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PLUS: Airbus CEO puts pressure on CFM for on-time deliveries.

Wednesday 31 July 2024

Aerospace Digest

Civil, military and space

Kendall: U.S. Air Force Presses ‘Pause’ On NGAD

Brian Everstine

The U.S. Air Force has pressed “pause” on its Next Generation Air Dominance program as it decides if it should commit for decades to the design it has proposed Read more.

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Airbus CEO Puts Pressure On CFM For On-Time Deliveries

Thierry Dubois

CEO Guillaume Faury singled out engine manufacturer CFM International as one supplier having to urgently improve on-time delivery performance.

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USAF Secretary Eyes Early Start For Future Tanker Program

Brian Everstine

The U.S. Air Force hopes to speed up its next-generation tanker program with potential new-start authority in its fiscal 2026 budget.

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Airbus Seeks Cost Containment To Drive Space Turnaround

Robert Wall

Airbus has embarked on a cost-containment effort and a mid-term competitiveness plan as part of its effort to turn around its struggling space business.

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In Face of Declining OEM Forecasts, Howmet Blows Out Expectations

Michael Bruno

Perhaps it is a good sign that Howmet is raising its baseline expectations of 737 shipsets to Boeing by 10% coming out of the Farnborough International Airshow.

Leonardo DRS Confident In Sustained Defense Demand

Matthew Fulco

Leonardo DRS is confident demand for its defense solutions will be sustained, given persistent geopolitical tensions, the company’s management said.