HOWMET AEROSPACE agreed to acquire Southern California-based CONSOLIDATED AEROSPACE MANUFACTURING (fasteners/fluid fittings) from Stanley Black & Decker for $1.8b; deal is to close in 1H26.
As 2026 beckons, engine-makers position themselves for the industry’s most valuable prize: a place on the next-gen Airbus and Boeing single-aisle aircraft.
The wind-tunnel trials tested active control of a high-aspect-ratio wing while controlling the thin, flexible wing’s response to maneuver loads and gusts.
In a reverse of its previous policy, Boeing is requesting an exemption from regulations prohibiting production of the current 777F beyond the end of 2027.
Onera has started using a new test facility for structural materials, applying new methods to a Clean Aviation project on airframes for hydrogen propulsion.
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