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Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

The industry must be allowed to grow in order to self-finance its transition to greater sustainability—but it must do so responsibly.

Will green hydrogen be produced in sufficient quantity to meet aviation’s future needs?

The average age of a business aircraft in the U.S. is 18.5 years old, according to a survey by Pureprofile commissioned by Airbus Corporate Jets.

The Aerospace Technology Institute was set up largely to allocate government money to projects intended to future-proof the UK’s civil aerospace sector.

Retirements in February 2024 came to just over 30 units, 24% below February 2023.

As of March 2024, 12% of the in-service fleet is classed as being in either parked or parked/reserve status.

As they grapple with supply chains and pitch new processes, companies are trying to ramp up production.

Airbus delivered 63 aircraft to 45 customers in March 2024, including 51 A320neo family narrowbodies.

Canada-based M1 Composites will repair several proprietary parts for the narrowbody aircraft.

UK LCC easyJet’s fleet strategy does not include the A321XLR or a widebody such as the Airbus A330neo.

John Laughter, who became Delta TechOps’ president in October 2023, speaks with Aviation Week about his outlook for the MRO organization.

OEMs are designing turbine blades to be more resilient in harsh environments and at high temperatures.

Readers write about Boeing’s problems, microwave weapons, KAI’s vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicle, futuristic concepts and Climate Impulse project partner Syensqo.

Metal components supplier Mecachrome may have an edge in manufacturing processes, but sometimes being ahead of one’s time is a challenging position.

Boeing’s new leadership in Commercial Airplanes and at the top are likely just the beginning of major changes at the manufacturing giant.

If Comac is intent on competing outside of its home market, it will need to address the development of support infrastructure and technical support for its jets

Two inconvienent truths about the tumult at Boeing.

Aviation Week projects that North and Latin America commercial MRO labor expenditures will top $46.8 billion through 2033.

Demonstrators built under Clean Sky 2, the project’s predecessor, were exhibited at the annual forum as a source of motivation.

New MRO facilities and joint ventures are highlights of this month’s News Briefs and Contracts.

Now in its fourth year, the European Commission-led EDF aims to support defense research, development and cooperation among member states.

Had these transactions happened, the industry today would be almost unrecognizable.

International markets are booming after the pandemic recovery, and many carriers are finding themselves short of capacity after retiring many older widebodies.

Certifying electric engines; Call for UK hydrogen funding; More eVTOLs for USAF; and the UK’s future flight road map.