Manufacturing & Supply Chain

The first Airbus aircraft assembled outside of Toulouse was grounded in November.

A plan emerges to establish weapons-making capacity in Australia, starting with perhaps a new production order for Ukraine.

A significant portion of the in-service fleet is coming up for retirement and feedstock for passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversions is becoming scarce.

AI produces alien-like bone structures that are lighter and stronger.

Before the coronavirus pandemic, IAG was Europe’s most profitable legacy airline group. Now it is struggling to keep up.

The F-35 Joint Program Office has issued a directive recommending that all Pratt & Whitney F135 engines be retrofitted within 90 days.

AutoFlight, a startup with operations in China and Europe, has completed the longest flight to date by an eVTOL aircraft.

The company said there was no timetable, and it may not comment again unless or until its board of directors approves a deal.

Embraer received the first E190 that will undergo a passenger-to-freighter conversion.

Industry sources are expressing increased confidence Boeing can meet its revised schedule for 777X entry-into-service two years from now.

The Tenth Circuit overturned a $45 million win by the former Spirit Aero CEO in an earlier federal district case, returning the dispute to the district level.

New engine reliability issues are helping drive the need for work on older engines, forcing MRO providers to adapt.

The clock is ticking for the 777X if it has any hope of meeting Boeing’s revised 2025 delivery target.

Aero Vodochody's new line will deliver aircraft fuselages ready for final assembly of the Czech-made jet trainer.

The largest aerospace worker union in North America said Feb. 25 it reached a tentative agreement with Lockheed Martin covering some 4,000 staff.

Dominant narratives about the war frequently have proved false. What surprises await in 2023?

The latest 787 delivery pause came after Boeing discovered a latent error in old certification data.

Moore, an expert on advanced air mobility, joins Aviation Week editors for no-holds-barred discussion of the challenges facing AAM startups in 2023.

Western companies, including many well-known names in the aerospace industry, continue to pour money into Russia’s coffers through the purchase of titanium.

After years of stagnation in the commercial helicopter market, the industry is seeing the first signals of a reawakening.

Boeing has temporarily halted deliveries of 787s while it conducts additional analysis on the fuselage's forward pressure bulkhead.

Although Hornet production is forecast to end in 3-5 years, Boeing officials seem confident that a new generation of fighter production soon will begin.

Aviation Week’s team discusses Air India’s massive aircraft order and defense highlights from Aero India.

New CEOs of both Enstrom and MD Helicopters can forge a new niche in the rotorcraft market for their companies.

Big order shows demand for new aircraft continues rising, but Boeing and Airbus struggle to keep pace. Engine reliability issues don’t help.