Manufacturing & Supply Chain

More investment in startup companies can help the government traverse the “valley of death” at a critical moment in history.

The inflated aeroshell will face dynamic regimes from Mach 25 to subsonic.

From relatively humble beginnings, Boeing’s ecoDemonstrator program has become a major player in the battle for sustainable operations.

Xwing tests visual autoland; Standards for space servicing; Inside Aura’s electric ERA; and First military eVTOL missions.

An economic downturn would not have the same impact as that in 2008.

West Coast predominance and competition for feedstocks among issues.

“We are seeing an increased demand and opportunity to replace legacy aircraft components with thermoplastics,” a Collins executive says.

The Bahrain International Airshow 2022 has announced four ‘ground-breaking’ forums each featuring a variety of keynote and panel sessions.

For the first time in a generation, inflationary drivers are pushing up prices across the supplier base. What are the effects?

UK and Qatari Eurofighter crews will be helping secure the upcoming FIFA World Cup through a unique partnership.

Industry officials expect a quick decision on next variant of the Precision Strike Missile program after submitting bids in September.

As Airshow China 2022 draws near, speculation grows about what new aircraft may be on display.

Fresh off their $7.3 billion acquisition of Meggitt, Parker Hannifin’s leaders talk about the company’s future in aerospace.

Aviation Week Network recognizes 20 exceptional students leading change in the aerospace and defense industry.

A recent agreement between Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Morocco opens the door for 'win-win' cooperation in the aerospace sector.

Without schedule pressure to develop the Long March 9, China pursues resusable designs.

The Comac C919 will soon fly scheduled services, but the UAC MC-21 is being held back by fallout from the Russia-Ukraine war.

Services firms exposed to interest rate hikes; C-130 propeller woes; hypersonic test bed ordered; and Hungarian C-390s in production.

Safran thinks an electric taxiing system could save up to 4% of fuel burn on narrowbodies.

Incoming MTU CEO Lars Wagner hopes to break CFM International’s Boeing 737 monopoly to power possible narrowbody successor.

AutoFlight plans to develop and certify its electric urban air taxi in Europe, manufacture the vehicle in China and market it globally.

TruWeather sees a need to build microweather sensor networks to support urban air mobility operations.

The U.S. Navy’s first carrier-based, autonomous refueling aircraft has had “growing pains,” a Boeing executive says, as the production phase begins.

Volocopter is looking ahead not only to where its urban air taxis will fly but to the airspace and vertiports they will need to operate.

GKN Aerospace, the British aerostructures giant undergoing a business overhaul under private ownership, has acquired Sweden’s Permanova Lasersystem, an existing supplier that specializes in laser welding and laser metal deposition systems.