Aerospace Aircraft & Propulsion
Feb 21, 2020
Undoing Boeing’s stockpile of roughly 900 grounded, parked and partially built MAXs and recoordinating its supply chain could take years.
Feb 21, 2020
The company aims to produce up to 42 engines per year at the new plant.
Feb 21, 2020
Long-running blended wing body studies have so far come to nothing, but Airbus may have the technology to bring it to reality.
Feb 17, 2020
Advancing Asian UAM; removing space debris; fuel could help in gusts; measuring X-59’s shocks; DLR’s new Falcon testbed.
Feb 17, 2020
Both aircraft manufacturers have been forced to reduce production rates for widebodies as weak demand persists.
Mar 23, 2020
In a bid to slow the spread of the coronavirus Boeing is temporarily suspending production across its Puget Sound sites for 14 days starting Mar. 25.
Mar 23, 2020
French unions have reacted negatively—or, at best, cautiously—to Airbus’ Mar. 23 announcement it is partially resuming production in the country, amidst an unprecedented crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mar 23, 2020
German engine manufacturer MTU Aero Engines is suspending engine and components manufacturing, followed by a scale-down of its maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facilities amid the COVID-19 crisis.
Mar 23, 2020
Airbus is faced with an avalanche of requests for delivery deferrals and is preparing for substantial production cuts as many of its customers struggle with the impact of COVID-19 coronavirus on air transport.
Mar 20, 2020
Longview Aviation Capital Corp. has suspended production on its De Havilland Dash 8-400 and Viking Twin Otter 400 programs “until further notice” and laid off about 1,000 workers, the company announced.
Mar 20, 2020
As the aviation industry expands its support for initiatives to reduce its environmental impact, more countries, airlines and companies are making…
Mar 19, 2020
Representatives of smaller aviation suppliers are pushing for COVID-19 pandemic-related financial relief and prompting eligible companies to tap into newly available government programs, such as Small Business Administration (SBA) loans.
Mar 18, 2020
The £65 million ($78m) facility, due to open this summer, will lead research into digital aviation technology.