Manufacturing & Supply Chain

A flurry of headlines makes it seem the middle of the A&D industry is going to dwindle to just a few companies.

For industry’s finances, 2020 really was that bad, and 2021 may not be that good, after all.

X Prime programs would fill the gap between experimental X-planes and Y-plane prototypes.

Embraer Executive Aircraft’s Melbourne, Florida, facility will receive a $97.2 million, two-year revolving working capital loan guarantee from the Export-Import Bank of the U.S. to support exports of business jets produced there.

Satellogic, a specialist in sub-meter resolution satellite imagery collection, has entered a new partnership with GeoTerraImage, the geospatial solutions provider in southern Africa, to provide high-resolution satellite imagery to the African Space industry.

TransDigm Group is bidding 13% more for Meggitt than Parker Hannifin, the first two companies revealed Aug. 11.

PALMDALE, CALIFORNIA—To a soundtrack of “Levitating” by English pop singer Dua Lipa, about 100 suit-clad dignitaries filed into Building 658 on the

Efforts by NASA to develop a next-generation spacesuit face significant cost and schedule challenges that will push back its availability to April 2025 at the earliest, according to audit by the agency’s inspector general.

Eurofighter nations green-light incremental upgrade package; LTE midlife update plans still await agreement.

EDGE Group, the UAE’s advanced technology group for defence, said it will have a major presence at Dubai Airshow 2021.

Turkish Aerospace has been awarded a contract by Boeing for manufacturing and supplying Fan Cowls for Boeing 737, the legendary single aisle aircraft family.

For a variety of reasons there may be relatively fewer strategic transactions in A&D as the post-pandemic recovery continues.

The suspension of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ (MHI) SpaceJet regional jet program helped the company’s aerospace division return to profit in the first quarter of fiscal 2021.

The U.S. is not the only country seeking to protect security-relevant businesses.

Parker’s $9.9 billion deal to buy Meggitt doubles the size of its aerospace unit and continues consolidation of midtier A&D suppliers.

Listen in as Aviation Week editors discuss why Boeing’s next clean sheet airplane may be a long way off and why Airbus’ CEO is mad at a key supplier.

But the outlook for next-gen airliner and engine timing—and what they will look like—is less clear now than before the COVID-19 crisis.

Superconducting flight; Sensor-infused fans; VISTA readied for Skyborg; German suborbital spaceplane; and Joby hits range goal.

Airbus has been largely absent from the new-built freighter market, leaving Boeing with a virtual monopoly for the 767F, 777F and 747-8F.

The Army’s No. 1 aviation modernization priority is getting a reality check.

With an e-commerce boom that shows no signs of easing, air cargo operators are getting ready for growth.

There is skepticism in the aerospace supply chain about Airbus’ plans to massively expand single-aisle production over the coming years.

The program still faces many run-of-the-mill manufacturing challenges as well as foreign trade hurdles.

Russian manufacturers are extending their reach into the emerging markets - and at the MAKS show in Moscow this month there were hints that a new fifth-generation fighter jet could be heading to India or the UAE.

At least 12 significant cyber security incidents affecting the aerospace industry have been made public since the start of the year.