If you read between the lines of reports coming out of Le Bourget, the mandate to genuinely improve production quality and capacity via new technology is clear.

Five supply chain themes emerged at the airshow.

Looking at commercial aircraft deliveries in May from manufacturers beyond Airbus and Boeing shows that Comac handed over the highest number of aircraft to customers.

The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating Boeing’s planned acquisition of aerostructures supplier Spirit Aerosystems.

Phinia, a supplier of fuel and electric system components in the heavy-duty vehicle and automotive sectors, is offering its skills to the aerospace industry.

Manufacturability will be a crucial design driver on a next-generation narrowbody, on par with performance.

A total of 19 widebody aircraft were delivered in May—13 from Boeing and six from Airbus.

Airbus is using a open fan engine propulsion system as the baseline in its studies for an A320 narrowbody replacement.