Aerospace Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Jun 30, 2025
UK extends aerospace backing; Elfly advances electric seaplane; Dutch back hydrogen-electric power; Aura and Vaeridion join forces.
Jun 30, 2025
NHIndustries aims to extend the NH90’s frontline role with a Block 2 upgrade, which could help position it for NATO’s rotorcraft needs in the 2040s.
Jun 27, 2025
An 18-month investigation lays out what caused the January 2024 Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 door-plug blowout—and what the manufacturer and FAA need to do.
Jun 27, 2025
The UK committed to F-35A nuclear-capable aircraft and joined others in Europe in signaling a greater burden-sharing role in NATO.
Jun 27, 2025
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Oct 21, 2025
AMI Metals, a U.S.-based supplier of aluminum plate, sheet, bar and extruded profiles, is creating a factory in Varilhes, southwest France.
Oct 17, 2025
A deceleration in the production ramp-up of commercial aircraft at Airbus and Boeing is alleviating difficulties for cabin interior supplier Diehl Aviation.
Oct 16, 2025
September saw mixed fortunes in terms of aircraft deliveries at ATR, Comac and Embraer, with shipments at two of the three down year on year for the first nine months.
Oct 14, 2025
The European Commission (EC) said it has approved Boeing’s proposed acquisition of Spirit Aerosystems on the condition they divest parts of the business.
Oct 14, 2025
Boeing's delivery momentum on its key 737 and 787 programs continued in September, according to its latest orders and deliveries update.
Oct 14, 2025
A new final assembly line for CFM Leap-1A turbofans will start operations in Casablanca, Morocco, by the end of 2027, Safran has announced.
Oct 13, 2025
Airbus has officially opened its second final assembly line (FAL) for the Airbus A320neo family in Mobile, Alabama.
Oct 13, 2025
GE Aerospace says it has begun deliveries of the first higher thrust versions of the ultra-long-range Global 8000's Passport engine to airframer Bombardier.