Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today
November 29th 2023
Today's briefs report news from Cathay Pacific, Eve Air Mobility, Jeju Air, L3Harris Technologies and Rolls-Royce. Read More »
Passengers on Cathay Pacific will be able to enjoy video content from the Disney+ streaming platform from December 1, when films, series and documentaries from the Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars and National Geographic studios are added to the airline's inflight entertainment system. Cathay said it was the first airline in Asia-Pacific to feature Disney+ original content in its inflight entertainment system.
Eve Air Mobility and Jeju Air have released a concept of operations white paper for electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) flights on Jeju Island.
L3Harris Technologies has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Commercial Aviation Solutions (CAS) business for US$800 million to TJC L.P.
Rolls-Royce CEO, Tufan Erginbilgic, told the financial community at the engine maker's capital markets day the company's 2023 profit was forecast to be "materially ahead of 2022". The company said its mid-term target was for operating profit to be between GB£2.5 billion to GB£2.8 billion (US$3.2 billion to US$3.5 billion) and operating margins to be between 13% and 15% by the 2027 financial year.
