Aerospace Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Jul 11, 2024
Matching NASA’s needs with the ideal contracting mechanism is a challenge.
Jul 11, 2024
Guillaume Faury is looking to bring more work in-house in order to deal with supplier issues.
Jul 10, 2024
After a challenging start, France, Germany and Spain’s Future Combat Air System is progressing toward demonstrator flights.
Jul 09, 2024
Tasked with boosting both production rates and aircraft quality, Boeing is making long-needed changes to its decades-old production protocols.
Jul 09, 2024
After years of production delays and shortages, fighter OEMs are investing in in new facilities, manufacturing methods and labor to spark new growth.
Nov 01, 2024
Boeing and the International Association of Machinists (IAM) have reached a new tentative agreement that will be presented for a vote Nov. 4.
Oct 29, 2024
There is a silver lining on the clouds that formed this year over Seattle, Wichita and elsewhere: the future looks undeniably brighter.
Oct 28, 2024
The A&D industry’s critical minerals supply chain is in a precarious position given its reliance on Chinese imports, panelists say at the Zero Gravity summit.
Oct 25, 2024
As the strike at Boeing is impacting the airframer’s supply chain, Safran is taking action to protect its own suppliers, Safran CEO Olivier Andries said.
Oct 24, 2024
Spirit AeroSystems is racing to finish its sale to Airbus and Boeing or find enough bridge financing and cost cuts before otherwise running out of money.
Oct 24, 2024
Boeing employees represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) voted down the latest contract offer.
Oct 23, 2024
During an earnings call, Hexcel’s management highlighted “new challenges and shortages” in the supply chain that are adversely affecting production rates.
Oct 22, 2024
GE Aerospace now expects Leap engine deliveries to be off 10% in 2024, more so than previous forecasts of same to 2023 or even up by 5%.