Manufacturing & Supply Chain

EASA drafts electric rules; unmanned cargo gliders; orbit debris removal; Uber engages on UAM; Honeywell eyes fluidic propulsion.

How will U.S. refuel aircraft?; Poland set to sign for F-35s; Raytheon’s new missile-warning data contract; Russia to export the Mi-38.

Boeing does not see simulator capacity as an issue that will delay the 737 MAX’s return to service (RTS) and is working with operators to develop plans for training MAX pilots under the assumption that immediate simulator time will be mandated.

After Singapore, Indonesia likely to order first. The Philippines has narrowed its choice down to the F-16 and Gripen.

Fort Worth-based Novaria Group, a holding company rolling up Tier 2 and 3 aerospace and defense suppliers, has changed ownership itself, with Rosewood Private Investments and Tailwind Advisors selling to major investment firm KKR.

The city-state’s air bases are increasingly vulnerable. It obviously sees STOVL as an answer.

Eviation’s Alice catches fire; Boeing teams on ducted fans; Boom plans XB-1 flights; SkyDrive readies eVTOL; Bell demos cargo drone.

We provide answers to some of the key questions about the UK’s looming exit from the EU.

LOS ANGELES AND SEATTLE – After two days of delays caused by bad weather Boeing’s 777-9, the first of the company’s new long range 777X flagship

Automaker investments and flying prototypes are boosting the credibility of urban air mobility.

IPOs, mergers and strategic moves reshuffle industrial landscape for Israeli aerospace.

Boeing did not have the best year, and how many aircraft can and will be built will likely be open questions for years.

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

RIP Boeing Phantom Express; UK offloads AWACS aircraft; CMV-22B delivery imminent; UK upgrading training helo requirements.

To many flying travelers, the sight of a service cart coming down the aisle is the highlight of the journey, especially if the food and beverage are

The country that popularized unmanned aircraft systems in modern warfare is at the forefront of a new strategic change.

The production pause will yield carnage that Boeing and its Tier 1 partners must proactively manage to ensure the production ecosystem.

New documents reveal conscious efforts to streamline MAX certification, training, despite signs of risk.

The last few years have gone off plan at Maxar Technologies, which is worth bearing in mind with more space-sector consolidation expected.

Kopter is advancing development of its single-engine SH09 in Sicily.

The FAA’s certification process is not fundamentally flawed and “was followed” during the Boeing 737 MAX certification, but shortcomings in key guidance, global perspective, safety assessments, and agency staffing should be addressed to improve the system, an independent committee’s report found.

Bombardier said it is reassessing future participation in its Airbus A220 partnership amid an increase in business jet deliveries in 2019

The term “merger of equals” has become buzzworthy in A&D M&A, but under the tie-ups of big names are trends toward diversity and size.

After years of decline, Russian helicopter factory prepares for historic growth.

Hyundai, Uber Elevate; EmbraerX UAS cargo team; first-responder eVTOL; JAXA high-speed helo; Bahamas UAS; EHang in U.S.; tunnel upgrade.