Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Editors are joined by Richard Aboulafia to discuss airliner production after Airbus shared its delivery targets for this year and Boeing updated its suppliers.

An unexpectedly low life limit on a key Leap-1B engine part could leave some operators scrambling if CFM’s replacement part plan does not stay on track.

The higher maintenance and repair costs of new-generation engines are making them more expensive to run. What can be done to address this conundrum?

For Boeing and suppliers, the toughest phase of its air transport manufacturing recovery is yet to come.