Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Guy Norris
Already chasing a step-change in fuel-burn reduction of between 20-25%, engine-makers face the additional challenge of developing adaptable propulsion systems.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
New programs mean new opportunities for both OEMs and suppliers, and the hottest prospect of all right now is the expected A220-500.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Solar UAV flies stratospheric; HAPS motor test; electric regional ground demo; and agile eVTOL.
Emerging Technologies

By Bill Carey
The two are in harmony on development of a communications network based on a multiorbit, multiband architecture.
Connected Aerospace

By Tony Osborne
The UK's Project Warhol is researching additive manufacturing materials and technologies that could help boost parts availability during wartime.
Supply Chain

By Lee Ann Shay
William Ampofo, Boeing vice president for parts and distribution services and supply chain, talks about challenges and growth.
Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Diamond Aircraft has delivered its first DA62 MPP to Qatar’s Centre for Geographic Information Systems (CGIS)
Aerospace

By Sean Broderick
The issue affects the entire 737 MAX fleet, and Boeing wants to address it during the more complicated 737-10 approval process.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Paul Seidenman, David Spanovich
Aircraft radome manufacturers are certifying new materials to withstand damage and improve performance.
Supply Chain

By Adrian Schofield
The airline aims to select an aircraft this year to operate commercial demonstration flights in 2026.
Emerging Technologies

By Irene Klotz
NASA’s return to the Moon—and future human exploration initiatives—rely on private sector partnerships.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
Europe’s workhorse Ariane 5 ends operations after 117 flights.
Space

Ethiopian Airlines is planning to double its fleet by 2035 and the industry can expect orders later this year according to the Addis Ababa chief executive Mesfin Tasew.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
Sikorsky’s tailsitter eVTOL; X-59 on the flight line; autonomous in Alaska; and unlocking biomass for SAF.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau, Victoria Moores
Remaining regional aircraft OEMs ATR and Embraer continue to wait for fresh, strong demand. If the hesitation is structural, the outlook could stay grim.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Angus Batey
Goldilock makes a technology that essentially disconnects customer from networks to maintain security.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Piotr Butowski
The Russian aircraft company reveals a new design configuration developed using digital design.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
While the labor stoppage was resolved and aircraft production returned July 5, the strike’s effects may reverberate for a while, including in unsuspecting ways.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Alan Dron
Aerostructures specialist, Spirit Aerosystems, is powering ahead with an increased range of components produced in its Casablanca, Morocco facility.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Frank Cavallaro
With soaring demand for semiconductors, aerospace and defense companies need a sound strategy for securing components.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Graham Warwick
VoltAero has selected Avidyne’s Quantum open flight deck avionics system for its hybrid-electric Cassio.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Guy Norris
Backed by European and UK research programs, Rolls is evaluating “vast unknowns’’ posed by the future move to hydrogen-fueled propulsion.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
The crisis has passed, but effects of the labor stoppage in Wichita are still emerging. Empowered unions, higher prices and less outsourcing are likely results.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Guy Norris
Reaping the benefit of decades of hydrogen-related research, Cranfield is expanding its work across aerospace applications of this zero-carbon fuel option.
Aircraft & Propulsion