Aerospace Manufacturing & Supply Chain

May 24, 2022
Hybrid Dash 8 batteries; Nuclear-powered spacecraft; Inside Lilium’s eVTOL; Infrared-welded thermoplastics; Forming antennas in space.
May 19, 2022
Supply chain disruptions are flaring, but Spirit AeroSystems remains confident. One quiet project helps explain why.
May 18, 2022
Heavy-aircraft pilots will use simulators to bridge the gap between the initial turboprop trainer and operational aircraft.
May 18, 2022
Subscale flight test; Nordic electric seaplane; shaped by flow control; and net-zero across the Atlantic.
May 17, 2022
Aerospace industry executives are committing to a spacefaring future that represents all of humanity.
Dec 26, 2019
Textron will not become a pure aerospace and defense company in the near term.
Dec 22, 2019
LOS ANGELES - Safran has joined supersonic jet developer Aerion as a “major partner” for its 12-seater AS2 Mach 1.4 corporate transport currently in…
Dec 21, 2019
LONDON – The British government has approved the £4 billion ($5.2 billion) takeover of defense company Cobham by U.S. private equity firm Advent…
Dec 19, 2019
Private equity investors Main Street Capital Holdings on Dec. 18 said it created a new company, Compass Precision, to acquire precision metal manufacturers.
Dec 18, 2019
Private equity-backed Shimtech Industries has purchased Fastener Technology Corp.
Dec 16, 2019
Aerospace and defense holding company Novaria Group has acquired Long-Lok, a manufacturer of self-locking and self-sealing fasteners.
Nov 25, 2019
Aerospace business growth continues to be driven by the two narrowbody leaders, and especially their larger variants.
Nov 27, 2017
The GE9X engine for the Boeing 777X has been mounted on General Electric's 747-400 flying testbed, marking a key milestone toward the beginning of test flights around the end of the year.