Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Daher’s board of directors has appointed Didier Kayat as the group’s chairman of the board to succeed Patrick Daher, who is retiring.

Comac has jointly established the Large Aircraft Research Institute with Northwestern Polytechnical University in Xian, China.

Listen in to hear Aviation Week Network editors discuss the novel applications MROs are finding for generative AI and the technology’s workforce implications.

Proponents of artificial intelligence in aerospace say the technology will help workers, not replace all of them.

Nexus eVTOL takes shape; Archer heads to Korea; Hy2Move boosts hydrogen; and certifying seagliders.

Digital fingerprints allow customers to check a part’s authenticity by taking a picture with a cellphone.

This week’s personnel changes include senior management level developments at a U.S.-based aviation industry powerhouse and an Azerbaijani cargo carrier.

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

China’s Ministry of Commerce will start restricting the export of numerous aerospace components and parts that might support their manufacture.

Combined German 2023 defense industry sales have advanced 19% year-on-year to €10 billion ($11 billion), ahead of the 18% growth recorded by the civil sector.

The manufacturer’s key targets for 737 and 787 production remain in place, but mounting problems in the short run will not spare its balance sheet.

“Boeing is not the only one that is out there [struggling],” American CEO Robert Isom said during the Bernstein’s 40th Annual Strategic Decisions Conference.

According to Accenture’s latest Commercial Aerospace Insight Report, there is widespread and growing confidence in the supplier base.

Despite rising geopolitical tensions and economic strains, President and CEO Eric Trappier expressed confidence in Dassault’s market performance at EBACE.

In 2023, Airbus Helicopters booked 74 sales, representing 42% of the total orders placed across all corporate helicopter manufacturers in the year.

European respondents to JetNet iQ’s survey of business aviation owners and operators cited environmental and sustainability issues as No. 2.

This week’s movements reflect management developments at JetBlue Airways, CAE, and Uzbekistan's Samarkand International Airport.

Hypersonic startup accelerates development plan with jump to revised Quarterhorse demonstrator strategy.

The reduced forecast also means a 6% cut, or a $70 million hit, to Triumph’s previous sales guidance for fiscal 2025.

Now CEO of Hexcel, Tom Gentile has been reflecting on his time at the helm of troubled aerostructures giant Spirit AeroSystems.

The opening of final assembly lines in Tianjin, China, and Mobile, Alabama, have shifted the dynamics of Airbus A320 production.

Satellite bus manufacturer is critical to national security program but is in financial trouble.

An ocean world some 450 million mi. from Earth is a tantalizing candidate for life.

As Europe faces multiple potential axes of attack, more European countries might need to reconsider their ground-based air defense plans.

Quantum inertial navigation; airport hydrogen handling demo; lithium-metal pack tested; and autonomous agricultural helicopter.