Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Boeing has submitted commitments to the European Commission as part of its ongoing plan to take over Spirit AeroSystems.

Creative thinking is addressing how to fund the development of newer types of SAF that will be essential to carbon net zero goals.

Launch service providers are promising higher flight cadences—again.

Space service providers are battling it out in the direct-to-device market.

Pratt & Whitney has teamed up with Czech Republic-based PBS Group on the development of a next-generation APU for commercial and military aircraft platforms.

Union workers for GE Aerospace who were striking in the Cincinnati area have “overwhelmingly” ratified a new five-year contract with the company.

The hybrid-electric, short-takeoff-and-landing transport could fill a gap in the military’s air mobility fleet.

In the past, aluminum coming from end-of-life aircraft could be used as an ingredient in new ingots. This time, one kg of end-of-life aluminum converts into one kg of aircraft production-ready metal.

Ukraine’s armed forces face a new drone menace on the front lines that threatens after 3.5 years of full-scale war to transform a bloody stalemate with Russia into something worse for the defenders.

Long passed over, smaller manufacturers are gaining greater attention as merger and acquisition targets.

Europe has momentum as an exporter to India, but the advancement of India’s own industry will be the ultimate determinant.

Embraer confirmed with Aviation Week that “its employees are not on strike. Aircraft production and factory operations are continuing normally.”

Thales signed two major agreements with IndiGo covering long-term avionics maintenance support and expanded deployment of digital flight operations tools.

Commercial narrowbody deliveries came to a total of 96 units in August, equaling the output of the previous month but with Boeing contributing a greater share.

Beyond fixing the supply chain and production execution, the industry must reconsider how profits are shared across the value chain.

Startups and established primes are revisiting weapon development to accelerate delivery of equipment to users.

A total of 20 widebody aircraft were delivered in August, pushing twin-aisle deliveries for the year to date more than a third higher than at the same point in 2024.

Korean Air is revising its 777-300ER interior retrofit program that aimed to densify the economy cabin following strong public criticism and regulatory scrutiny.

Aerospace supplier Woodward plans a production facility in Greer, South Carolina, to build servo-hydraulic actuation systems, initially for the Airbus A350.

Turboprops have been phased out in U.S. aviation, but JSX is making the case for a comeback.

After installing the wing on a modified Cessna Citation business jet, Airbus engineers plan to fly as many hours as possible in 2026.

Digital and additive manufacturing newcomer Divergent Technologies has closed a $290 million venture capital round, the company announced Sept. 15.

Union workers at GE Aerospace in the Cincinnati area are set to decide whether to ratify a tentative agreement reached with the engine OEM.

Combined aircraft deliveries from ATR, Comac and Embraer are 21% down so far this year compared to the same point in 2024.

Boeing faces $3.1 million in fines for production quality system violations flagged by the FAA in late 2023 and early 2024.