Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Michael Bruno
More union action is possible, but managers have their own playbooks, too.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Richard Aboulafia
China’s success as a defense exporter depends on its ability to convince customers that it is a power with which they want to be friends.
Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Trump 2.0’s agenda will test the international bonds and boundaries that have shaped the aerospace industry.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Sean Broderick
MRO shops will continue to ensure the global fleet has as much capacity as possible as OEMs struggle to meet production and performance targets.
Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
Drones have been a cornerstone of Israeli military operations for decades, but with each round of fighting the Israel Defense Forces has adapted their use.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Sean Broderick
As manufacturers continue to come up short, operators will keep leaning on older airframes and engines—and the maintenance providers that keep them in service.
Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Major events in aerospace and defense during 2024.
Aerospace

By Robert Wall
A look at which trends are gaining which are losing steam in the defense sector.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Jens Flottau
A look at which trends are gaining popularity and which are losing steam in commercial aviation.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
A look at which trends are gaining and losing popularity in the space sector.
Satellites

By Jens Flottau
The question has been raised whether a supply chain that can’t really handle the work for two manufacturers could handle three big ones in the future.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
British Airways’ flights between London Heathrow and Abu Dhabi will be paused during the summer 2025 season.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Despite international contentions, production delays and unmet sustainability targets, the industry is set for growth.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Demand for air travel remains strong, but airlines’ battles with suppliers over delivery delays and engine limitations are about to escalate further.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick, Guy Norris
Boeing did not rush its production restart following the strike, and the climb to needed rates—notably for the 737—will not come quickly.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Thierry Dubois
Sonaca plans to take a majority stake in Aciturri’s aerostructures activity, thus forming a larger, diversified supplier in the airframe component industry.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Thierry Dubois
Aerostructures supplier Latecoere has appointed Yves Yemsi as its new group chief operating officer and president of the EMEA region.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Guy Norris
The thermoplastic fuselage demonstrator and advanced composite wing provide technology platforms for Airbus’ next-generation narrowbody.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Jouppi
The Aviation Week Intelligence Network is tracking $193 billion in open opportunities for military aircraft over the next decade.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Honeywell International will provide more information about possibly spinning off its aerospace and defense division.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Piotr Butowski
Can Moscow revive its military aircraft export business? It is ready to try.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
Oklahoma and Taiwan have deepened their budding aerospace and defense partnership with two new agreements.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Thierry Dubois
Airbus and Daher are negotiating for the potential acquisition of some Daher activities in A320 family aerostructures subassembly near Nantes, Western France.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Joe Anselmo, Sean Broderick, Jens Flottau, Daniel Williams
Listen in as editors discuss whether Airbus will meet its delivery target and the long climb ahead for Boeing.
Check 6

By Michael Bruno
Boeing has pledged to invest $1 billion in its South Carolina operation as it looks to double 787 widebody production within two years.
Aircraft & Propulsion