Aerospace Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Mar 08, 2024
Talks to acquire troubled aerostructures supplier Spirit Aerosystems hold big implications for Boeing—and Airbus. Our editors break it down.
Mar 08, 2024
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Mar 08, 2024
Can a second marriage born of a shotgun wedding be successful? Boeing and Spirit talk merger.
Mar 07, 2024
GE Aerospace has reached agreement with Ethiopian Airlines for 16 GE9X engines to power the airline’s new fleet of Boeing 777X aircraft.
Mar 07, 2024
The project was eclipsed by private spacecraft refueling efforts.
Jun 19, 2024
GE Aerospace is to test new hybrid-electric core tech in a Passport 20 as part of development efforts toward an open-fan, future single-aisle propulsion system.
Jun 19, 2024
GE Aerospace expects to ship the first production standard GE9X to Boeing for installation on a customer-bound Boeing 777-9 later this month.
Jun 19, 2024
An inspection system used to detect art forgeries is set for deployment to MRO shops via GE Aerospace’s soon-to-open Services Technology Acceleration Center.
Jun 17, 2024
The advancement is relevant to both light aviation and the commercial air transport industry.
Jun 17, 2024
As Airbus has increasingly globalized the production of its A320-family narrowbodies, the matter of which FAL builds what variant has come into focus.
Jun 14, 2024
A flex shaft for the A350’s high lift system has become the most complex 3D-printed metal part to be approved for series production by Airbus and EASA.
Jun 13, 2024
The private-equity owners of Belcan, an engineering services provider to several marquee aerospace and defense companies, have sold the company to Cognizant.
Jun 13, 2024
Boeing developed the plan in response to an FAA 737 production audit and an expert panel’s report on Boeing’s organizational safety.