Aerospace Manufacturing & MRO

Grants Pass, Ore. – September 18, 2026 -- Becklin Holdings has acquired Chief Avionics, an FAA-certified avionics repair station based at Grants Pass Airport (3S8) in Southern Oregon, adding certified aircraft maintenance capabilities and a physical airport footprint to its aerospace and defense portfolio. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Acquisition adds FAA-certified repair station status to Becklin's growing platform

Chief Avionics' FAA certification authorizes the company to perform specialized maintenance and alterations on aircraft and aviation equipment under federal requirements. The company will retain its name and continue operating from its Grants Pass Airport location, providing avionics installation, upgrades, service, and over-the-counter product sales to general aviation aircraft owners and operators. Its core focus spans navigation, communications, and other advanced aircraft electronic systems.

Manassas, Va. and Wichita, Kan. – September 18, 2026 -- Electra and The Atlas Group have signed an airframe manufacturing agreement for the EL9 Ultra Short aircraft, with Atlas set to build and assemble airframes for Electra's flight test and certification program starting this month.

Atlas begins airframe production this month with first deliveries targeted for 2027

Work commences at Atlas facilities immediately, feeding Electra's certification campaign for the nine-passenger hybrid-electric EL9, which is designed to take off and land in as little as 150 feet. The two companies will jointly mature production architecture and reduce manufacturing risk ahead of scaled output.

"Realizing this vision requires more than a breakthrough aircraft; it requires the ability to build and deliver it with the consistency and scale of an advanced production system," said Marc Allen, CEO of Electra.

Huntsville – September 18, 2026 -- Titomic Limited's U.S. subsidiary, Titomic USA, Inc., has secured a US$5.0 million (AU$6.9 million) contract from the U.S. Air Force to supply, integrate and commission a Next Generation Titomic Kinetic Fusion (TKF)TM High Pressure Cold Spray System at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

USAF selects Titomic to equip the nation's largest MRO facility

The turnkey system, built around Titomic's TKFTM 1000 high-pressure cold spray platform, will integrate industrial robotic automation, powder and gas management, process monitoring, safety systems and real-time quality verification. Tinker Air Force Base operates the largest U.S. Air Force maintenance, repair and overhaul facility in the country.

Dallas – September 18, 2026 -- ATI Inc. (NYSE: ATI) Board Chair, President and CEO Kim Fields will participate in a fireside chat at the Morgan Stanley 14th Annual Laguna Conference in Dana Point, California, on September 18, 2026, at 4:05 p.m. ET.

Fields will field questions on aerospace demand and ATI's specialty materials portfolio

The session will be hosted by Kristine Liwag, Morgan Stanley's Senior Aerospace & Defense equity analyst, giving institutional investors direct access to ATI's leadership on growth opportunities within the aerospace and defense supply chain.

Plano, Texas – September 18, 2026 -- Boeing and American Airlines have completed the first landing gear exchange for a 737 MAX aircraft, extending a decades-old spare-parts program to Boeing's newest single-aisle platform.

Boeing validates end-to-end gear swap process for the 737 MAX fleet

The exchange delivered a fully overhauled, Boeing-certified main and nose landing gear assembly with installation kits, excluding wheels, tires and brakes. The transaction tested the complete cycle -- technical overhaul, certification paperwork and delivery -- confirming the process can be applied consistently across the MAX fleet.

Charlotte, N.C. – – September 18, 2026 -- TAT Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: TATT) has agreed to supply its Universal Cooling System (UCS) to Beyond Aero, a French aerospace startup building what it calls the world's first hydrogen-electric business aircraft.

Beyond Aero targets 800 nautical miles on hydrogen-electric propulsion

Beyond Aero's clean-sheet aircraft, named ONE, is designed to carry six passengers up to 800 nautical miles (1,500 km) — roughly five times the range of comparable battery-powered aircraft. The Toulouse-based company, founded in 2020, employs more than 80 aerospace engineers across operations in Toulouse, Paris and Los Angeles.