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The Airframer Bulletin

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

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Edition of 1 May Published every Thursday
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Fraunhofer partners cut aircraft door build time

The project team replaced metals with weldable thermoplastics and redesigned processes to create a modular, fully automated assembly system.

1 May 2025
More news – Design
Clamping element developed at Fraunhofer IWU for automated fixation and joining of thermoplastic carbon fibre composites in aircraft door components.
Clamping element developed at Fraunhofer IWU for automated fixation and joining of thermoplastic carbon fibre composites in aircraft door components.
Natilus is using Palantir Warp Speed to manage data and analytics across its entire production process.

Natilus taps Palantir to streamline blended-wing-body production

Natilus and Palantir have joined forces to enhance U.S.-based sustainable aircraft manufacturing, deploying AI for faster development and smarter operations.

1 May 2025
The KARGO UAV is designed for compact transport and rapid deployment in remote or contested environments.

Piasecki secures KARGO UAV assets to boost vertical UAS offering

The Kaman-built system had already passed key autonomous trials and drawn military interest before being added to the Piasecki roster.

1 May 2025
More news – Airframer

Airbus to absorb Spirit sites in five countries as Boeing deal looms

Aircraft sections built in the US, France, Morocco, Northern Ireland and Scotland will shift to Airbus, once Boeing completes its acquisition of Spirit and a buyer is found for any surplus facilities.

1 May 2025
The Colorado site was previously used for hypersonic engine development work.

Boom picks Colorado for Symphony supersonic engine test base

The Adams County facility will support core trials of the Symphony engine, developed in-house for Boom's Overture passenger aircraft.

1 May 2025
More news – Turbine Engines
The milestone has drawn attention from government, industry, defence and commercial stakeholders as UAV Corp moved closer to deployment.

UAV Corp completes inflation test of SA-70 airship in Florida

The airship will undergo balance and propulsion testing ahead of Phase I flight trials scheduled for May or June 2025.

1 May 2025
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Edition of 24 April 2025

Dynamatic and Deutsche begin fuselage production in Bangalore

The collaboration has moved from planning into serial manufacture following a commitment formalised in 2024 and strengthened at Aero India 2025.

24 April 2025
Edition of 17 April 2025