Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
A flat fiscal 2026 budget request combined with a $113 billion reconciliation offers a game-changing opportunity for nontraditional defense contractors.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
NASA’s Electric Aircraft Testbed is just one “invaluable resource” for industry at Ohio’s Armstrong Test Facility.
Emerging Technologies

By Michael Bruno
If you read between the lines of reports coming out of Le Bourget, the mandate to genuinely improve production quality and capacity via new technology is clear.
Emerging Technologies

By Garrett Reim
The World War II Tizard Mission is a reminder of the power of collaboration.
Budget, Policy & Operations

David Coleal
Five supply chain themes emerged at the airshow.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Graham Warwick
UK extends aerospace backing; Elfly advances electric seaplane; Dutch back hydrogen-electric power; Aura and Vaeridion join forces.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
As Airbus gradually moves toward its next-generation single-aisle, suppliers are intensifying their own research and technology efforts.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
NHIndustries aims to extend the NH90’s frontline role with a Block 2 upgrade, which could help position it for NATO’s rotorcraft needs in the 2040s.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Antoine Fafard
Looking at commercial aircraft deliveries in May from manufacturers beyond Airbus and Boeing shows that Comac handed over the highest number of aircraft to customers.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Sean Broderick
An 18-month investigation lays out what caused the January 2024 Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 door-plug blowout—and what the manufacturer and FAA need to do.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Tony Osborne, Robert Wall, Steve Trimble
The UK committed to F-35A nuclear-capable aircraft and joined others in Europe in signaling a greater burden-sharing role in NATO.
Missile Defense & Weapons

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

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating Boeing’s planned acquisition of aerostructures supplier Spirit Aerosystems.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Jens Flottau, Guy Norris
Airbus is likely to launch larger versions of the A220 and A350 before building the A320neo family’s successor.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
With higher output, more orders and new upgrade plans, Eurofighter’s CEO says the program has reached an inflection point.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall, Tony Osborne
Can the French-German-Spanish fighter development program be saved? The next few months could be decisive.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne, Robert Wall
A new sense of urgency is fueling European tanker, transport and special-mission initiatives.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
As U.S.-developed collaborative combat aircraft near flight trials, their designers are testing the waters for international sales.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Phinia, a supplier of fuel and electric system components in the heavy-duty vehicle and automotive sectors, is offering its skills to the aerospace industry.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Jens Flottau
Politics has returned to airline decision-making, potentially leading to suboptimal fleets and higher pricing.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Guy Norris
Next-generation engine testing is ramping up as Airbus readies for scaled aircraft performance-level evaluations of its open-fan propulsion system.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Manufacturability will be a crucial design driver on a next-generation narrowbody, on par with performance.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Antoine Fafard
A total of 19 widebody aircraft were delivered in May—13 from Boeing and six from Airbus.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Michael Bruno
Industry players reveal that they do not really expect a new narrowbody airliner until closer to 2040 or beyond.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The late budget rollout, coupled with a reliance on GOP-led reconciliation, has caused consternation in a typically bipartisan budget process.
Budget, Policy & Operations