Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Rolls-Royce is continuing to produce Trent 1000 and Trent XWB fan blades in Singapore at maximum volume, despite depressed demand for widebody aircraft in recent years as a result of the pandemic.

Preexisting staffing issues are coming back quickly during a recovery that is faster than anticipated.

Suppliers will sit between a rock and hard place, as list prices fall and manufacturing costs rise.

As commercial aircraft demand recovers and production is starting to ramp up accordingly, suppliers are beginning to face hiring, raw material and logistics issues.

The Tempest will feature the Isanke system, which will link all of the fighter's onboard sensors to transform pilot understanding of the battlespace.

The OEM may sell parts of Premium Aerotec but must convince union IG Metall that the company has better perspectives with new ownership.

Bell Textron has successfully demonstrated operation of its Autonomous Pod Transport (APT) 70 unmanned cargo aircraft with a ground-based detect and avoid system as part of broader infrastructure development efforts for advanced air mobility.

Daher, a tier-one supplier of major composites and metallic subassemblies, has entered final negotiations with Triumph for the acquisition of a metal aerostructures factory in Stuart, Florida.

A clear signal that the Boeing 737 Max is back on track came with the successful return to service by Ethiopian Airlines yesterday.

Amid huge program changes are signs that Boeing may finally be turning the corner.

Following months of negotiations and several days of industrial action, Airbus and Germany’s industrial workers union IG Metall agreed on a new company set-up that will see the company's industrial structure in Germany divided into two main units.

Qatar Airways has become the launch customer for the Boeing 777-8 Freighter with a firm order for 34 jets and options for 16 more, a total purchase that would be worth more than $20 billion at current list prices and the largest freighter commitment in Boeing history by value.

Boom’s supersonic flight path continues with engine tests on the XB-1 and a decision to assemble the Overture airliner in North Carolina.

The UK’s FlyZero research project has revealed its concept for a 75-seat regional airliner powered by liquid hydrogen as it finalizes its study on how to prepare the country’s aerospace industry to participate in the development of future zero-emissions commercial aircraft.

For U.S. leaders, the Lockheed-Aerojet acquisition was too much to ignore. In the future, smaller is better.

Divestitures, diversification and rebalancing will be key themes driving A&D M&A in 2022

Boom Supersonic has announced plans to develop a production, test and delivery facility for its Overture supersonic airliner at Piedmont Triad International Airport near Greensboro, North Carolina.

Focusing on quality and logistics key to turnaround executed during pandemic.

Sea-air drone; Hamburg port drones; AI autopilot advance; Adding SAF capacity; and AirCar makes progress.

Amid a prolonged drought, inquiring minds want to know when commercial aerospace M&A will return. That says a lot.

Collins Aerospace has created a new business unit, Advanced Structures, that combines the Raytheon Technologies division’s heritage aerostructures and mechanical systems groups under the growing sustainability business mandate.

Qatar Airways is piling on the pressure to get an fast-track resolution of its dispute with Airbus over the degrading of the skin of its Airbus A350 fleet.

The construction of a wind tunnel by Turkish Aerospace hints at the scale of the country’s aerospace ambitions.

Brazilian OEM hopes the facility can attract business from other OEMs under new ownership, reducing its exposure in aircraft components.

Defense companies are having to adapt, but they are holding their own in talent, capital and technology.