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An engine choice for a 737 successor may be years away, but Boeing is showing signs of preferring ducted engines to the outwardly more efficient open fan.

CFM International blames high-pressure turbine blade supply issues for Leap 1A delivery delays that are adding to Airbus’ production headaches.

French advanced air mobility startup Aura Aero plans to open its first U.S. facility at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and build a 500,000-ft.2 factory.

Safran’s activities in aircraft interiors have reached their operating breakeven point after a long period of poor financial performance.

Safran CEO Olivier Andries has blamed delays in CFM Leap 1A engine deliveries to Airbus on a drop in output at a high-pressure turbine (HPT) blade supplier.

Airbus says it is working through supply-chain issues with top-tier partners Honeywell, Safran and Spirit AeroSystems.

A Lockheed Martin classified contract that involves a “highly complex design and systems integration” project has fallen $45 million deeper into red ink.

Airbus, Boeing, Dassault, GE Aerospace, Rolls-Royce, RTX and Safran jointly called for further research into the non-CO2 impacts of aviation.

Safran will provide the electrical power generation system for the Boeing X-66A aircraft, which forms part of NASA's Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project.

The Estonian MRO is planning on growing engine capacity in Tallinn to accommodate more CFM56 and eventually Leap engines.

Will engine-makers be enticed to try to meet requirements for the two new notional civil and military aircraft that need an engine that does not yet exist?

After a challenging start, France, Germany and Spain’s Future Combat Air System is progressing toward demonstrator flights.

A surprising groundswell of single-aisle airliner propulsion systems are under development.

Safran has made an investment in Estuaire, a Paris-based start-up company offering software tools to measure aviation's climate impact.

Paris drone pact is the first step in structuring the highly fragmented French UAS industry.

To produce three or four commercial aircraft per day, Airbus receives 2.2 million parts.

The advancement is relevant to both light aviation and the commercial air transport industry.

The private-equity owners of Belcan, an engineering services provider to several marquee aerospace and defense companies, have sold the company to Cognizant.

The moves by the airframer and the engine manufacturer illustrate their all-out effort to make their supply chain more resilient and reliable.

New facility close to Brussels Airport will initially focus on quick-turn services for Leap 1A and 1B engines.

Rome has given the greenlight to Safran's takeover of Microtecnica from RTX after concerns over the supply of components to defense programs were addressed.

Large aircraft orders in India will provide significant opportunity to build up engine MRO capabilities in the country.

Industry in the region is changing business and risk management practices to ensure compliance with the European Union’s 13 sanctions packages on Russia.

The initial aircraft is planned to launch into a company testing program around the end of this year using only the thermal engine.

The Tikehau Aero Partenaires 2 fund is aimed at supporting small- and medium-size companies in the aerospace sector.