Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Committee halts practice of adding F-35s; GA-ASI Skyborg flies; Hensoldt to integrate German sigint aircraft; and Japan’s UH-2.

Fuel cells for aircraft power; Blade UAM expands; Volocopter Paris flight; Vertiport partnerships; and Japan SAF flights.

It is an inconvenient truth that China means a lot to Boeing—and to U.S. foreign trade, manufacturing and employment.

Why the WTO pact is essential to blunting the China challenge.

SDA to loft spacecraft; Indonesia receives ScanEagle delivery; Will LRASM survive in Japan?; and Qatar’s Hawk trainers take flight.

A new delay and a design problem raise questions about Boeing’s digital approach to T-7A design.

Airline eVTOL shuttle services could be on the horizon.

International relations are in play with the opening of China’s new space station.

Russian eSTOL demonstrator; MagniX unveils EPUs; JAXA promotes supersonics; Racing eVTOL flies; and Ascendance tests hybrid.

A new kind of permanent shock could hit the jetliner industry if the U.S. and China do not come to a rapprochement.

Airbus Helicopters has already had to adapt to challenging market conditions, and now it’s gearing up for a digital transformation.

OEMs are trying to raise expectations around the future of airliner manufacturing, but the supplier base remains grounded in reality.

Rolls-Royce says it will make its all of its civil aircraft engines compatible with sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) as part of its roadmap for decarbonizing aerospace.

Arjan Meijer, president and CEO of Embraer Commercial Aviation, sits down with AW&ST to chat about technology and aviation’s status quo.

China is top talking point for NATO; Considering B-21 exports; New hypersonic weapons contracts; and NRO launches secret payloads.

Created as part of the American Rescue Plan Act signed into law in March 2021, the program makes available $3 billion in total payroll support for aviation manufacturing companies that furloughed workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Michael Griffin, former NASA administrator and head of R&D for the Pentagon, reflects on acquisition reform and hypersonic technology.

Jordanian MRO and engineering company Joramco – part of the DAE Group – kicked off the MRO Middle East show in Dubai today with the first announcement of the event.

The manufacturer aims to prepare for the next generation of aircraft, planned to be introduced by 2035.

The OEM is hoping that by proving its ability to produce H175 components normally supplied by Chinese industry within Europe, it could comfortably propose a military version—called H175M—to meet the UK’s upcoming New Medium Helicopter (NMH) need.

Eve begins working with operators after booking the first orders for its eVTOL air taxis.

Aviation Week Business Editor Michael Bruno talks to experts about the state of the industry at the 2021 SpeedNews Commercial Aviation Industry Supplier Conference.

Final assembly and a localized supply chain proposed if UK opts for the Leonardo AW149 for its medium helicopter need.

Balance sheet and debt concerns add to launch timing uncertainty as Boeing continues to study potential revisions to next aircraft program

In a wide-ranging interview, Boeing chief David Calhoun says the company won’t be rushed into launching a new airplane.