Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Jens Flottau
Airbus management has finally accepted that its narrowbody ambitions have been unrealistic, but there is confidence the OEM can deliver more widebodies.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
An undeniable trend voiced in recent supplier surveys and conferences is that providers favor Airbus over Boeing—and maybe any other OEM.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Jens Flottau
The significance of the order for 470 new aircraft from Airbus and Boeing goes far beyond its sheer size.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Rolls-Royce has received an order from Air India for 68 Trent XWB-97 engines, plus options for 20 more.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Air India has signed an order for 40 GEnx-1B and 20 GE9X engines, plus a multi-year TrueChoice engine services agreement.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Thierry Dubois
Heat management has become a critical issue in fuel cell-based system design.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Emphasizing resilience, Daher unveils a 2027 strategy to make the most of airframers’ planned production ramp-up.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Jens Flottau
Airbus has been selling more A321neos than A320neos since 2019. Now it is also producing more of its largest narrowbody—with significant strategic implications.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Every survey is a snapshot in time, a photograph of aggregated data.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
While fuel savings in flight are the preponderant environmental outcome of using composites, changes in manufacturing would be welcome.
Emerging Technologies

By Henry Canaday
As demand for freighters continues to grow, cargo conversion specialists are offering new options, including for smaller aircraft types.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jen DiMascio, Brandon Patrick
India will receive 275 trainers and LCAs over the next decade, more than any other nation aside from the U.S.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Balloon industry says it can survey the Earth better than satellites and for less cost.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Daher unveiled a new five-year "Take off 2027” strategic plan to "become a large, profitable international company” with four complementary businesses.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Graham Warwick
The structure forms the lower half of the Airbus-led Multi-Functional Fuselage Demonstrator (MFFD).
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
The loss to Japanese industry and government is more than just the $7 billion funneled into the ill-fated SpaceJet program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Angus Batey
Historic electronic systems facility in Rochester needs funding for modernization.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick, Garrett Reim
Pyka, MightyFly and Moya Aero are among startups developing heavy-payload uncrewed aircraft for cargo use.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Sash Tusa
Aircraft deliveries to China have collapsed, and big hurdles stand in the way of a sharp rebound.
Air Transport

By Joe Anselmo, Michael Bruno, Ron Epstein, Richard Aboulafia
Listen in as business editor Michael Bruno and analysts Richard Aboulafia and Rob Epstein discuss aerospace's big problem.
Aerospace

By Thierry Dubois
Daher bets on thermoplastics for higher production rates and reduced environmental footprint.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Asia-Pacific Staff
The life-cycle cost for the jet-powered aircraft jumped 68% from 2008 to 2021.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
Avolon CEO Andy Cronin talked with Aviation Week about the company’s place as the second-largest lessor behind AerCap with an important voice in the industry.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
With a 1-kilovolt, 2.5-megawatt electrical system, the Lilium Jet needs new wiring interconnection systems, which will be developed by GKN Aerospace.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Thierry Dubois
ESA member states scramble to protect independent access to space.
Space