Aerospace Manufacturing & Supply Chain
Aug 19, 2025
  
      Increased government involvement in airliner sales will shape the industry in three ways—none of them good.
  
      
  Aug 08, 2025
  
      Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
  
      
  Aug 07, 2025
  
      Laser-guided rockets help the U.S. Air Force down drones cheaply, though pilots say it is not as easy as it looks. 
  
      
  Aug 07, 2025
  
      After losing NGAD to Boeing, Lockheed plans to develop the F-35 to fill the gap.
  
      
  Aug 06, 2025
  
      The U.S.-EU zero-tariff aircraft deal is good news, but airlines are assessing whether broader macroeconomic fallout may harm travel demand.
  
      
  Aug 19, 2025
  
      DRAIMS that began to equip new Airbus aircraft in 2022 has caused at least 10 incidents in two years, French accident investigation bureau (BEA) says.
  
      
  Aug 19, 2025
  
      Among the standouts of China's eVTOL landscape is Shanghai-based Vertaxi.
  
      
  Aug 19, 2025
  
      Monthly narrowbody deliveries from the duopoly came to the exact same amount delivered in June, but the balance shifted slightly in favor of Airbus. 
  
      
  Aug 18, 2025
  
      As Boeing prepares to close the production line for its “metal wing” 777F at the end of 2027, the program's output could yet surpass the 747F's total.
  
      
  Aug 18, 2025
  
      Boeing 777-9 certification tests reached a key stage with the return of the first 777X development aircraft to Edwards AFB for takeoff performance testing.
  
      
  Aug 12, 2025
  
      Castings and forgings have once again been fingered as the key limit on future large commercial and military aircraft build-rates.
  
      
  Aug 11, 2025
  
      Ahead of its own sale to Boeing, Spirit AeroSystems has agreed a deal to offload its operations in Subang, Malaysia, to Composites Technology Research Malaysia.
  
      
  Jul 31, 2025
  
      Safran CEO Olivier Andriès said CFM International aims to catch up on Leap-1A engine deliveries to Airbus by the end of October.