Aerospace Manufacturing & Supply Chain
Jun 28, 2022
The metal is key to aircraft construction, and Russian suppliers accounted for 30-50% of Europe’s needs before the war in Ukraine.
Jun 27, 2022
They may not be able to get ahead of macroeconomic challenges, but larger suppliers are handling them relatively well.
Jun 24, 2022
Engines and cabin interiors top the list of missing components, while airlines and airports struggle to keep up normal operations.
Jun 24, 2022
The OEM produced the T-7A in only three years, but challenges remain before the process can green-light its next all-new airliner.
Jun 24, 2022
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Apr 01, 2020
Astronics, the already embattled provider of aircraft seat technology and other interior products, is “adjusting its workforce” to align with a dropoff in demand due to the coronavirus and sudden economic slowdown.
Mar 25, 2020
Brazil’s Embraer is analyzing how to start manufacturing ventilators and respirators, replacing components in imported ventilators, and developing…
Mar 23, 2020
Airbus is faced with an avalanche of requests for delivery deferrals and is preparing for substantial production cuts as many of its customers struggle with the impact of COVID-19 coronavirus on air transport.
Mar 21, 2020
LOS ANGELES -- As part of efforts to sustain operations and increase its chances of receiving a state bailout to offset the devastating impact of the…
Mar 20, 2020
Some aerospace suppliers' production facilities are based on continuous processes, as opposed to the manufacturing of discrete objects, and the current COVID-19 coronavirus crisis is therefore creating headaches about operational continuity, an analyst has warned.
Mar 20, 2020
Ted Colbert, CEO of Boeing Global Services, spoke with Lee Ann Shay on March 4 at Boeing’s Chicago headquarters about how he’s adjusting to the job that he started in October and how he’s navigating today’s very dynamic business environment.
Mar 18, 2020
Boeing called for the U.S. government to provide a minimum of $60 billion in aid to the aerospace manufacturing community in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis that has cratered air travel and could trigger a worldwide recession.
Feb 12, 2020
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) shipped its 1,000th pair of wing boxes for the Boeing 787 program on Feb. 10, 13 years after the first shipset was dispatched.