Manufacturing & Supply Chain

The U.S. must develop propulsion technologies that are not dependent on rare propellants subject to extreme price volatility.

FedEx’s autonomous air cargo; Flying on synthetic kerosene; Volansi’s bigger cargo UAV; and Lighter hydrogen tanks.

Aviation has long seen China as its growth engine in Asia, but some changing fundamentals should be concerning to the industry.

$194 billion budget proposes deep divestments to free up funding for research and development.

Scotland-based Spirit AeroSystems (Europe) has signed a term sheet in principle with UK startup Electric Aviation Group (EAG) to collaborate on the development of technologies to support zero-emission flight.

The 737 MAX 10’s likely appeal for airlines, restarted MAX and 787 deliveries and free cash flow generation are some reasons for optimism.

For a key supplier famous for not chasing high-growth prospects, setting up a UAM business group seems incongruous. Except it is not.

The new boss is relying on lean manufacturing improvements as the conglomerate faces performance and financial pressures.

Amid sanctions triggered by Russia’s war in Ukraine, many short-term and medium-term initiatives are in play to keep industry going.

As cooperation with Russia dwindles and Ukrainian suppliers vanish, ESA is reviewing its options in launch services and exploration.

Loss of Russian suppliers due to fallout from war in Ukraine will change supply chain, not cripple it.

RTC Aerospace, a subtier precision-manufacturing company for aerospace and defense, has changed owners, with private-equity firm Stellex Capital taking over from investor and former CEO Brad Hart as the business eyes acquisition growth.

The reignited Airbus-Dassault dispute delays French-German-Spanish future combat air system project.

Slowly coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, aviation is facing another huge task: dealing with the fallout of Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Egypt approved to receive F-15EX; North Korean missile test failure; Satcom prototype clears review; and Boeing’s Australian suppliers.

Howmet Aerospace sees potential for growth as airframe and engine manufacturers shift their titanium supply chain sourcing away from Russia but will not alter its business strategy to chase market share, its top executive said.

The Russian titanium supply cutoff has two silver linings for the battered aerospace supply chain.

Many suppliers have found alternate sources of the metal, and OEMs have built up buffer inventory.

This is the year is when the bevy of SPACs that formed in 2020 faces a deal-or-no-deal moment.

Mubadala subsidiary Sanad is to collaborate with Thales to extend industrial services for airport security, air traffic and avionics systems.

Rolls-Royce has reached a key milestone in its UltraFan technology demonstrator programme as the power gearbox (PGB) is dispatched from the company’s site in Germany.

The war in Ukraine could push defense spending to grow annually as fast or faster than GDP for the balance of the 2020s.

Whisper’s quiet drone; Avoiding satellite collision; Refueling in space; Hypersonic funding boost; and Rapid hydrogen refueling.

Airbus Helicopters has developed a cost-sharing model with customers to develop upgrades for rotary-wing platforms now out of production.

The zero-emission propulsion startup Hydrogen is to locate manufacturing and distribution of its modular hydrogen capsules and assembly of regional-aircraft powertrain retrofit kits at the New Mexico facility.