GKN Aerospace

By Molly McMillin
A new industrial reality has emerged. “It’s no longer about markets; it’s more about production,” says Richard Aboulafia.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Hydrogen-electric propulsion is going to start in the subregional sector. Can it grow into mainstream aviation?
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
What could the supply chain look like for the next generation of single-aisles?
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
With industry leaders working to certify their aircraft, it was up to alternative propulsion developers to take limelight at the Farnborough Airshow.
Advanced Air Mobility Departments

By Graham Warwick
The UK company is aiming for service entry by the end of the decade.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
A GKN Aerospace-led project to develop and test a 2-megawatt cryogenic hybrid-electric propulsion system is one of five to be backed by UK government funding.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The facility in Chelveston, England, is planned to be operational by 2025.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Michael Bruno, Ben Goldstein
Do Airbus and Boeing’s aerostructures reintegrations represent a trend, anomalies or both?
Farnborough Airshow

By Angus Batey
Britain stands on the cusp of taking a leading role in the deployment of hydrogen-electric power systems in aviation, says insiders.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble
The newly announced plan is part of a wider effort to expand production and repair capacity for the F-35’s acrylic transparencies.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
Saab is planning technology demonstrations to prove to Sweden's government that it can develop the nation’s next combat aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Boeing has bought back the St. Louis defense aircraft factory it once owned but was most recently under the GKN Aerospace brand.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
GKN Aerospace is nearing critical milestones in its H2Gear hydrogen-electric powertrain research and technology project after overcoming supply chain issues.
Emerging Technologies

By Tony Osborne
Aerospace supplier GKN Aerospace is in the final stages of a multiyear restructuring.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
Sweden is beginning to ponder what follows the Gripen as it looks to preserve its national combat aircraft development capability.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Demonstrators built under Clean Sky 2, the project’s predecessor, were exhibited at the annual forum as a source of motivation.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Certifying electric engines; Call for UK hydrogen funding; More eVTOLs for USAF; and the UK’s future flight road map.
Emerging Technologies

By Tony Osborne
Sweden has awarded contracts to Saab and GKN Aerospace to begin studies into future combat aircraft and propulsion development.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
A consortium of UK and European companies have called on the British government to provide additional funding towards making the hydrogen fuel plan a reality.
Sustainability

By Guy Norris
Tier 1 aerostructures supplier GKN Aerospace is expanding production of key Leap 1 components.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Fuel systems for hydrogen; 3D printing on the Moon; LH2 tank breakthrough; the cost of avoiding contrails; and Velis Electro approved for training.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo Helicopters is completing the final assembly of its Next-Generation Civil Tiltrotor Demonstrator ahead of an expected first flight in the coming weeks.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Two-thirds of Europe’s Clean Aviation research projects are focused on more sustainable advanced propulsion technologies for service entry in the mid-2030s.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois, Guy Norris
Validating the design of the fan blades is the overarching goal of a monthslong campaign at ONERA’s S1MA wind tunnel.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
GKN Aerospace has announced a £50 million ($64 million) investment to create additive manufacturing capability at its Trollhattan, Sweden, production facility.
Aircraft & Propulsion