Hexcel posted revenue of $474 million in the December quarter, up 4% year-on-year, while earnings per share of $0.52 just edged out Wall Street’s expectations.

Rolls has completed certification testing of a major Trent 1000 upgrade and is now looking to secure the delayed certification of the Durability Enhancement.

China’s Sichuan Lingkong Tianxing Technology on Jan. 20 unveiled its Yunxing family of supersonic aircraft, alongside the Jindou-400 supersonic engine.

Daher is cementing its position on the North American aerostructures market with a long-term lease for its Stuart, Florida, site.

Bruno Stoufflet, Dassault Aviation’s former CTO and director of innovation, has taken office as president of the Toulouse-based Air and Space Academy.

While the performance of Airbus and Boeing in terms of deliveries has been in the spotlight, dramatic falls in order numbers for both OEMs have gone under the radar.

Boeing closed 2024 with some notable cleaning up of its orderbook and a few positive delivery-related developments, including a solid month of 787 hand-overs.

Suppliers polled by Jefferies in December 2024 expected the 737 program to hit an average production rate of just 26.4 a month in 2025.