Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Trump Administration tariffs will remain both real and unreal for the aerospace and defense sector.

Embraer has signed an MOU with India’s Hindalco Industries that could result in the Brazilian OEM sourcing aerospace-grade aluminum from the South Asian nation.

With demand booming in commercial and defense aviation, why are Airbus programs in turmoil?

Editors are joined by Richard Aboulafia to discuss airliner production after Airbus shared its delivery targets for this year and Boeing updated its suppliers.

According to its latest guidance, Airbus is finally revising downward its targets for the A320neo family, but not by much.

Airbus says it is ready for a two-fighter approach under the Franco-German-Spanish Future Combat Air System (FCAS) project.

An unexpectedly low life limit on a key Leap-1B engine part could leave some operators scrambling if CFM’s replacement part plan does not stay on track.

The higher maintenance and repair costs of new-generation engines are making them more expensive to run. What can be done to address this conundrum?

For Boeing and suppliers, the toughest phase of its air transport manufacturing recovery is yet to come.

In 2025, JetBlue averaged about nine aircraft on the ground (AOG) due to Pratt GTF challenges; this year, JetBlue expects a decline to the mid-single digits.

The turboprops market has clearly shrunk, yet ATR plans to make production of its aircraft more efficient and increase its output substantially.

Daher has signed a new five-year agreement with Airbus Atlantic for the logistics management of the manufacturer’s west hub at its Montoir-de-Bretagne site.

Production of JetZero’s BWB demonstrator is underway, beginning with assembly of the pressurized cockpit section and forward fuselage.

Carpenter Technology's current president and chief operating officer Brian Malloy will become chief executive officer July 1.

Safran's diversification in suppliers of titanium billets and forgings is sufficiently well underway for the manufacturer to do without Russian titanium, its CEO says.

CFM International partner Safran will rely on spare engine leasing to help solve the looming engine availability issue, Safran's CEO said.

CFM International delivered more Leap turbofans than expected in 2025 and is planning a further, strong production ramp-up in 2026, Safran's CEO said.

The CEO of Austrian aerospace supplier FACC says Comac is increasingly asking FACC for more parts this year to support the Chinese airframer's ramp-up.

Private capital is flowing into a wide variety of U.S. government-backed mineral projects.

CFM’s decision to cap the life limit of a critical Leap-1B component has Southwest Airlines concerned about a potential engine shortage.

A total of nine widebody aircraft were delivered in January, eight from Boeing and one from Airbus.

MTU Aero Engines' new boss wants to maintain the engine partnership with Safran to jointly pursue the fighter programs likely to emerge from the anticipated divorce between France and Germany on the Next-Generation Fighter portion of their FCAS.

The acute shortage of spare new-technology engines in the market could reverse in the next five years and lead to oversupply.

Commercial narrowbody aircraft deliveries from Airbus and Boeing totaled 55 units in January, marking a decrease of eight aircraft compared to the first month of 2025.

Comac is working with Aviage Systems to develop avionics for the airframer's delayed C929 widebody.