Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
More feedstock-to-fuel pathways are needed to avoid constraints on sustainable aviation fuel capacity.
Emerging Technologies

By Jens Flottau, Guy Norris
While the Iran war presents another black swan event for the air transport industry, airlines appear eager to stick to their orderbooks for now.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Klaus Mueller
Key European OEMs are implementing the Aero Excellence initiative intended to improve the supply chain’s structural stability and resilience.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
The head of GKN Aerospace does not expect aircraft manufacturers to slow civil airliner production ramp-ups, despite potential fallout from the Iran war.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Jens Flottau
The global aircraft seat market was worth around $3.1 billion in 2025. Recaro Aircraft Seating believes that the market will grow to around $5 billion in 2030.
Interiors & Connectivity

Sponsored by Mobil
Mobil’s Stephan Schubert and Daryl Teo Zhi Kai talk to Aviation Week about the role Mobil plays in bringing certainty, quality, and history to MROs.
Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
MTU Aero Engines expects the Franco-German-Spanish Future Combat Air System (FCAS) program to evolve to the pursuit of two different aircraft types.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Rolls-Royce says endurance and altitude testing of the engines for the U.S. Army MV-75 Cheyenne II are due later this year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Rolls-Royce has been selected by South American-based LATAM Airlines to power three Boeing 787s with the engine maker’s upgraded Trent 1000 XE powerplant.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Liebherr-Aerospace’s Lindenberg, Germany, development and production site has delivered the first nose landing gear for the Airbus A350F freighter.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
After a 4.5-year delay, flight testing for the MQ-25 is making progress, and Boeing is developing a variant with longer endurance.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Airbus says Spain will receive an initial 21 TAI Hurjet advanced jet trainers while it works on the final avionics package.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

Sponsored by Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance
Bob Swindell, President & CEO of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance, explains the benefits for aerospace and MRO firms to locate their operations in the region.
Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Apple cofounder’s venture seeks to fix a “broken” Earth-observation market.
Commercial Space

Aviation Week MRO Americas 2026
Highlights from MRO Americas, which celebrated its 30th anniversary with a buoyant 2026 event.
MRO

By Tony Osborne
New entrants aim to expand capacity and reshape a market long dominated by Canadian and U.S. platforms.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Startup Elysian revises its electric regional aircraft concept to reflect achievable battery performance.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
After a strong Q1 for MRO activities on the CFM56 and Leap turbofans, Safran is seeing no sign of a slowdown due to the war in the Middle East, its CEO says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Airbus has completed the first main deck cargo door for the A350F, the widebody’s freighter variant it plans to fly in 2026.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
CFM International will deliver more than 2,000 Leap engines in 2026, against a backdrop of increasing raw material prices and sustained demand.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Thierry Dubois, Alan Dron
Cabin accessibility for people who are hard of hearing or use wheelchairs has been a focus for the last few years, and solutions are within reach.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Jens Flottau
Airbus delivered its first aircraft from Mobile, Alabama, in 2016. Ten years on, the site has far outgrown the original plans.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
Several new programs have arisen to drive low-cost munitions into service more quickly and at higher volumes than ever before.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Guy Norris
Boeing says certification of the 737-7 and -10 is in its final phases and remains on track for later this year but first deliveries will not begin until 2027.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Sponsored by Henkel
Henkel’s Vice President of Aviation, Defense, and Space, Mike Didyk, talks to Aviation Week TV about the importance of sustainability in their new products and innovations.
Supply Chain