Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Spanish defense electronics supplier Indra is taking a stake in compatriot ITP Aero, the aero-engine company sold off by Rolls-Royce in 2021.

If China actively enforces its export controls, the U.S. is certain to step up supply chain efforts with allies to reduce dependency on Beijing.

Some EAGLE executive committee members briefed pilots on progress made by the four developers of candidate unleaded fuels.

The defense relationship between Azerbaijan and Turkey is tightening through cooperation on the Kaan fighter, but Baku’s role in the program remains foggy.

While the issue disrupted deliveries to Boeing and impacted revenues, negative impacts will be partially offset by Spirit’s accelerating 737 production line.

Among Triumph’s business lines, commercial aftermarket performed the best, on the back of continued improvement in overall air travel metrics.

Paulo Cesar de Souza e Silva served as CEO of Embraer between 2016 and 2019 and led the ultimately ill-fated tie-up with Boeing.

Recent history suggests it could be well into 2024 before Boeing stabilizes at pushing out 38 new 737s every month.

Thermoplastic fuselage; Diamond flies electric trainer; Russia’s hybrid regional demo plan; and study highlights airport drone risk.

Industry is concerned about key provisions of the FAA’s proposed operating rules for powered-lift aircraft.

The airframer is back to generating cash and on the way to meeting key promises to investors, citing growing stability in its commercial aircraft programs

Seven missions have been set aside for the third-place winner.

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

The fuselage shell was made by Premium Aerotech, Airbus, Aernnova and German aerospace center DLR under the EU's Multifunctional Fuselage Demonstrator project.

New data linked to a known problem has convinced Pratt & Whitney to accelerate inspections on more than 1,000 A320neo-family engines.

The road to launch detoured back to the rocket factory for an upper-stage modification.

Next-generation fighters will be available when Australia searches for a replacement for a squadron of Boeing F/A-18E/Fs in the mid-2030s.

If even Emirates is no longer interested in the -8, shouldn’t Boeing drop it?

CFM opens up on RISE testing while Pratt & Whitney explores a sustainable GTF growth path through an MTU-led Clean Aviation Switch research initiative.

A cardinal rule of investor relations is don’t surprise shareholders with a big, negative announcement just weeks after you told them things were getting better.

The process will start with a surge of checks in the next few months.

Piper Aircraft's Ron Gunnarson announced the formation of PIMCO at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh.

Comac Times (Shanghai) Aviation has been set up to supply aerospace components and batteries as China looks to develop electrically powered aircraft.

Arkhip Lyulka Design Bureau is also working on a three-stream sixth-generation fighter engine.

The move positions Safran for the design of more-electric control systems on the next generation of commercial aircraft.