Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Guy Norris
The medium-thrust UltraFan design launch signals Rolls’ commitment to single-aisle market ventures as its large engine variant moves toward new tests.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Boeing 737-8 aircraft originally destined for China have been flown back to the U.S., as trade tensions continue to mount between Washington and Beijing.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Deutsche Aircraft and India's Dynamatic Technologies have inaugurated the rear fuselage assembly line at Dynamatic’s Bangalore facility for the D328eco.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Joe Anselmo, Michael Bruno, Jens Flottau
Editors are joined by Wall Street analyst Scott Mikus to break down how global trade turmoil affects OEMs.
Check 6

By Thierry Dubois
Investment Fund Capza has entered exclusive negotiations to become the majority shareholder of metal component supplier Mecadaq.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Guy Norris
Rolls-Royce is in the final stages of flight tests of its ALECSys (Advanced Low-Emissions Combustion System) lean-burn combustor system.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
Taiwan’s state-backed drone industry alliance is expeditiously decoupling from China-based supply chains, Chairman Hu Kai-Hung tells Aviation Week.
Supply Chain

By Joe Anselmo, Michael Bruno, Matthew Fulco, Steve Trimble, Lindsay Bjerregaard, Lee Ann Shay, James Pozzi, Christine Boynton, Lori Ranson, Jens Flottau, Helen Massy-Beresford
The new Trump tariffs and trade wars could indelibly alter the global aerospace and defense industry.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
The C-130’s new role opens the door for a novel class of mass-produced, low-cost cruise missiles to enter U.S. and foreign weapon inventories.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Vivienne Machi, Guy Norris, Steve Trimble
Companies say they are ready to support the White House’s Golden Dome initiative. They just need the green light.
Space Symposium

By Graham Warwick
China’s Comac is studying a potential low-boom supersonic airliner for possible mid-century market entry; a study published in China details the design.
Emerging Technologies

By Jens Flottau
The Chinese government has reportedly blocked its airlines from taking delivery of Boeing aircraft and U.S.-made aerospace equipment.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
A larger version of the A220 has always been firmly planned. But much to the displeasure of key customers, a launch decision keeps moving to the right.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Thierry Dubois
Airbus is adding Amazon’s Project Kuiper and Hughes Network Systems as new bandwidth suppliers to its High-Bandwidth Connectivity Plus (HBCPlus) program.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Graham Warwick
Jet VTOL UAS; CycloRotor flies; cargo gyroplane; and electrified trainer.
Emerging Technologies

By Michael Bruno
A “chess move” by Howmet invoking force majeure touches off a familiar round of what-ifs.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
Boeing has started demolishing two buildings on its St. Louis production complex to make way for facilities for advanced fighters and other combat aircraft.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Ben Goldstein
Chinese eVTOL startup Autoflight has broken ground on a final-assembly plant in Wuhan, Hubei Province.
Advanced Air Mobility Departments

By Graham Warwick
Australian startup MicroTau is working with Delta Air Lines to test its drag-reducing riblet film on the Boeing 767.
Emerging Technologies

By Ben Goldstein
Whisper Aero is focused on designing and manufacturing ultra-quiet electric ducted fans for use in drones, eVTOLs and electric regional aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Brian Everstine
The decision to avoid carrier-representative landings means less engineering and faster development.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Fuselages for Airbus’ H130 light helicopter are to be produced in India by Mahindra Aerostructures under a new partnering arrangement.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Matthew Fulco
The Trump administration’s imposition of tariffs on U.S. allies is undermining efforts to strengthen critical-mineral supply chains under pressure from China.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Sean Broderick
Intelsat is collaborating with Embraer to have its current-generation inflight connectivity system installed on the production line for E-Jet E2 customers.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Ben Goldstein
As the commercial aviation industry backtracks on its net-zero commitment, electric aviation startups are pushing forward anyway.
Advanced Air Mobility