Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
In Europe, the U.S. and Canada, development of megawatt-class hybrid propulsion enters a critical phase.
Emerging Technologies

By Robert Wall, Brian Everstine, Steve Trimble
Assessing the the Iran war status is increasingly about who has what in stock.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Sean Broderick
GE Aerospace is investing $33 million in its Greenville, South Carolina, turbine blade production facility.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
Safran’s Aneto engine has been selected to power new-build and refurbished Bell 214ST Super Transporter helicopters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
GE Aerospace has said it is moving into a new phase in its joint research with Airbus Helicopters into next-generation rotorcraft engines.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Future reliance on composites—for their lighter weight and ability to adopt more complex shapes—will require far-reaching adjustments at aerostructures factories.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
MD Helicopters is close to finalizing a sale of the type certificate for the MD Explorer twin-engine light helicopter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
MD Helicopters has lifted the veil on a new variant of its famed 500 series of single-engine light helicopters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
The industry has long demurred on major capex or capacity increases in favor of issuing shareholder returns, both public and private.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Sean Broderick, Jens Flottau
Boeing has paused 737 MAX deliveries while it assesses the scope of wiring damage on an undetermined number of aircraft and fixes the ones that have not gone to customers.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
Airbus Helicopters hints at potential local assembly of its H175 super-medium rotorcraft in Canada if the aircraft is selected to meet emerging Canadian needs.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
Rolls-Royce has teamed up with UK project developer Equilibrion to explore whether small modular nuclear reactors could be used to power eSAF production.
Emerging Technologies

By Ben Goldstein
The middle mile between large freighters and van deliveries is notoriously inefficient. A new generation of startups is confident it has the solution.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Sean Broderick
Embraer is confident that full-year deliveries will land well within its 80-85 aircraft guidance and will top 100 annual deliveries within the next two years.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Ben Goldstein
Sikorsky has launched production of the first batch of upgraded S-92A+ helicopters as it moves the twin-engine aircraft into a new production phase.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Sean Broderick
The manufacturers are wrapping up a software update that is intended to reduce the risk of smoke in the cabin following engine failures.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Steve Trimble
Boost-phase missile defense challenges the historic model for space-based interceptors, but a startup is proposing a possible thrust-based solution.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Aaron Karp
Airbus expects 100 million more people to be part of the middle class in Latin America in 2044 compared to 2024, driving airline passenger growth and demand.
Airports & Networks

By Michael Bruno
No one knows what will happen going forward with aerospace and defense trade.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Michael Bruno
Hexcel has revealed an agreement with activist investor Vision One whereby the latter gets an immediate seat on its board of directors.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Alex Derber
ITP hopes maintenance activity will account for 20%-25% of total revenues over the next five years as it targets a bigger aftermarket footprint.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Mecachrome is refining the production process of the low-pressure turbine blades it is manufacturing for the CFM International Leap engine.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
With flight tests nearing completion, Leonardo is targeting year-end approval as it eyes strong demand from U.S. single-engine operators.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
The next-generation single-aisle aircraft Airbus is considering for program launch by 2029 may rely on avionics technology derived from its current offering.
Emerging Technologies

By Guy Norris
The new UltraFan demonstrator program is gearing up as Rolls advances plans to challenge CFM and Pratt & Whitney for the next-generation single-aisle market.
Aircraft & Propulsion