Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
MTU Aero Engines says it has identified a Flying Fuel Cell (FFC) and Water Enhanced Turbofan (WET) as “favored” concepts for revolutionary reductions in emissions from aircraft propulsion systems.
ILA Berlin

By Thierry Dubois
As Europe’s Clean Sky 2 research and technology project is nearing the end, Airbus and industry partners are expected to complete the construction of their multifunction fuselage demonstrator, aiming at lower cost and weight and fast-paced manufacturing.
ILA Berlin

Rolls-Royce is officially announcing the development of turbogenerator technology, which includes a new small engine designed for hybrid-electric applications.
MRO

By Guy Norris, Jens Flottau
Airbus is struggling with implementing big production increases, as is Boeing, which also faces uncertainty over 737 certifications.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Michael Bruno
Dave Gitlin, the former head of erstwhile UTC Aerospace Systems and now chairman and CEO of air-conditioning giant Carrier, is joining the Boeing board of directors.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Jens Flottau
Aviation executives departed into a parallel universe for a few days in June.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
The inferiority of batteries as energy sources compared with aviation fuel is widely accepted. Yet electric aviation startups continue to push the envelope of what battery-powered aircraft can achieve.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Jens Flottau, Sean Broderick
With commencement of flight tests, Airbus is moving closer to new territory: true long-haul narrowbody services.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
Emirates has been among the airlines suffering the most from Boeing’s aircraft delivery delays.
Airlines & Lessors

By Thierry Dubois, Linda Blachly, Alan Dron
From sustainable materials to improved wheelchair access, cabins must be a part of aviation’s reassessment.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Sean Broderick
The FAA’s amended type certification process is successful, but agency needs more flexibility to put less focus on cost justifications.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Guy Norris
Modeling and 3D-printing advances combine to enable development of high-temperature alloy with lower cost and greater performance.
Emerging Technologies

By Michael Bruno
The pinnacle of aviation manufacturing could be located in the Blue Ridge Mountains and see everything under one roof.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Lee Ann Shay
The company's latest additive manufacturing facility in North Carolina will focus on creating parts instead of tooling.
MRO

By Thierry Dubois
As the war in Ukraine continues to mean the supply of titanium from Russia is uncertain, the European aerospace industry is pressing on with efforts to find replacement sources.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Helen Massy-Beresford
A trend that was already underway before the pandemic has been given a boost by COVID-19.
Emerging Technologies

By Guy Norris
WestJet and Delta Air Lines among launch group for Aero Design Lab-developed Boeing 737 Next-Gen fuel burn improvement package.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
SpaceX is making headway in space MRO.
Space

By Carole Rickard Hedden
Advanced air mobility companies have a critical advantage over legacy aerospace business as they transition into manufacturing, according to the leader of Deloitte’s U.S. aerospace and defense consultancy.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Paul Seidenman, David Spanovich
Recent aircraft wheel and brake developments aim for more time on wing and less environmental impact.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Is commercial aerospace biding its time or laying the groundwork for a digital transformation? The answer is yes.
Emerging Technologies

By Michael Bruno
Despite skipping the FAA for the U.S. Coast Guard, wing-in-ground-effect vehicles still move too fast for U.S. regulators.https://aviationweek.com/node/4410606/edit#edit-group-article
Aircraft & Propulsion

The Rolls-Royce has said its Pearl 10X engine development programme is making good progress and has successfully cumulated more than 1,000 testing hours, both on the Advance 2 demonstrator and the Pearl 10X engine configuration.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

UAS International Trip Support (UAS) honoured the winners of its Outstanding Suppliers Awards 2020-2021 at a ceremony during the recent EBACE Show in Geneva.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
DLR’s climate-neutral concepts; Pantuo flies eVTOL; SAF from stover; Honeywell’s megawatt milestone; and JAXA’s hypersonic test plan.
Emerging Technologies