Manufacturing & Supply Chain

More than 50 years into its military space odyssey, the UK is looking to take its capabilities to a higher level.

Germany needs to move forward with FCAS and finalize its pledge to buy 20 Eurofighters, the head of programs at MTU Aero Engines says.

KAI is working to improve maintenance of the FA-50 after Poland expressed dissatisfaction with the availability of the light combat aircraft.

Aurora’s Liberty Lifter; stratospheric HAPS; Radian’s subscale spaceplane; and GAC plans winged eVTOL air taxi.

European Military Rotorcraft Engine Alliance (EURA) is a 50:50 joint venture of France’s Safran Helicopter Engines and Germany’s MTU Aero Engines.

Boeing is pressing ahead with plans to expand operations in Saudi Arabia - including production of two of the materials most used in aircraft construction, aluminium and titanium.

As the aircraft and engine MRO business becomes more sophisticated, professional aerospace societies are exploring closer links with airlines and MRO providers.

Ted Colbert’s abrupt departure marks the first of possibly many management changes to improve the airframer’s course.

The walkout at Boeing halted much-needed progress on quality-focused changes and will make regaining momentum even more challenging.

Airlines and lessors have at least one thing in common these days: unheard-of disruption as manufacturers fail to meet their delivery commitments.

A new sheet of music is coming to the U.S. industrial base and will drive an Era of Reorganization.

The impact of the strike by unionized workers at Textron Aviation, which delivers about 15 business jets a month, will depend on how long the action lasts.

Comac C919 and ARJ21 aircraft are currently stationed at Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) in Tibet to conduct high-altitude testing and R&D for the plateau variant.

Airframers must remember that these funds preserve their wealth in part by avoiding risk and pursuing relatively safe investments.

Cabin crew, maintenance workers and ATCs are among the positions that will need an influx of workforce, CAE CEO Marc Parent says.

The strike by IAM District 751 and W24 workers is the first exogenous crisis for suppliers since the pandemic. Managing it may feel similar.

The USAF secretary is targeting an F-22 replacement's per-unit cost near that of an F-35 or F-15EX .

Airbus Helicopters UK has formally opened its new headquarters at London Oxford Airport, making what Chairman John Harrison calls a £55 million ($73 million) "investment not only in our infrastructure, but also in a better future."

Textron Aviation presented its best and final offer of a new four-year labor contract to the machinists union Sept. 18, one which includes a 26% wage increase over the life of the contract. Union leaders recommend acceptance.

Management asserts that the $4.7 billion deal will lead to growth in new markets while investors are keen to see a payoff.

As negotiators enter the final stages of labor contract negotiations, Textron Aviation workers are prepared to strike as union leaders say the sides remain far apart on key issues.

As the Swedish hybrid-electric startup takes a step toward flying a prototype of its regional aircraft, the road to certification remains long and risky.

From delivery rates to junk ratings, book-to-bill ratios to engine spares, listen in to hear about the wide-ranging implications of Boeing’s machinists going on strike.

Intel's funding comes from the Biden administration’s $52.5 billion CHIPS and Science Act, which aims to revitalize American semiconductor manufacturing.

The limited arrangement has U.S. and Australian personnel flying the Australian-made uncrewed system.