Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Widely expected deals to sell train unit and the last of Bombardier’s commercial aero business, still leaves OEM in fragile bizav market.

Research shows that brand insulation with customers could help the aerospace giant regain its footing.

Advancing Asian UAM; removing space debris; fuel could help in gusts; measuring X-59’s shocks; DLR’s new Falcon testbed.

Both aircraft manufacturers have been forced to reduce production rates for widebodies as weak demand persists.

Flight test exposed Starliner software glitches, but NASA is more concerned about what else may be lurking in process flaws.

An appreciation of Clay Christensen’s theory through the lens of disruptive aerospace innovations.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) shipped its 1,000th pair of wing boxes for the Boeing 787 program on Feb. 10, 13 years after the first shipset was dispatched.

The U.S. Air Force must decide how to fill an aerial refueling shortfall exacerbated by KC-46 delays and an aging KC-10 fleet.

Sessions are expected to focus on the MCAS and manual-trim operation.

U.S. funds electric propulsion; Wisk to carry passengers; Gremlins mission demo; HAPS payload developed; Astra Space emerges.

After tackling 3D printing of eBikes, Arevo is now looking to 3D print aircraft and eVTOL parts.

The country’s airlines have halted most of their operations. Three small airlines have stopped flying completely.

A new marker for getting back to normal is 2023, but it remains to be seen whether Boeing can fix itself and also mend the supply chain.

Standardization, an improved gearbox and cockpit automation have been confirmed for S-92 upgrade kits and a new production version.

Under agreements with French, UK and U.S. authorities, Airbus will pay $4 billion to settle a large-scale bribery scandal.

Wall Street remains dubious that aircraft subsystems provider Woodward and composites supplier Hexcel can provide one of the main benefits they promised from their recent merger, particularly as the commercial aviation sector reels from the Boeing 737 MAX production halt and both companies lower their 2020 guidance as a result.

After several years of lagging aircraft retirements, there are signs that an expected wave of removals is imminent if not underway, which will provide much-needed used-parts feed for several popular engine platforms.

The industry has taken off since Rolls-Royce announced plans for a manufacturing and testing facility in 2007.

Leonardo has purchased fledgling Swiss rotorcraft manufacturer Kopter group, securing a new single-engine helicopter in the process.

The slow uptick of Boeing 737 MAX production rates, taking years to recover, is both good news and bad news for the supply chain.

In-seat system provider Astronics on Feb. 4 warned investors over financial effects of the Boeing 737 MAX production halt, as well as other “unfavorable” developments including a negative court ruling and ongoing restructuring charges.

Seven aviation companies have joined forces to launch the MRO Blockchain Alliance, which will investigate the use of blockchain technologies to give

Testing has reached the design ceiling, a source says. Engines and nacelles designs have been adjusted.

The flight-test debut of the world’s largest twinjet provides a rare bright spot for embattled Boeing.

Boeing’s new CEO orders a refresh of the next new airplane study, but what will emerge?