Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Spirit AeroSystems began accumulating Boeing 737 MAX fuselages at its Wichita site after the FAA grounded the aircraft in 2019.

John Lake assesses the light-attack aircraft situation on the African continent.

Cargo is booming for airlines with IATA latest figures showing growth of more than 8% over even 2019’s results. But are there enough freighters for the emerging markets?

Baykar Makina’s twin turboprop drone has entered service with Turkey’s air force and army, and the company is seeking exports.

NASA’s Orion spacecraft prepares for upgrades as plans for the Artemis I test mission enter the home stretch.

COVID-related shortages impinge on launch schedules and satellite manufacturing

Despite supply chain slowdowns, the UltraFan demonstrator comes together as supporting tests continue.

Former GE Aviation chief David Joyce is joining Boeing’s board of directors, while Navy Adm. (ret.) Ed Giambastiani Jr. will leave at the end of the year, the company announced Aug. 31.

A consortium relationship with a Japanese manufacturer could be a win-win for Boeing and Japan’s aviation industry.

Ethiopian Airlines Group and Boeing, have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to position Ethiopia as an aviation hub for Africa.

Robert Mehrabian will resume his role as Teledyne's chairman, president and chief executive officer after current officeholder Al Pichelli retires on Oct. 15.

Green is the new green in aerospace and defense, but how do companies compare when it comes to their own standards?

Rolls-Royce says the gearbox assembly in development for the heart of the company’s new high bypass demonstrator engine has set a record-breaking level of power transmission during preinstallation checkout tests.

Composites can enable the use of more and lighter blades to enhance aircraft performance.

Boeing, in collaboration with the U.S. Air Force and Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF), have celebrated the naming and rollout of Qatar’s advanced F-15, the F-15QA.

Mubadala's GlobalFoundries is collaborating with BAE Systems to produce radiation-hardened RAD510 System on Chip (SoC) single board computers (SBCs) for space.

Using a "digital twin" to model market demand and behaviors will help AAM players understand and trigger mass adoption. Listen in as Aviation Week’s

Velis Electro in the U.S.; Honeywell UAV satcom; water-based cubesat propulsion; faster SAF path; drone delivery partnership.

A newly opened factory on the Skunk Works complex heralds a new era and a return to series manufacturing by Lockheed Martin's 78-year-old advanced development programs business unit.

Ampaire completes trial flights with hybrid-electric testbed on regional airline route in Scotland.

Etihad Engineering, EOS, a supplier for responsible manufacturing solutions based on industrial 3D printing technology, and Baltic3D.eu, an industrial 3D printing service in Northern Europe, have agreed to collaborate on a Research and Development project “FDM and SLS industrial 3D printing technology applicability in serial manufacturing of aircraft interior parts.”

Is there a flying aircraft, and who is the prime contractor? What about timing and numbers procured?

Lockheed Martin’s approach attempts to achieve automotive-style industrial speed for low-volume, high-performance aerospace applications.

Adding brains to the Reaper; Japan tests KC-46; BlackSky, Palantir team up; and U.S. Air Force hires Red 6 for T-38 synthetic training.

The Austrian aerospace supplier's CEO said the second half of 2021 is so far showing positive signs for the industry and FACC anticipates renewed growth from 2022.