Aerospace Manufacturing

 

Aircraft Programmes

  • 16.07.2010

    Information building blocks

    AMJul10Air - AeroDNA 1

    Although ERP and supply chain systems saturate the Western market, it’s still underdeveloped in low cost economies. Mike Richardson discovers how AeroDNA is helping to provide more sub-tier supply chain visibility for COMAC’s ARJ21 and C919 aircraft......

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  • 21.06.2010

    Time and motion

    AMJune10 Air - eurofighter1

    How do you coordinate the logistics and supplies for the Eurofighter Typhoon, the most complex combat aircraft programme in the history of pan-European defence programmes? ...

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  • 11.05.2010

    Bombardier spreads its wings

    AMMay10Air - Bombardier 1

    Mike Richardson reports on how the Bombardier Aerospace, Belfast CSeries composite wing programme and its incumbent supply chain are taking shape. ...

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  • 31.03.2010Where east meets west

    AMApr10Air - Sukhoi 1

    The marriage of Western aerospace manufacturing capabilities with Russian aviation experience was unthinkable a few short years ago, and yet as Mike Richardson discovers, Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company has finally brought these two manufacturing superpowers together to......

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  • 08.03.2010The dream becomes reality

    AMMar10Air - Boeing 787 1

    On December 15th last year, Boeing’s long awaited 787 Dreamliner finally got off the ground as aircraft ZA001 took to the sky to begin the flight testing programme. With initial deliveries planned for the end of 2010, Simon Lott speaks to vice president and......

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  • 08.02.2010Energising the supply chain

    AMFeb10Air - F-35 1

    High expectations mean that the F-35 has much more to live up to than previous jet fighters. Mike Richardson hears how the Lockheed Martin JSF programme team and its incumbent supply chain are taking steps to ensure it will meet customer demand....

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  • 25.09.2009Ahead of the game

    AMSep09Air - Bombardier 1

    Expectations for new and more eco-friendly aircraft designs of the future mean that the Bombardier CSeries manufacturing programme has a lot to live up to. Mike Richardson looks at the programme’s latest developments to see what the Bombardier team has learnt......

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  • 07.07.2009High Hopes - UAV Programmes

    Plextek Mike Roberts

    Mike Richardson finds that by taking the right attitude to altitude, a brand new UAV engine has been launched to enable high performance improvements over normally aspirated offerings of equivalent altitudes....

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