Manufacturing & Supply Chain

The rotorcraft-maker’s new president, David Smith, is already making an impact on the company.

Financial analysts and industry observers respond to the news that Spirit AeroSystems is mulling some kind of sale, including to Boeing and Airbus.

The ULCC is mitigating the inspections' effects though aircraft lease extensions, taking contracted deliveries of new aircraft, and sourcing interim capacity.

The environment for mergers and acquisitions in the aerospace and defense sector is improving amid a decrease in the cost of capital, experts say.

With pandemic delays, production halts and divestitures over, the Schweizer 300C/CBi will “start growing.”

The country’s ministers, engineers and industry leaders have waited almost 14 years for the 13-min. first flight of the prototype Kaan on Feb. 21.

An airline operator pre-working group will guide plans for the commercial blended wing body as subscale flight tests pave way for a multirole demonstrator.

MTU Aero Engines continues to seek financial compensation from its partner Pratt & Whitney after GTF-related costs led to the German company's first ever loss.

Analysis of past type certification efforts shows that current timelines for eVTOL startups are far too optimistic.

Every dollar of aircraft production underpins at least another dollar of supplier activity in all tiers.

The aviation sector is facing a slew of engine related challenges, from tight supply to high prices .

The Mexican ULCC believes inspections of GTF engines will extend into 2026 despite the powerplant’s manufacturer Pratt & Whitney increasing shop capacity.

Boeing was the top revenue generator among the major aerospace companies in 2023 but was also the only Top 10 company to report a net loss.

Leonardo, ATR’s parent company with Airbus, expects a faster production cycle and fewer technical inefficiencies.

Comac presented the C919 at an international air show for the first time. It is likely the first step in a long journey to commercial success abroad.

Offshore helicopter industry leaders tell Aviation Week about the challenges they face as growth returns after a prolonged downturn.

Collaboration defines the operational role of a new class of autonomous combat systems as well a new model for foreign industry partners.

Fully funded and hardware-rich, Blue Origin readies for orbital operations.

The Aviation Supply Chain Integrity Coalition (ASCIC) is starting with a 90-day review of current supply chain operations.

Some Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engines undergoing required checks for cracking in certain parts are getting new, full-life components installed during the visits.

Despite losing the energy market, Airbus has sold about 100 H225s in five years and aims to repeat that before the turn of the decade.

Requiring manufacturers to pay a third of the cost and then suddenly canceling a program results in hundreds of millions of dollars in lost funding.

JetZero says it is poised to begin flight tests of a subscale version of its full-scale blended wing body multirole demonstrator in the next few weeks.

Embraer plans to make a decision “in a couple of years” about where to put its resources for a next aircraft development program, CEO Francisco Gomes Neto says.

A New Glenn test vehicle was rolled out from Blue Origin’s Integrated Test Facility on Feb. 21 for a launchpad tanking test.