Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Airframers are struggling to develop an aircraft that is unopposed in its benefits.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Boeing managed to sell its 737 MAX to three major Airbus operators, helped by pricing, availability and some strategic considerations.

Diehl Aviation has opened a site in Queretaro, Mexico, that will manufacture interior parts for the Airbus A220 and in future Eve Air Mobility's air taxi.

RTX ’s Pratt & Whitney business unit will deliver enough PW1000G engines for Airbus to meet its full-year delivery goal, RTX President Chris Calio said.

Rumors that Boeing could be blowing the dust off an old product development plan and reviving its New Midsize Airplane appear wide of the mark with many impediments to that course of action.

Pratt & Whitney and CFM are slowly improving their delivery paces, Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury says.

M&A experts say production rate increases, retiring small shop owners and a paucity of middle-market assets to buy will draw more attention to smaller companies.

For several years, Safran CEO Olivier Andriès has considered cabin interiors are not core activities and might be sold. Could now be the right time?

Safran Aerosystems has rearranged its production and maintenance activities for more periodical maintenance checks of evacuation slides for commercial aircraft.

GE-Beta team on turbogenerator; megawatt milestone for DLR’s Balis; fuel cell put through paces; and flying car meets other traffic.

Jamco, together with private investment firm Bain Capital, have announced the latter’s acquisition of Aerospace Technologies Group (ATG).

Airbus delivered a total of 61 commercial aircraft in August, slightly down from July when the company handed over 68 jets.

A distinctive new launch complex on the Virginia shore heralds Rocket Lab’s medium-class rocket.

The Space Development Agency and its suppliers are racing to scale production and prove the resilience of their optical communications tech.

After its rapid-fire development, the low-cost Extended-Range Attack Munition cruise missile program is poised for trial by fire.

The new academic year is a great time to reach out to students who could be next-generation employees in aviation and aerospace.

Ascent Aviation Services has chosen Block Aero Technologies to digitalize its used serviceable material business and open doors to selling parts in China.

Manufacturers and passenger-to-freighter conversion specialists are confident about air cargo’s long-term prospects.

Hydrogen-powered BWB; carbon fiber from algae; understanding lightning hazards; and storing CO2 in concrete.

The ninth Aviation Africa Summit and Exhibition takes place in Kigali in September and looks set to be the biggest yet.

Greene Tweed has signed a contract with an unnamed engine manufacturer for the supply of thermoplastic components, including brackets and aerodynamic fairings.

Engine issues have proved to be “much deeper and more persistent” than their manufacturers expected, according to Air New Zealand Chief Executive Greg Foran.

Thirty-seven years after the A320 first entered service with Air France, the family is about to become the most successful commercial program.

The development of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft represents a convergence of tech, creating opportunities for local organizations.