Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Irene Klotz
Following a trio of failed flight tests, SpaceX’s new launch system completed a full-duration demonstration.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Some suppliers are taking action to ensure they have capacity for the air transport ramp-up, as many ask: When will production increases come and at what rate?
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Thierry Dubois
A French aviation safety agency investigation reveals shortcomings in Airbus’ upgraded radio and audio system as EASA requires retrofits and interim procedures.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Guy Norris
Two geared turbofan upgrade packages and new takeoff ratings lead Pratt & Whitney’s road map for improved Airbus A320neo performance.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Garrett Reim
Dirac is pitching its assembly instruction software as an easier way to document and maintain internal knowledge that might disappear as aging engineers retire.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
Aerostructures supplier Latécoère is betting on tablets with augmented reality software to make manufacturing inspections swifter and more reliable.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
SNC’s Freedom proposal looks to revive a carrier-representative landing practice requirement for the T-45 replacement.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Boeing is overhauling many of the foundational documents that factory floor workers and management alike rely on every day.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Kurt Hofmann
Austrian aerospace supplier FACC welcomes the decision of zero tariffs on aircraft and components between the U.S. and the European Union.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Kurt Hofmann
Austrian aerospace supplier FACC is reporting strong results for the first half year of 2025 and targets for the first time in its history €1 billion in revenue
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Vivienne Machi, Irene Klotz
U.S. launch diversity returns with the United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket’s first Space Force flight.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
DRAIMS that began to equip new Airbus aircraft in 2022 has caused at least 10 incidents in two years, French accident investigation bureau (BEA) says.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Jennifer Meszaros
Among the standouts of China's eVTOL landscape is Shanghai-based Vertaxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Antoine Fafard
Monthly narrowbody deliveries from the duopoly came to the exact same amount delivered in June, but the balance shifted slightly in favor of Airbus.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Richard Aboulafia
Increased government involvement in airliner sales will shape the industry in three ways—none of them good.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Guy Norris
As Boeing prepares to close the production line for its “metal wing” 777F at the end of 2027, the program's output could yet surpass the 747F's total.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Boeing 777-9 certification tests reached a key stage with the return of the first 777X development aircraft to Edwards AFB for takeoff performance testing.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Castings and forgings have once again been fingered as the key limit on future large commercial and military aircraft build-rates.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Ahead of its own sale to Boeing, Spirit AeroSystems has agreed a deal to offload its operations in Subang, Malaysia, to Composites Technology Research Malaysia.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Laser-guided rockets help the U.S. Air Force down drones cheaply, though pilots say it is not as easy as it looks.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
After losing NGAD to Boeing, Lockheed plans to develop the F-35 to fill the gap.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Christine Boynton, Sean Broderick
The U.S.-EU zero-tariff aircraft deal is good news, but airlines are assessing whether broader macroeconomic fallout may harm travel demand.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Less flight research, fewer wind tunnels and a smaller workforce are ahead for NASA aeronautics.
Emerging Technologies

By Michael Bruno, Sean Broderick, Guy Norris
A year on the job, Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg appears to be squelching the fires that made the company a burning platform.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain