Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Romanian flag-carrier, Tarom, has signed a firm order for three ATR 72-600 turboprops as it continues to modernise its fleet.
Aerospace

XO Jets is pushing hard to expand its business outside of the US, with new executive vice president, Youssef Mouallem, building a formidable team at its Middle East headquarters in Dubai.
Aerospace

Every conversation with an airline chief here at the show has sustainability at its core, according to Chris Cholerton, president civil aerospace at Rolls-Royce.
Aerospace

EDGE Group has extended its existing machining contract with Boeing to perform in-house metallic machining of vertical fin rib assemblies on Boeing 787 Dreamliner commercial aircraft.
Aerospace

Saudi Arabian Airlines is preparing for a major wide-body aircraft order next year as it revises its fleet plan to match traffic and product expectations with the kingdom’s ambitious ‘vision 2030’ strategy.
Aerospace

A new start-up in Dubai is already making an impact in the world of MRO.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Airbus flies formation; Pipistrel powers Airflow; New Zealand tie-up on debris; Zipline to deliver in U.S.; and green hydrogen supply.
Aircraft & Propulsion

The FAA-certified GE9X, designed specifically for the Boeing 777X, has completed a new series of tests validating the enhanced durability of the engine.
Aerospace

Colin Mahoney, Collins Aerospace president customers talks to Alan Peaford how covid brought so many technologies together.
Emerging Technologies

Real time monitoring of data systems across the aircraft can improve efficiency and cost savings according to Canada's Star Navigation Systems.
Emerging Technologies

Mark Pilling discovers how a study of sharks skin has led to Lufthansa Technik's latest fuel-saving initiative for aircraft.
MRO

With Airbus lighting up the sky on Saturday night – they went one better by lighting up the Dubai Airshow on Sunday’s opening day with a massive 255 Airbus A321neo and A321XLR deal with the low cost carrier consortium Indigo Partners.
Aerospace

The Dubai Airshow – one of the few major aerospace events in the world to not have to cancel its event during the past two years – is all all set to welcome back the world.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
U.S. startup working with Honeywell and EaglePicher to define a megawatt-class propulsion system for 100-seat regional jets.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Pierson, CEO from 1985 to 1998, pushed Airbus to integrate, helping transform it into a global aircraft manufacturing powerhouse.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
After being acquired by Mercedes-Benz, the UK’s Yasa spins off Evolito to apply its advanced electric motors to aviation.
Emerging Technologies

By Alan Peaford
As the aviation world begins to strongly focus on sustainability, it is perhaps no surprise that UK engine-maker Rolls Royce is leading the charge.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Ben Goldstein
Embraer CEO Francisco Gomes Neto said that the E175’s status as the only scope-compliant large regional jet “still in production today” ensures it will continue to sell heavily to airlines in the U.S. over the next 10 years.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The Air Force and Navy have defined requirements for a new fleet of tactical aircraft that defy capabilities of existing jet trainers.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The A321 upgrade will put Tianjin’s capability at the same level as Airbus facilities in Hamburg, Toulouse and Mobile, Alabama.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Guy Norris
Why the outlook for Boeing’s 777X remains promising, despite certification and flight-testing delays.
Dubai Airshow

By Tony Osborne
Turkish Aerospace has cut metal on the first parts for the prototype TF-X indigenous fighter.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Michael Bruno
The big, scary supply chain issue haunting the aerospace industry is actually the fragility and weakening position of lower-tier suppliers whose fate depends on the robustness of a commercial aero recovery.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Molly McMillin
The new facility at Toronto Pearson International Airport will house final assembly of Bombardier Global business jets, including its flagship Global 7500 ultra-long-range aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau, Sean Broderick
China has been a major driver of growth for Boeing and Airbus in the 2020s, but sees no urgency to buy more aircraft.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain