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3,000 IAM Machinists Strike at Pratt & Whitney Over Wages, Benefits and Job Security

About 3,000 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers walked off the job Monday at Pratt & Whitney’s East Hartford and Middletown, Connecticut engine plants after contract talks on wages, retirement benefits and job security collapsed.

2025-05-05T05:22:57.325680-07:00

Reuters

Airbus to Acquire Spirit AeroSystems Assets Amid Supply Chain Struggles

2025-04-27T22:08:14.144673-07:00

The Air Current

United Stakes Future with JetZero in Blended Wing Aircraft Investment

2025-04-24T05:04:53.248793-07:00

FlightGlobal

Airbus Q1 2025: Revenue Up 6%, 136 Deliveries as Guidance Holds

2025-04-30T09:15:55.249925-07:00

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Lamont Warns Federal Tariffs Will Boost Costs for Connecticut Aerospace Firms Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont cautioned that recently enacted federal tariffs on imported aircraft components and energy commodities will drive up operating costs for the state’s aerospace manufacturers and other heavy energy users. He warned the measures could hamper competitiveness, strain supplier contracts and ripple through regional production networks.

2025-05-07T13:07:55.869945-07:00

Lamont Warns Federal Tariffs Will Boost Costs for Connecticut Aerospace Firms

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Russia Flies MC-21 Prototype to Zhukovsky for Import-Substitution Certification Tests United Aircraft Corporation has flown its MC-21 prototype from Irkutsk to Zhukovsky ahead of planned certification trials under Russia’s import-phaseout program. The jet will undergo ground runs and flight evaluations at the Flight Research Institute, integrating domestically sourced components as Moscow advances self-reliant civil aviation.

2025-05-07T09:36:31.756377-07:00

Russia Flies MC-21 Prototype to Zhukovsky for Import-Substitution Certification Tests

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Airbus April Deliveries Drop 8% to 56 Jets as Orders Ease Airbus delivered 56 commercial jets in April 2025, down 8% year-on-year from 61 and below March’s 71 amid engine supply constraints. The planemaker secured 11 gross orders in April, bringing the four-month total to 291 jets (net 215) and maintained its 820-jet target for the year.

2025-05-07T09:23:34.981807-07:00

Airbus April Deliveries Drop 8% to 56 Jets as Orders Ease

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Foundation Alloy Raises $7.5M to Advance Metallic Manufacturing for Defense Systems Foundation Alloy, a metals manufacturing startup specialising in advanced materials for defense, has secured a $7.5 million funding round led by Alumni Ventures, America’s Frontier Fund, Engine Ventures, El Cap, Material Impact and Yamaha Motor Ventures to scale production capabilities for next-generation military applications.

2025-05-07T04:03:20.511512-07:00

Foundation Alloy Raises $7.5M to Advance Metallic Manufacturing for Defense Systems

Reuters

TransDigm Beats Q2 Profit Estimates, Affirms Full-Year Guidance on Aftermarket Strength TransDigm Group topped second-quarter profit forecasts as robust demand for aero-parts and services from OEMs and carriers drove results, and the supplier maintained its full-year earnings outlook, underscoring resilience in the aviation aftermarket amid ongoing supply-chain pressures.

2025-05-06T06:43:10.988073-07:00

TransDigm Beats Q2 Profit Estimates, Affirms Full-Year Guidance on Aftermarket Strength

Aviation Week

Yakovlev Projects Over One-Year Delay for Import-Free MC-21-310 Certification Yakovlev has confirmed that local certification for its MC-21-310 narrowbody, redesigned with entirely Russian-sourced systems and components, will extend more than a year beyond initial projections. The timeline setback marks a significant hurdle in Russia's drive for aerospace self-reliance under Western sanctions.

2025-05-06T05:24:38.126058-07:00

Yakovlev Projects Over One-Year Delay for Import-Free MC-21-310 Certification

Financial Times

Comac C919’s Reliance on US Suppliers Imperils China’s Challenge to Boeing and Airbus China’s Comac C919, touted as a homegrown competitor to Boeing and Airbus narrowbodies, depends on key components from US suppliers. Escalating trade tensions and potential export restrictions risk supply chain disruptions, threatening the program’s production targets, international certification timeline and China’s broader ambitions in commercial aviation.

2025-05-05T21:33:49.115376-07:00

Comac C919’s Reliance on US Suppliers Imperils China’s Challenge to Boeing and Airbus

Aviation Week

Airbus Atlantic Completes Acquisition of Daher’s A320 Wing Operations Airbus Atlantic has completed the acquisition of A320 wing production operations previously managed by Daher, integrating crucial wing-manufacturing capabilities into Airbus’s in-house supply chain. The move aims to bolster narrowbody production resilience amid ongoing supply constraints and rising A320 demand.

2025-05-05T10:29:15.150739-07:00

Airbus Atlantic Completes Acquisition of Daher’s A320 Wing Operations

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