Tag: manufacturing

Pratt & Whitney Announces New Manufacturing Affiliate in Morocco

Pratt & Whitney, an RTX business, announced today that it will launch an affiliate, Pratt & Whitney Maroc (PWM), in Casablanca, to manufacture detailed static and structural machined parts for various engine models. This investment is key to Pratt & Whitney's strategy to develop cost...

Airbus to deliver U.S.-completed commercial aircraft with Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Airbus will start delivering all aircraft from its U.S. Manufacturing Facility in Mobile, Alabama with Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) on board later this year. The initiative is a further step toward fulfilling Airbus’ commitment to carbon-neutral growth in the aviation sector. Airbus has r...

AkzoNobel receives Boeing approval for color blending in China

AkzoNobel’s aerospace coatings facility in Dongguan, China, has been qualified by aircraft manufacturer Boeing to color blend the company’s Aerodur 3001 basecoat. The certification means the site has been certified by Boeing to blend AkzoNobel’s industry-leading basecoat/clearcoat system, Ae...

Aero Norway invests in five CFM56-3 engines to support customers

Aero Norway, the independent engine MRO provider, has invested in five more CFM56-3 engines which it will introduce into its refurbish and sell programme. The original plan was to undertake a total of six refurbish and sell CFM56-3 engines for 2020 however to support its customers and fill the slot...

Airbus set to partially resume production in France and Spain

Airbus SE announces that it expects production and assembly work to partially resume in France and Spain on Monday, 23 March following health and safety checks after the implementation of stringent measures. In addition, the Company is supporting efforts globally to tackle the COVID-19 crisis. A...

Airbus suspends production at French and Spanish sites due to Covid-19

On March 17th, Airbus have made the decision to temporarily pause production and assembly activities at its French and Spanish sites across the Company for the next four days. This is meant to allow sufficient time to implement stringent health and safety conditions in terms of hygiene, cleaning an...

Boeing Statement on Employee Diagnosed with COVID-19

Boeing issued the following statement after a employee was diagnosed with the Coronavirus. "Boeing is providing its full support to an employee at our Everett facility who has tested positive for COVID-19. The employee is now in quarantine receiving the care and treatment necessary for their rec...

Airbus Update on Coronavirus and China Final Assembly Line

Airbus has recommenced operations at its A320neo final assembly line in Tianjin, China. In statement issued on February 11, the company said: "Airbus is closely monitoring the evolution of the Coronavirus situation and following the World Health Organisation travel advice that is affecting Air...

NUST MISIS has developed a low-cost way to produce aircraft parts

A group of scientists from NUST MISIS has developed a highly efficient and economical method of producing starting materials for additive printing – composite titanium/aluminum spherical powders. It will reduce the cost of the material, making it more affordable for the manufacturer and expanding...

Airbus to add A321 production capabilities in Toulouse

Following its strategy to keep its overall production system at the leading edge of technology and to increase industrial capacity and flexibility, Airbus has decided to create new A321 production capabilities at its site in Toulouse. By mid-2022 the current A380 Lagardère facility in Toulouse...

Spirit AeroSystems 737 Max supplier layoffs up to 2800 jobs

Spirit AeroSystems 737 Max supplier layoffs up to 2800 jobs

Spirit AeroSystems issued a notice under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of layoffs affecting approximately 2,800 employees at its Wichita, Kansas facility. Spirit is taking this action because of the 737 MAX production suspension and ongoing uncertainty regarding the timing o...

Rolls-Royce opens new facility to develop components for more-efficient jet engines

A new Rolls-Royce facility which will develop jet engine technologies set to transform flight, reduce emissions and set new benchmarks for efficiency has opened in Bristol, UK. The composite technology hub will develop fan blades and fan cases which significantly reduce weight in a jet engine, lowe...

Airbus announces increased investment of aircraft manufacturing in the U.S.

Airbus have announced that, as part of its plan to produce 63 A320 Family aircraft per month in 2021, the company will expand its industrial footprint in the U.S. by increasing the production rate of A320 family aircraft at its Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility in Mobile to seven per month by the ...

Spirit AeroSystems Delivers First Integrated 767 Forward Fuselage

Spirit AeroSystems Delivers First Integrated 767 Forward Fuselage

Spirit AeroSystems has completed its first integrated 767 forward fuselage section for Boeing, an expanded statement of work on the Boeing platform. The unit is scheduled to be delivered tomorrow to Boeing in Everett, Wash. Spirit previously designed and built four separate forward fuselage ...

Construction begins on Airbus’ US A220 Manufacturing Facility

Construction begins on Airbus’ US A220 Manufacturing Facility

Airbus’ manufacturing growth in the United States advanced another step this week in Mobile, Alabama - as construction of the company’s A220 Manufacturing Facility officially launched with a groundbreaking ceremony. The assembly line will satisfy the strong and growing US demand for the A220 ...

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