Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Ask the Editors: A failed joint venture around the C-390 has left doubt about future collaboration between Boeing and Embraer.

Recent comments by a senior Russian government official illustrate how authorities and aircraft manufacturers in the country are getting increasingly worried about losing access to Western technologies as political tensions between Russia, the U.S. and Europe rise.

For suppliers and servicers, China’s aviation recovery compared with depression elsewhere creates a dilemma: Run to China or run away?

University research parks help startups learn business and develop innovative technologies as well as the next generation of leaders.

Ask the Editors: New training protocol for 737 MAX pilots have yet to be finalized, but a Sept. 30 demo is a good idea of what’s to come.

Fleet upheavals caused by the coronavirus pandemic may have an impact on the feedstock available for conversion.

Cost-cutting moves force Boeing to consolidate 787 production in South Carolina—but what are implications for its Washington sites?

If these come true, we will have a much different jetliner supply chain architecture by the mid-2020s.

BEA’s persistence on three research campaigns leads to a potentially far-reaching discovery of metal fatigue on GE-Pratt GP7200 turbofan.

Ask the editors: Despite massive overcapacity of aircraft now, airlines do have incentives to retain at least some orders.

Lifting the veil of secrecy over its electric air taxi vehicle, Joby Aviation makes pioneering steps toward eVTOL certification.

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

Northrop’s new jammer; Chinook tests more powerful engine; Brazil accepts Gripen E; and the soft power of space.

Aviation Week discusses the future of Safran and the propulsion industry with CEO Philippe Petitcolin.

The return of a downcycle harbors major changes to the commercial aerospace supplier base.

As the downturn is slashing demand, Airbus plans to adapt workforce by the summer of next year.

Drawing on government funding into hydrogen propulsion, the manufacturer is working to define a commercial airliner to enter service in 2035.

Congressional report questions Boeing and FAA handling of pilot-response assumptions that set stage for two fatal MAX accidents.

The next step in a KC-46 fix; AIA predicts COVID-19 impact on workforce; Testing arsenal plane concept; Poland’s W-3 replacement effort.

Ask the Editors: The A220-500 would be great strategic asset for Airbus in its competition with Boeing and the 737 MAX.

Companies have developed the tools to build new electronics on the first pass, and the government should embrace faster development.

It is not clear yet, but the pandemic could trigger one of the greatest scrambles to relocate and land aero manufacturing.

The company that invented the unmanned hunter-killer mission unveils a concept for the legendary MQ-9’s replacement.

Russia develops hybrid; Aerion tunnel tests; German air mobility; UK copter startup; Offshore drone delivery; Amazon, Walmart and drones.

Aerospace companies are mapping strategies to meet both employee and business needs in an uncertain future.