beacon
maintenance platform

BY Jamie Whitney

NEW YORK - JetBlue, a commercial airline based in Long Island amongst their maintenance talent pool and providers to accel-
City, N.Y., needed a maintenance coordination platform. They erate return-to-service.
found their solution from EmbraerX in Boston.
Beacon enables crews to see real-time updates and save and
Beacon is a maintenance coordination platform connecting access maintenance records. Machine learning capabilities help
resources and professionals for faster return-to-service aircraft. identify maintenance patterns for optimization and provide insights.
During the initial rollout, Beacon will help JetBlue simplify coor-
dination of their maintenance events and propel collaboration “We think of Beacon not as a replacement for existing tools,
but instead as an added layer that brings simplicity and ease,”
JetBlue will use the EmbraerX Beacon maintenance EmbraerX says on its website explaining the system. Beacon
coordination platform to help return aircraft quickly to service integrates with existing maintenance systems and can optimize
after maintenance. communication tools such as WhatsApp, text messaging and
phone calls with a more secure solution.”

The onboarding will begin with JetBlue’s selected bases including
New York,Boston,and gradually expand to other airports and routes.

“JetBlue is a key commercial partner for Beacon due to the
scale of its operation and its reputation in the industry,”Beacon’s
Marco Cesarino says.

“The airline is an industry leader in human driven innova-
tion for the digital and passenger experiences,” Cesarino con-
tinues. “We are excited to partner with a leader like JetBlue and
expand Beacon in North America, increasing the participants in
the platform and measuring results to share success with other
operators. It is all about keep passengers flying.” 

World’s fastest airliner ‘Overture’ to usher quieter experience both for passengers and airport communities.
in new era of supersonic travel Beyond the commercial applications of the supersonic flyer,Boom
The world hasn’t seen commercial supersonic travel in nearly and Northrop Grumman announced a partnership to develop
20 years since the Concorde was retired in 2003, but all that is special variants for U.S. and allied governments.
about to change with the development of a new,environmentally
friendly airliner. Overture will fly Mach 1.7 over water with a Boeing 787-8 deliveries resume
range of 4,250 nautical miles. Yesterday’s Overture reveal at the American Airlines received its first Boeing 787-8 aircraft this year
Farnborough International Airshow is the culmination of 26 mil- and its first since April 2021.The aircraft,with U.S.Registration
lion core-hours of simulated software designs, five wind tunnel No. N880BJ, was delivered from Charleston, South Carolina,
tests, and the evaluation of 51 full design iterations, resulting in and is expected to enter commercial service in the coming weeks.
an economically and environmentally sustainable supersonic air- Including this delivery,American currently has 47 active 787 fam-
liner. On take-off, Overture will use the world’s first automated ily aircraft in its fleet with an additional 42 on order.The FAA
noise reduction system.The airliner will fly without afterburn- had recognized a problem with quality of finished parts in the 787
ers, meeting the same strict regulatory noise levels as the latest manufacturing process that resulted in very small gaps at struc-
subsonic airplanes. These noise reduction efforts will deliver a tural joints that were outside of spec. Continued on page D4

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Türksat selects ST Engineering
iDirect for ground-based technology
for its SATCOM system

BY Jamie Whitney

HERNDON, Va. - Türksat, an Ankara,

Turkey-based regional satellite operator,

needed ground systems to provide ser-

vices to their customers.They found their

solution from ST Engineering iDirect in

Herndon, Va.

ST Engineering iDirect, satellite

communications company, has signed a

multi-million dollar contract with Türksat

for the ground systems required to run

a variety of services over the Türksat

5B satellite.

ST Engineering iDirect will provide

multiple Dialog XIF hubs and 5,000

remotes, enabling Türksat to augment ser-

vices to various markets including gov-

ernment, enterprise, mobility and cellular

backhaul across 30 beams, which enables

throughputs faster than 1 gigabit per sec-

ond for demanding applications. The Türksat 5B satellite will use ground systems from ST Engineering iDirect in

The new installations enable Türksat Herndon, Va., to provide services to the company’s data communications customers.

to run its satellite networks more effi-

ciently, easily and rapidly adapt their existing networks or The partnership with ST Engineering iDirect in this

build new ones through ST Engineering iDirect’s Network expansion is very important for Türksat to provide seamless,

Management System (NMS) that allows services, capacity, ter- cost-effective and flexible services to current and prospective

minals and beams to be scaled in an instant, fully automated customer needs in a very broad and rapidly improving market.

and orchestrated way. The Dialog XIF Hub with flexibility, multi-service capabil-

Based on the latest DVB-S2X technology and Mx-DMA ity and scalability will be a key asset for Türksat for these active

MRC technology, Türksat can also maximize the benefits of markets. Therefore, we truly appreciate this new contract to

the powerful 5B HTS by leveraging the highest efficiencies and strengthen our strategic partnership.”

throughputs of the DVB-S2X waveform as well as optimize the Launched in December 2021, the Türksat 5B satellite pro-

return link with Mx-DMA MRC. vides data communication and broadcasting services over a cov-

“The latest satellite of our fleet, Türksat 5B, will greatly erage area that reaches the Middle East, the Persian Gulf, the

increase our current coverage and bandwidth over Ka HTS,” Red Sea, the Mediterranean, the Black Sea, North Africa, East

said Selman Demirel, Vice President of Satellite Operations Africa, South Africa and Nigeria.

at Türksat. “This will enable Türksat to extend broadband ser- It also provides customized services to airlines and com-

vices over many regions including Middle East, Africa, as well mercial ship operators around the world via its Ka-band beams.

as major maritime and airtime routes. Commencement of the new services is expected this fall. 

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Boeing forecasts demand for 2.1 million
commercial aviation personnel

BY Jamie Whitney

OSHKOSH, Wis. -Boeing’s 2022 Pilot and Technician Outlook Commercial airlines will need 602,000 pilots, 610,000
(PTO) forecasts demand for 2.1 million new aviation personnel maintenance technicians and 899,000 cabin crew members to
over the next 20 years to support the safe recovery of commer- support the global commercial fleet over the next two decades.
cial air travel and meet rising long-term growth.
vice president of commercial training solutions at Boeing
The long-term forecast shows that 602,000 pilots, 610,000 Global Services.
maintenance technicians and 899,000 cabin crew members will
be needed to support the global commercial fleet over the next “Our customer-centric approach and digital expertise includes
two decades. The worldwide fleet is expected to nearly double a commitment to delivering data driven, competency-based train-
and grow to 47,080 airplanes by 2041, according to Boeing’s ing and assessment solutions as well as technologies that meet
recently released Commercial Market Outlook. the evolving needs of our customers,” Broom says.

This year’s PTO represents a 3.4 percent increase from 2021, Boeing says it will be offering new digital solutions to enhance
excluding the Russia region, which is not forecast in this year’s the efficacy and efficiency of training would include immersive
PTO due to sanctions that prohibit exports of aircraft manu- learning experiences and virtual learning platforms. 
factured in western countries and market uncertainty.

China, Europe and North America represent over half of the
total new personnel demand. The fastest growing regions are
Africa, Southeast Asia and South Asia, with all three regions
expected to grow more than 4 percent over the forecast period.

“As the commercial aviation industry recovers from the pan-
demic and plans for long-term growth, we anticipate a steady
and increasing demand for aviation personnel, as well as the
ongoing need for highly effective training,” says Chris Broom,

Continued from page D2 Boeing and the FAA have stated an aircraft to be used as a test bed for the project along with
that the 787 defects do not pose any immediate safety or flight a raft of support facilities including engineering expertise,
issues, and the aircraft has not been grounded. Now, Boeing is technical assistance, maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO)
now allowed to resume delivering the two-row, long-range jet. support as well as storage facilities and workforce accom-
modation. Aircraft will be converted using MagniX engines
Flying electric aircraft by 2024 a realistic for which Dovetail is the exclusive distributor in Australia,
timeframe for short-haul trips New Zealand, the South Pacific and Mediterranean Europe.
It might seem ambitious, but passenger airlines could be using Converted aircraft will be 30-40 percent quieter than their
electric aircraft for short trips within two years, an aviation donor planes and will enjoy reduced operating costs of around
expert has said. It comes as Rex Airlines announces plans to 40 percent. Dovetail will certify the entire propulsion system
trial the emerging technology by 2024 on selected regional of an aircraft by integrating the electric motor, battery packs
routes. Rex and Australian-headquartered Dovetail Electric and hydrogen fuel cells into one ‘drive-train’ on an existing
Aviation (Dovetail) announced in July the formation of a stra- airframe. In doing so, it will generate unique IP in conver-
tegic partnership to pioneer the conversion of turbine powered sion engineering, testing technology and power plant machine
aircraft to electric, nil emission propulsion. Rex will provide learning to optimize powerplant performance. 

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