Manufacturing & Supply Chain

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

Already chasing a step-change in fuel-burn reduction of between 20-25%, engine-makers face the additional challenge of developing adaptable propulsion systems.

New programs mean new opportunities for both OEMs and suppliers, and the hottest prospect of all right now is the expected A220-500.

The two are in harmony on development of a communications network based on a multiorbit, multiband architecture.

Solar UAV flies stratospheric; HAPS motor test; electric regional ground demo; and agile eVTOL.

The UK's Project Warhol is researching additive manufacturing materials and technologies that could help boost parts availability during wartime.

William Ampofo, Boeing vice president for parts and distribution services and supply chain, talks about challenges and growth.

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

The issue affects the entire 737 MAX fleet, and Boeing wants to address it during the more complicated 737-10 approval process.

Aircraft radome manufacturers are certifying new materials to withstand damage and improve performance.

The airline aims to select an aircraft this year to operate commercial demonstration flights in 2026.

NASA’s return to the Moon—and future human exploration initiatives—rely on private sector partnerships.

Europe’s workhorse Ariane 5 ends operations after 117 flights.

Sikorsky’s tailsitter eVTOL; X-59 on the flight line; autonomous in Alaska; and unlocking biomass for SAF.

Remaining regional aircraft OEMs ATR and Embraer continue to wait for fresh, strong demand. If the hesitation is structural, the outlook could stay grim.

Goldilock makes a technology that essentially disconnects customer from networks to maintain security.

The Russian aircraft company reveals a new design configuration developed using digital design.

While the labor stoppage was resolved and aircraft production returned July 5, the strike’s effects may reverberate for a while, including in unsuspecting ways.

With soaring demand for semiconductors, aerospace and defense companies need a sound strategy for securing components.

VoltAero has selected Avidyne’s Quantum open flight deck avionics system for its hybrid-electric Cassio.

Backed by European and UK research programs, Rolls is evaluating “vast unknowns’’ posed by the future move to hydrogen-fueled propulsion.

The crisis has passed, but effects of the labor stoppage in Wichita are still emerging. Empowered unions, higher prices and less outsourcing are likely results.

Reaping the benefit of decades of hydrogen-related research, Cranfield is expanding its work across aerospace applications of this zero-carbon fuel option.

Airbus will coordinate 33 companies including airframers, engine producers and defense electronics specialists on studies for a new European airlifter.

Sonaca North America, an aerostructures supplier better known to many industry players as LMI Aerospace, plans to close its Wichita site by year-end.