Airbus begins construction on new Alabama plant for A220 aircraft Construction of Airbus’ A220 Manufacturing Facility in Mobile, Alabama has officially launched with a ground-breaking ceremony. The assembly line will satisfy the strong and growing US demand for the A220…
Trip the light fantastic! An all singing, all dancing flexible production solution of the fibre layup of composites for new urban air mobility air taxis comes courtesy of the robots of the SAMBA Series…
Hydrogen-powered UAV completes hour-long flight with 5kg payload A project to develop a hydrogen fuel cell powered multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), has beaten its original test flight target of 60 minutes with a 5kg payload, setting a…
One-cut strategy reaps rewards Aerospace Manufacturing hears how Sodick’s wire EDM solutions are helping subcontractor, Promach 3D produce turbine blade root holders on special tooling for a critical aerospace application. Derby-based Promach 3D,…
Web Industries’ Vermont plant earns Nadcap accreditation The Middlesex, Vermont production facility of Web Industries’ Aerospace market team has earned accreditation from Nadcap covering the facility’s composite cutting and kitting operations. The accreditation was granted November 12,…
Sharing in Growth secures £3.4bn for UK in aerospace contracts Sharing in Growth has now helped UK aerospace suppliers secure more than £3.4 billion in contracts. Almost a third - £1.2bn - was achieved in 2018 by accelerating the scale…
SGL Carbon and Airbus Helicopters agree new collaboration Airbus Helicopters Germany and SGL Carbon have been working together for years in the field of processing composite materials for aircraft doors of the Airbus Group. In the future, the…
Look to the future – now! Here we are at the beginning of 2019 with a growing number of companies announcing their affiliations to forward-thinking suppliers of disruptive technologies designed to lower the cost of manufacture,…
Amphenol Invotec secures Nadcap approval for its Telford site Amphenol Invotec, one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of advanced PCBs, has announced its Telford site has been awarded Nadcap accreditation. This achievement complements the Nadcap Merit status already awarded to…
Pattonair transforms warehouse with high output LED lighting from Goodlight Leading LED lighting brand, Goodlight, has announced that Pattonair, a global aerospace and defence supply chain provider has reduced lighting energy costs by 40% by replacing the fluorescent tubes at…
Bell’s air taxi vehicle leverages Thales flight controls Bell Helicopters revealed the full-scale configuration of its vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) air taxi vehicle at CES 2019. As part of the Bell Nexus team, Thales is helping redefine the flying experience.…
Permeability measurement: Getting the measure with fast and accurate data A 3D-permeability measurement bench that provides accurate data and fast processing of samples has been added to a stable of high-performing equipment at the AMRC Composite Centre, thanks to the…
Zotefoams reports high demand for its ZOTEK foam Zotefoams, a world leader in cellular materials technology, reports a sustained increase in demand for its ZOTEK F used in advanced lightweighting applications within the aviation sector. Available in flexible,…
New Boeing 777X to offer Gentex dimmable windows Gentex Corporation, global supplier of electronically dimmable windows (EDWs) for the aerospace industry, has announced its latest generation of dimmable aircraft windows will be offered as optional content on the…
Canadian representatives to meet German aviation suppliers at Aircraft Interiors Expo The German aerospace industry has been working closely together with Canadian aviation companies and research institutions for several years already. Now, sponsored by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and…
Web Industries names Mark Pihl chief executive officer Web Industries, a leading provider of precision converting services for flexible materials and a value-added outsource manufacturer has named Mark Pihl as chief executive officer. Pihl advanced from his previous…
Spirit AeroSystems delivers its first 3D printed commercial aircraft part Spirit AeroSystems announced the receipt of its first additive-manufactured, titanium, structural component for the Boeing 787. The part, a back-up fitting for an access door latch, has been machined and…
Airbus achieves new commercial aircraft delivery record in 2018 Airbus delivered 800 commercial aircraft to 93 customers in 2018, meeting its full year delivery guidance and setting a new company record. Deliveries were 11% higher than the previous record…
Boeing sets new aircraft delivery records Boeing delivered 69 of the 737 airplane in December 2018, and set a new annual record of 806 deliveries in 2018, surpassing its previous record of 763 deliveries in 2017.…
