Aerospace & Defense

The Top-Selling Airbus Jet Could Soon Become an Electric Hybrid

June 18, 2019

Airbus is considering bringing the world’s first hybrid-electric airliner to market — a move that would mark a technological leap for the aerospace industry.

Growing Supplier Visibility While Cutting Costs Through Automation

June 17, 2019

Dun & Bradstreet

Challenge: A customer was standardizing and automating its global third-party risk management program, and the company needed configurable risk-based screening and custom open-source search capability in a globally integrated workflow solution. The company also wanted to accelerate its onboarding and due-diligence processes — while controlling costs and ensuring procedural variances were standardized.

Boeing CEO Plots Gradual Comeback for Grounded 737 Max Jets

May 30, 2019

Bloomberg

Boeing Co. has begun mapping out the steps to ease its 737 Max back into commercial service once regulators lift a global grounding for the company’s best-selling jetliner.

U.S. Risks ‘Devastating’ Blow From China’s Rare Earths Monopoly

May 30, 2019

Bloomberg

Beijing’s threat to use its dominance of rare earths in the trade war risks serious disruption to U.S. industry, by starving manufacturers of components commonplace in everything from cars to dishwashers and military equipment.

Boeing's Supply Chain Waits for Answers, Too

Boeing Vows `Transparency' to 737 Max Buyers in New Outreach

May 8, 2019

Bloomberg

Boeing is stepping up customer outreach two days after revealing it had known long before the first 737 Max crash in October that a cockpit alert wasn’t working the way buyers of the jet had been told.

Boeing Dreamliner Plant Is `Plagued by Shoddy Production,' Report Says

April 22, 2019

Bloomberg

One of two factories that produces Boeing Co.’s 787 Dreamliner has faced problems with production and oversight that create a safety threat, the New York Times reported.

First Japan-Built Airliner in 50 Years Takes on Boeing, Airbus

April 18, 2019

Bloomberg

A new, long-delayed 88-passenger jet from Japan may finally be the right plane at the right time.

Boeing's 737 Production Cut Echoes Throughout Aerospace Industry

April 9, 2019

Bloomberg

Boeing’s plan to cut its 737 jetliner production this year is expected to have negative spillover effects across the aerospace industry, from parts suppliers to engine makers and even airlines.

Faulty 737 Sensor in Lion Air Crash Linked to U.S. Repairer

April 4, 2019

Bloomberg

A faulty sensor on a Lion Air 737 Max that’s been linked to the jetliner’s deadly crash last October was repaired in a U.S. aircraft maintenance facility before the tragedy.