Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Thierry Dubois
Ask the Editors: Composite use is growing as a percentage of weight for manufacturers. Repair and recycling knowledge also are improving.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By William Garvey
The first “personal” jet’s popularity is soaring on a single engine.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Waffling politicians usually are nothing to celebrate, but this time President Donald Trump was right on the money.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
PTC says digital trends such as augmented reality, Internet of Things and predictive data analytics have become even more valuable during the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Electric STOL for logistics; electric aircraft certification; Wisk back in flight; more funds for Lilium; Norway eyes e-fuels.
Emerging Technologies

By Jens Flottau, Adrian Schofield, Ben Goldstein, Sean Broderick
Transborder restrictions, weak balance sheets are among the challenges for decimated airline networks.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Jens Flottau
Ask the Editors: The return to pre-COVID-19 production rates will vary, but manufacturers are aware the process may be slow and arduous.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Design software providers are working closely with customers to fully industrialize additive manufacturing.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Bradley Perrett
The to-do list for Mitsubishi: Hit cost targets, then set and execute a certification plan and finally decide when to resume production.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Michael Bruno
A decade after a surge of excitement over additive manufacturing in aerospace, the technology has not changed the landscape.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Kevin Michaels
Lurking beneath the surface are enormous supply chain risks that extend well beyond supplier viability and attrition.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Michael Bruno
Which new-build airliners are most likely to see deferred deliveries or cancellations by airline or lessors due to the COVID-19 downturn? Industry
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Ask the Editors: A key factor is to create biofuel primarily from waste streams rather than purpose-grown plants.
Emerging Technologies

By Michael Bruno
Suppliers have more questions than answers as already announced production cuts must become reality, and even more could be revealed.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Cessna 208B Caravan converted to all-electric propulsion using the same system already powering an electric de Havilland Canada Beaver.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
The move marks another milestone in a gradual recovery for the aircraft program, which has been grounded since March 2019.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Ask the Editors: Embraer’s CEO says the original E175 will remain in production for as long as there are customers.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Michael Bruno
The IFC/IFE sector is reeling along with all aviation. Analysts and executives see sunnier days eventually, but also darkening clouds.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Graham Warwick
Ask the Editors: Instead of the mature horizontal model of today’s engine market, electric propulsion has been vertically integrated.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
The latest internet entrepreneurs to put money into UAM hope to set their company apart with a safe, quiet low-cost vehicle.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Guy Norris
Ask the Editors: Anything that lowers trip costs is a benefit to carriers right now, with a predicted shift to lower-capacity aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Among major trends COVID-19 is expected to spur in A&D manufacturing is the big will gobble up others or take back more work.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Sean Broderick
Reaffirming current protocols and developing new ones are both in the cards.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Michael Bruno
Ask the Editors: With availability of Fed-backed private sector funding, large aerospace companies are unlikely to rely on CARES Act.
Aerospace