Williams International plans to move its headquarters to Pontiac, Michigan, and acquire four parcels including the vacant Motown Motion Picture Studio, with a $344.5 million investment by 2022 to build a jet manufacturing facility.

Continental Motors Group, an AVIC subsidiary, will build a new facility of nearly 225,000 square feet in Mobile, Alabama, for engine and parts manufacturing and a corporate office, replacing its 11 existing buildings. It is the first step of a three-year global investment plan.

Pratt & Whitney installed a new atomization tower at its HMI facility in Clayville, New York, as part of a $7 million expansion that doubles output of nickel superalloy powder used in engine components.

Siemens and Chromalloy Gas Turbine Corporation formed a joint venture called Advanced Airfoil Components to produce castings.

PMI Aerospace, based in Rockford, Illinois, acquired Reno, Nevada-based Precision Valve, a maker of hydraulic servo valve components for commercial and military aircraft flight control systems.

Aero Gearbox International, a joint venture of Rolls-Royce and Safran, opened a 13,500 m2 accessory drive train plant in Ropczyce, Poland. It already employs over 50 people and is expected to grow to up to 200.

Wencor Group, an aerospace aftermarket provider, has acquired Accessory Technologies Corporation (ATC), a certified repair station specializing in pneumatic valves and electro-mechanical actuators. Terms were not disclosed.

American BOA, Inc. has acquired Flexial Corporation, a Cookeville, Tennessee maker of welded metal bellows for aerospace and defense markets. Terms were not disclosed.

Meggitt PLC completed the acquisition of Elite Aerospace, a Miami-based repair and overhaul specialist for aircraft components, and placed it within its aftermarket organization.

AAR's OEM Aftermarket Solutions group was named exclusive distributor for Milton Industries' pneumatic ground support equipment for global commercial airline and military markets. The agreement was announced on February 15, 2017 in Wood Dale, Illinois.

Pratt & Whitney will invest approximately $386 million in its Columbus, Georgia facility to increase production of parts and maintenance services, including a 200,000 sq ft GTF engine overhaul building and a new forge press facility. More than 500 new employees will be hired. The announcement was made on February 14, 2017.

Oxford Performance Materials has been selected by Boeing to manufacture 3D-printed OXFAB structures for the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft and has begun shipping production parts.

Pratt & Whitney, a United Technologies unit, won nearly $800 million in contracts from Air China and Shenzhen Airlines to supply V2500 engines for A320ceo aircraft, announced at Airshow China.