Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Thierry Dubois
The French aerospace industry’s lobby group GIFAS is trying to help its members overcome unprecedented difficulties in hiring.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Sean Broderick
Regional aircraft manufacturers see opportunities in broadening their aftermarket services portfolios beyond their product lines.
Supply Chain

By Lori Ranson
Indigo Partners is warning that aircraft supply chain issues could be prolonged as far out as 2028.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Boeing expects several months of 737 production-line and delivery disruptions while repairs to non-conforming parts on nearly 200 737 MAXs are made.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
The move comes after Airbus had missed its 2022 delivery targets for the A320neo program by a significant margin.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
GKN Aerospace is gearing up to begin production of its first load-bearing additive-manufactured components.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
Engine unit and aftermarket sales have been brisk, particularly to China, where commercial air traffic has grown since Beijing ended its zero-COVID policy.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Boeing’s global search for engineering talent has spawned a lawsuit in Brazil over alleged damage to national security.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Helen Massy-Beresford
While the short-term economic situation is uncertain, conversion specialists say long-term trends justify full orderbooks.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Guy Norris, Graham Warwick
U.S. Air Force future tanker interest and commercial midmarket demand combine to provide a long-awaited potential launch window for a blended wing body concept.
Emerging Technologies

By Sean Broderick
Parts supplied by Spirit AeroSystems must be inspected and repaired on many 737 MAXs.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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

By Jen DiMascio
Bilateral business groups from the United Arab Emirates and India, Israel and the U.S. have joined forces to support a new economic partnership.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Karen Walker
Airbus’ success in China may be about more than politics.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Garrett Reim
Space Forge of the UK, a startup developing a spacecraft for manufacturing goods in space and delivering them to Earth, plans to launch U.S. manufacturing.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
Brazil’s largest defense company studies options for partnering on next-generation fighters and developing light utility transports.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Thierry Dubois, Sean Broderick
Industry developing new ways to help pilots, but some ideas are meeting resistance.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Joe Anselmo, Jens Flottau, Guy Norris, Richard Aboulafia, Sash Tusa
Deliveries have plummeted and Airbus is doubling down with a new assembly line. Analysts Sash Tusa and Richard Aboulafia join Aviation Week editors to discuss.
Check 6

By Jen DiMascio
Benefits of bulk buys; VC-25 replacement delayed; Embraer’s European pitch; and Boeing to fly new prototype on WGS-11 satellite.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Sean Broderick, Guy Norris
A production problem with vertical stabilizer fittings will force Boeing to repair some undelivered 737 MAXs and delay an unspecified number of deliveries.
Aircraft & Propulsion

The UAE’s defence conglomerate, Edge Group is to open a new regional office in Brazil’s federal capital, Brasilia.
Defense

By Sean Broderick, Guy Norris
New pilot-performance validation methods will debut as part of the 737-7’s certification. But first, they have to be developed.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Piotr Butowski
Russian Defense Minister Shoigu calls for missile production to double.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Michael Bruno
Financing for aerospace and defense is looking the best since 2019, despite bank headlines.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Airbus reported deliveries of 127 aircraft in the first quarter of 2023, down 9% on the number of aircraft handed over to customers in Q1 last year.
Aircraft & Propulsion