Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Slow rate of 787 delivery recovery reflects nonconformance and noncompliance problems such as gaps, shimming and other production issues.

After a series of alleged faux-departs, France’s Dassault Aviation has declared the three-nation FCAS program can move forward.

The partners will share best practices for design concepts and evaluate which of 53 Latin American airport sites may be most ripe for vertiport deployment.

Near-term opportunities include using off-gases from ethanol plants to produce SAF and mineralizing captured CO2 to produce aggregates for use in infrastructure

Airbus will cease procuring titanium from Russian suppliers in what is now a matter of months, according to Michael Schoellhorn, Airbus Defence and Space CEO.

Fifteen pilots have received their Comac C919 type certification following a two-month evaluation.

The nation can employ contracting tools, competition, creative policies and allied technologies to meet increased demands.

China’s decision to certify some Western aircraft helps address a few markets. But it is also very political.

Aspiring operators of electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicles are about to run into the cold, hard reality of economics.

Fuel-cell single-aisle; Scaled flight testing; Modular hydrogen propulsion; and Impact-safe lithium battery.

Hydrogen-powered vehicles progressing on the rails, roads and at sea can inspire and inform aviation applications.

Boeing’s “systemic capture and hiring” of engineers now threatens the viability of parts of Brazil’s defense industrial base, says the Association of Aerospace Industries of Brazil (AIAB).

GKN Aerospace plans to relocate its North American additive manufacturing center of excellence to a larger, 100,000 ft.² facility in Fort Worth, Texas.

As Airbus suppliers in France strive to keep pace with the A320 ramp-up they’ve committed to and prepare for further production rate increases, hiring tops their list of concerns.

Turkey’s new UCAV; U.S.-Japan missile defense test; Defense exec foresees supply chain price hikes; Space Force-Blue Origin agreement.

Neither the government nor OEMs are appreciating the scope of the pressure facing the aerospace and defense supply chain, says the president and CEO of Elbit Systems of America.

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy is the founding father of a leasing sector that today owns more than half of the global commercial aircraft fleet.

Marc Parent president and CEO of CAE since 2009, has led the Canadian company’s growth as a global leader in defense services.

Continuing an annual tradition dating back to 1957, Aviation Week Network editors honored a wide variety of industry accomplishments.

Startup says it is on track to be among the first eVTOL companies to launch service.

Boeing’s decision to defer development of a new narrowbody has profound and negative consequences for the industry.

BAE Systems is exploring the use of exoskeletons, robotics and augmented reality to help maintenance of the UK’s combat aircraft fleets.

Two catalysts could push commercial engine-makers and airframers to speed up their development cycles.

Thousands of aerospace and defence professionals from over 30 countries around the world connected at the Bahrain International Airshow (BIAS) 2022.

Archer's new facility will be capable of producing up to 650 of its four-passenger Midnight aircraft per year.