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The Airframer Bulletin

Aerospace manufacturing, week by week — reported by Airframer’s editors

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Edition of 10 April Published every Thursday
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Bombardier Global 8000 enters final assembly as test flights expand

The aircraft completed European performance testing while the first production unit advanced in Toronto toward its 2025 service debut.

10 April 2025
Bombardier’s Global 8000 is currently undergoing final assembly in the Greater Toronto Area.
Bombardier’s Global 8000 is currently undergoing final assembly in the Greater Toronto Area.

Daher moves Shap’in into industrial phase of composite production

Shap’in has celebrated two years of activity as Daher has introduced thick-part machining, advanced welding and a three-stage recycling system.

10 April 2025
Visualisation of a future-state aerospace manufacturing facility using swarm robotics to redefine how large aerospace structures are constructed.

H2C secures patent for robotic swarms in aerospace manufacturing

The company extended earlier robotics claims to cover full aircraft construction using AI-driven robotic swarms for safer, faster and more efficient builds.

10 April 2025
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Astronics brings power conversion to NASA and Boeing X-66 demonstrator

The company was tasked with designing the FCU for the TTBW project and will support ground and flight trials through 2028.

10 April 2025
The Grand Forks aerospace community has become integral to TriFan development efforts.

XTI opens innovation lab at The HIVE to progress TriFan subscale work

Subscale aircraft models Sparrow and Kestrel had been placed at the centre of the company's prototyping and testing strategy.

10 April 2025
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Fabio Caparica of Embraer and Chris Boshoff of Denel during the signing of the KC-390 collaboration MoU.

Embraer and Denel set out terms for KC-390 collaboration

The MoU included potential maintenance and manufacturing cooperation as South Africa considers modernising its military transport capability.

10 April 2025
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