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Collins Aerospace Preps Advanced Materials, Production for Next-Gen Airliner

As OEMs gear up for next-generation single-aisle programs targeting entry into service around 2035, Collins Aerospace is accelerating development of advanced composite materials, digital manufacturing techniques and folding-wing architectures, and refining production processes to meet future airframer requirements and sustain supplier competitiveness over the next 50 years.

2025-08-03T22:22:16.613667-07:00

Leeham News

Applying Spacejet Lessons to Accelerate Future Aircraft Development

2025-08-01T00:10:31.946510-07:00

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U.S. exempts Embraer aircraft from Trump-era 50% Brazil import tariffs

2025-07-31T12:39:40.299325-07:00

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Rolls-Royce Raises 2025 Guidance After H1 Profit Jumps to £1.7 Billion

2025-07-31T05:24:23.849835-07:00

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Collins Aerospace Preps Advanced Materials, Production for Next-Gen Airliner As OEMs gear up for next-generation single-aisle programs targeting entry into service around 2035, Collins Aerospace is accelerating development of advanced composite materials, digital manufacturing techniques and folding-wing architectures, and refining production processes to meet future airframer requirements and sustain supplier competitiveness over the next 50 years.

2025-08-03T22:22:16.613667-07:00

Collins Aerospace Preps Advanced Materials, Production for Next-Gen Airliner

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Applying Spacejet Lessons to Accelerate Future Aircraft Development A retrospective on the Mitsubishi Spacejet program reveals supplier integration strategies, agile design workflows and risk mitigation practices that could help OEMs compress development timelines and control costs on next-generation jets. Leeham News veterans Henry Tam and Andrew Telesca outline a roadmap for streamlined development.

2025-08-01T00:10:31.946510-07:00

Applying Spacejet Lessons to Accelerate Future Aircraft Development

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U.S. exempts Embraer aircraft from Trump-era 50% Brazil import tariffs Brazilian planemaker Embraer has secured an exemption from the 50% U.S. import tariffs on Brazilian goods, avoiding a jump from the existing 10% rate. The carve-out shields Embraer’s commercial and defence aircraft, and key aerospace components, from the Trump-era levy.

2025-07-31T12:39:40.299325-07:00

U.S. exempts Embraer aircraft from Trump-era 50% Brazil import tariffs

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Rolls-Royce Raises 2025 Guidance After H1 Profit Jumps to £1.7 Billion Rolls-Royce raised its full-year 2025 guidance after H1 underlying operating profit climbed to £1.7 billion, up from £1.15 billion a year earlier, boosting its operating margin to 19.1% and propelling shares to record highs on robust engine demand.

2025-07-31T05:24:23.849835-07:00

Rolls-Royce Raises 2025 Guidance After H1 Profit Jumps to £1.7 Billion

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Rolls-Royce raises full-year profit outlook as engine reliability drives H1 surge Rolls-Royce raised its full-year profit and cash flow guidance after engine reliability improvements drove strong first-half results and 122 large civil engine deliveries, boosting shares to record highs. CEO Tufan Erginbilgic said the performance underpins optimism for a future narrowbody engine position.

2025-07-30T23:55:49.945528-07:00

Rolls-Royce raises full-year profit outlook as engine reliability drives H1 surge

FlightGlobal

Leonardo to launch aerostructures ‘global champion’ venture by year-end Italy’s Leonardo plans to launch its new aerostructures joint venture by year-end, aiming to create a ‘global champion’ in the sector. The company has yet to name its partner but says the venture will be up and running before December.

2025-07-30T14:06:58.363648-07:00

Leonardo to launch aerostructures ‘global champion’ venture by year-end

Reuters

Safran Poised to Site €400M Carbon Brakes Factory in France Safran is nearing a decision to locate its €400 million carbon brakes factory in France, after evaluating competing proposals from the US and Canada. The plant will bolster braking systems production and underpin supply chain resilience for civil and defense aerospace markets.

2025-07-30T11:35:59.465305-07:00

Safran Poised to Site €400M Carbon Brakes Factory in France

The War Zone

The West Is Missing Critical Weapons-Development Lessons from Ukraine An American defense investor in Ukraine argues that Western militaries and defense contractors risk falling behind by overlooking Kyiv’s grassroots weapon design and rapid iteration model. Ukraine’s battlefield-driven innovation ecosystem has accelerated munitions and drone development cycles from months to weeks, reshaping modern arms procurement.

2025-07-30T10:57:33.250999-07:00

The West Is Missing Critical Weapons-Development Lessons from Ukraine

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