Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Thierry Dubois
Recruiting production workers has long been a headache for the French industry—which includes critical suppliers for Airbus and CFM International.
Maintenance & Training

By Bill Carey, Michael Bruno
A surprising new U.S. ban on UAS and components from outside the U.S. is likely to lead to disruption before any benefits.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Thierry Dubois
Austria-based FACC has developed improved production techniques for cabin monuments such as galleys, lavatories and overhead stowage bins.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Embraer said its commercial aviation division delivered 78 jets in 2025, with more E175s delivered, but fewer E190-E2s and E195-E2s.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Richard Aboulafia
The program looks poised to thrive in a world where the U.S. has alienated its best friends.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo’s AW609-based Next-Generation Civil Tiltrotor Technology Demonstrator is testing wing, propulsion and fly-by-wire concepts to derisk future designs.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
The A320neo family is Airbus’ biggest success—and its biggest headache. Ten years into revenue service, engine maturity and supply chain challenges continue.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
DARPA is taking a hard look at the quizzical, quantum-mechanics-based hardware.
Emerging Technologies

By Jens Flottau
Customer demand has made the Airbus A321neo the most successful single-aisle aircraft, currently representing 64% of all A320neo-family orders.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
With relatively low entry barriers and short renewal cycles, new entrants to seat-making can more easily find a way to install their seats in an aircraft cabin.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Chen Chuanren
Taiwan’s EVA Air has announced plans to acquire four Boeing 787-9s, while also extending the lease terms for its 777-300ERs and launching a cabin retrofit.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
China’s Juneyao Air and Spring Airlines have separately signed purchase agreements with Airbus to acquire a combined 55 A320neo-family aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Hybrid focus for Clean Aviation; exhaust additives reduce contrails; point-to-point cargo eVTOL demo; and anti-jamming for urban air taxis.
Emerging Technologies

By Ella Nethersole
Boeing has appointed Fahad Al Mheiri as vice president for the Middle East, Gulf and North Africa, starting in January 2026.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Honeywell's aerospace segment will record a $470 million financial charge in Q4 2025 for Flexjet-related litigation payments.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Guy Norris
As 2026 beckons, engine-makers position themselves for the industry’s most valuable prize: a place on the next-gen Airbus and Boeing single-aisle aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Airbus has released a software update to address A220 wheel-skidding issues, with Transport Canada and EASA mandating its installation.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Matthew Jouppi
The decade-long demand outlook for military aircraft has jumped 30% over the past year, reaching $250 billion.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Aviation Week Staff
Defense boom drives 10-year value of military aircraft deliveries to $1.19 trillion.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
The U.S. is 250 years old in 2026. Its leading aerospace and defense companies face growing competition, domestically and internationally, from younger players.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Ben Goldstein
Joby Aviation plans to double its U.S. manufacturing capacity to support production of up to four aircraft per month by 2027.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
China’s emerging low-altitude economy is driving the development of large uncrewed logistics aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Sean Broderick
Operators of Airbus A320neo-family aircraft with suspected nonconforming fuselage panels have six months to conduct inspections and plan any needed repairs.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Antoine Fafard
Commercial narrowbody deliveries came to a total of 96 units in November 2025, nine aircraft higher than the same month of the year prior but 11 down on October.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Robert Wall
BAE Systems has raised $52.2 million from the sale of most of its stake in Air Astana.
Missile Defense & Weapons