CFM International Leap turbofan deliveries will increase by more than 20% this year after a record third quarter of production, Safran CEO Oliver Andriès says.
The International Trade Administration’s Manufacturing Office is hyperfocused on helping the U.S. aerospace sector increase its global competitiveness.
The rising popularity of Collaborative Combat Aircraft has spread to the U.S. Army, which is now considering the reusable systems to augment crewed rotorcraft.
Safran's plan to open an assembly line for the CFM Leap-1A turbofan in Casablanca, Morocco, adds to the quieter creation of a similar line in Queretaro, Mexico.
Airbus has inaugurated a second A320-family line at its assembly site in Tianjin, adding production capacity toward its target of 75 new A320s per month.
The U.S. Army and Bell are pushing to speed up fielding of the MV-75 tiltrotor by shifting acquisition dates, moving up funding and designing initial aircraft.
A deceleration in the production ramp-up of commercial aircraft at Airbus and Boeing is alleviating difficulties for cabin interior supplier Diehl Aviation.
