July 15, 2024

July 15, 2024

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TRIAD OF TROUBLES

By Christine Boynton,Helen Massy-Beresford,Jens Flottau14 min

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'We Can't Be Everywhere'

By Jens Flottau,Robert Wall12 min

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Moving Targets

By Guy Norris,Sean Broderick,Thierry Dubois9 min

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TRIAD OF TROUBLES

> FEELING THE PRESSURE, AIRLINES PUSH THROUGH CONSTRAINTS > ONE SIGNIFICANT COMPLICATION EMERGED AT THE START OF 2024

By Christine Boynton,Helen Massy-Beresford,Jens Flottau14 min

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'We Can't Be Everywhere'

AW&ST: The aerospace supply chain crisis seems to be getting worse rather than better. What has Airbus done to help so far? We are seconding more people—not a small fraction more, but multiple times more people—to the plants of our suppliers to look at their plans and to understand the way they prioritize, to modify the programs to fit with their difficulties and with our needs and to educate them sometimes on lean manufacturing.

By Jens Flottau,Robert Wall12 min

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Moving Targets

> ENGINE-MAKERS STILL CHALLENGED DESPITE EASING HEADWINDS > SUPPLY CHAIN SHORTAGES CONTINUE TO CONSTRICT PRODUCTION RATE INCREASES

By Guy Norris,Sean Broderick,Thierry Dubois9 min

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BUSINESS

BREAKING UP TOGETHER

> AIRBUS, BOEING AND OTHERS TO PICK APART SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS > DEALS COULD TAKE A YEAR TO CLOSE > MORE SHORT-TERM PAIN AND LONG-TERM GAIN EXPECTED

By Michael Bruno,Molly McMillin,Lee Ann Shay9 min

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TREND OR ONE-OFF?

> WHY VERTICAL INTEGRATION REMAINS POPULAR IN AEROSPACE > THE MOVE BRINGS CONTROL, BUT AT A COST > THE INSOURCING/OUTSOURCING PENDULUM IS SWINGING AGAIN

By Michael Bruno,Ben Goldstein9 min

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Why Is the U.S. Space Industry So Obsessed With Vertical Integration?

> THE STRATEGY IS ROOTED IN POST-COLD WAR CONSOLIDATION > SPACEX IS CONSIDERED THE FOREMOST PRACTITIONER OF IN-HOUSE MANUFACTURING

By Garrett Reim9 min

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Airbus' Hydrogen Project Is in Full Swing

> THE AIRFRAMER IS GROUND-TESTING A 1.2-MEGAWATT FUEL CELL ENGINE > NEW INFLIGHT ASSESSMENTS STUDY CONTRAIL-FORMING POTENTIAL

By Thierry Dubois,Guy Norris8 min

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Staying Power?

> THE USAF SECRETARY LOOKS TO IMPLEMENT LASTING CHANGES > POTENTIAL B-21 AND CCA INCREASES ARE ON THE TABLE

By Brian Everstine8 min

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Boeing's New Traveled Work Process Is Key To Its Rate Ramp-Up Plans

> THE AIRFRAMER SPOTLIGHTS NEW PRODUCTION IMPROVEMENTS > CHANGES TARGET TRACKING OF PARTS AND REDUCING REWORK

By Sean Broderick7 min

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TECH TAKE

TECH TAKE

Photonic Sensors for Drone and Space Navigation A European Union research project is developing ultraprecise navigation sensors for drones and satellites using mid-infrared lasers and photonic integrated circuits. The objective is to develop a compact optical gyroscope and lidar sensor that integrates all of the optical components onto a single chip.

By Graham Warwick7 min

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