Latecoere epitomizes Europe's supply chain’s situation: striving to regain profitability, it has yet to recover from the pandemic, with imperfect delivery rates.
Aura Aero has secured an additional €340 million ($393 million) of funding, but first flight of its hybrid-electric, 19-seat ERA has been pushed to late 2027.
The Alaska Air Group regional carrier has cultivated an effective, efficient workforce pipeline that feeds group-level pathways to Alaska and Hawaiian Airlines.
Airlines and MRO providers should look out for non-airworthy engine parts after 12 containers were fraudulently redirected from their intended destination.
Prior to the Iran war, the leading fear among investors had been how disruptive AI could be to many business sectors. But not in aerospace and defense.
Predictions that supply chain issues and new-engine reliability problems would sustain demand for midlife and older aircraft may be derailed by the Iran war.
Parts provider AerSale has predicted another challenging year for sourcing feedstock due to intense competition for used aircraft and engine purchases.
Panelists at Aviation Week’s AeroEngines Asia-Pacific emphasized adopting a more localized approach is necessary to address fragilities in the MRO supply chain.
Lufthansa Technik (LHT) has expressed confidence that it will again see significant growth this year, despite ongoing geopolitical and economic headwinds.
