As the MENA region develops more aerospace manufacturing facilities, Julien Fabreguette, chief executive at Epi - part of the platforms and systems cluster at the UAE’s defence conglomerate Edge - explains what it takes for a precision machining company to become an aerospace shop.

Italian-based regional jet manufacturer Superjet International is to open a final assembly plant at a newbuild facility at Al Ain in Abu Dhabi.

Circor has agreed to be bought by private-equity investor KKR for $1.6 billion in cash, capping a multiyear corporate drama.

Under the memorandum of understanding, the companies are exploring a joint development agreement to advance HT-PEM fuel cells for aviation.

Safran says the partial acquisition of Air Liquide would complement their aerosystems wing.

Boeing’s commercial aircraft development efforts are focused on emerging airframe technologies that could lead to a new aircraft available starting in 2035.

For those suppliers who know both the automotive and aerospace sectors, the difference in manufacturing performance is striking. 

The ongoing shortage of Pratt & Whitney engines has left 10 of airBaltic’s 41 Airbus A220-300s grounded.