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2026
10 September Albany will continue producing around 300 unique composite fuselage frames for the 787 Dreamliner.

Albany will continue manufacturing 787 fuselage frames

Forward sections 41 and 43 and aft section 47 will continue to be manufactured under the renewed contract with Boeing.

2 September

Bombardier acquires MHI Canada Aerospace assets

The deal will bring MHICA's 750 employees and aerostructure manufacturing capabilities into Bombardier's operations, subject to regulatory approval.

31 August

ReleaseMahindra Aerostructures awarded Airbus contract to manufacture A320 family fuselage skins

27 August Harrison Dalton, Airbus apprentice; Charlotte O'Kane, Head of A220 Programme Management; Joanne Millar, Head of A220 Wing Operations; Ethan Kane, Airbus apprentice, mark the start of construction at the Belfast facility.

Airbus expands Belfast wing plant ahead of A220 production increase

The extension will add a third autoclave along with specialised tooling and cranage, multiplying Belfast's advanced composite manufacturing footprint.

19 August

ReleaseAirbus and Terma join forces to strengthen Danish defence capabilities

14 August

ReleaseHAL strengthens industry partnership for LCH Prachand production

10 August

ReleaseCPI Aero secures $15M airborne pod contract, driving total funded value to $43.5M for airborne pods from an undisclosed customer

6 August The components were manufactured at GKN Aerospace's Cowes facility on the Isle of Wight.

GKN completes wings for Brontanax prototype

Flight-ready structures for the UK's first Collaborative Combat Aircraft prototype have progressed from a clean-sheet design to full integration within an accelerated timeline.

23 July Wing sections are being assembled at Airbus' Wing Technology Development Centre in the UK.

Airbus tests longer wings on A321neo demonstrator

Full-scale wing extensions will be fitted to an A321neo over the next three years to assess how longer wingspans affect handling and efficiency.

28 May

WMI gains follow-on contract for E-2D welded assemblies

Welding Metallurgy, Inc. will manufacture more than 20 different complex welded assemblies in support of the production of E-2D program with deliveries through 2028.

5 May

ReleasePAI Partners and Fondo Italiano d'Investimento sign partnership agreement to support the next phase of growth for Mecaer Aviation Group

22 April Liebherr-Aerospace senior leadership formalised the agreement during a visit to Jeh Aerospace’s Hyderabad facility.

Jeh Aerospace lands Liebherr single-aisle gear contract

The deal puts precision-made parts from Hyderabad into landing gear systems for some of the world’s busiest single-aisle aircraft programmes.

17 April

ReleaseBell Textron establishes entity in Ukraine

13 April

ReleaseF/LIST expands its portfolio to include corporate helicopter interiors, creating unique expertise for the entire aerospace industry

9 April

ReleaseDiehl Aviation reports strong progress at new production facility in Craiova, Romania

30 March

ReleaseMayor Park Heong-joon: “make West Busan a hub for the future aerospace industry” … signs KRW 200 billion investment memorandum of understanding with Korean Air Co., Ltd.

27 March

ReleaseVertical Aerospace selects Isoclima as strategic transparency partner for Valo

23 March

ReleaseLiebherr-Aerospace plans site expansion

12 March

ReleaseCPI Aerostructures receives orders from Collins Aerospace for RF/EMI shielded enclosures

10 March

ReleaseDaher continues its development during the “Take Off 2027” strategic plan: sovereign innovation and internationalization

9 March

ReleaseF/LIST designs the new interior of the Airbus ACH140 helicopter

5 March

Major airframers lean on CPI experience

CPI Aerostructures has gained repeat orders from two major airframers recently - for engine inlet assemblies on the Phenom 300 and canisters for the F-16 - and picked up pod production for Raytheon.

3 March

ReleaseHutchinson and Dynamatic Technologies join forces to support the rise of India’s aerospace industry

18 February

ReleaseDaher strengthens its strategic partnership with Airbus Atlantic at the Montoir-de-Bretagne West Hub

6 February

ReleaseKAI and Hanwha Aerospace establish joint front for future business development and exports

4 February

ReleasePTDI and Japan’s ShinMaywa sign aerostructure component procurement contract for commercial aircraft

30 January

ReleaseSKF completes previously announced divestment of non-core aerospace operation in Elgin, USA

29 January

ReleaseSafran moves to a new engineering center in Brazil

29 January Daher is now responsible for preparation work across both A321 lines at the Jean-Luc Lagardère site.

Daher deepens Airbus involvement on A321 and A350

Airbus awarded Daher a second A321 final assembly line contract and renewed widebody outfitting deals for its A350 and A330 programmes.

15 January One centre fuselage is produced every 30 hours on the Palmdale assembly line.

Northrop Grumman delivers 1,500th F-35 centre fuselage from Palmdale

The use of automated AR and VR tools has helped to reduce build time and training ramp-up on a production line supporting all three aircraft variants.

2025
17 December The fuselage is developed and realised with no unique tooling or fixturing using fully digital software-defined manufacturing assets.

Saab advances digital manufacturing with autonomous fuselage

A large-scale laser powder bed fusion structure was built without tooling using Divergent’s software-defined production system and robotic assembly.

11 December The Wichita facility assembling 737 fuselage sections for integration into Boeing’s commercial aircraft production line.

Boeing and Airbus absorb Spirit operations

Boeing has taken on Spirit AeroSystems's commercial programmes, aftermarket operations and 15,000 staff, while Airbus has added six global production facilities to its network.

4 December

ReleaseGreenbriar forms Applied Aerospace & Defense, an innovative and proven platform for mission-critical flight, space, and defense hardware solutions

4 December

ReleaseLockheed Martin celebrates delivery of the 250th C-130 empennage assembly

3 December

ReleaseApplied Aerospace and PCX Aerosystems combine to form premier provider of critical flight, space, and defense hardware solutions

20 November

ReleaseNorthrop Grumman celebrates 30 years of collaboration with Potez Aéronautique on E-2 Hawkeye

20 November

ReleaseEDGE and Italy’s Magnaghi Aerospace Group pave the way for future cooperation across aerospace systems

4 November

ReleaseL&T-BEL’s 5th Gen Fighter Aircraft Alliance onboards Dynamatic Technologies as exclusive partner

22 October

ReleaseBarnes completes separation into two companies: Barnes Aerospace and The Industrial Solutions Group

7 October

ReleasePZL Mielec celebrates production of the 700th Black Hawk helicopter cabin

25 September

ReleaseBell selects Eaton to provide aerial refueling probe for the MV-75 FLRAA

28 August

Qarbon delivers first forward fuselage for Red Hawk

The celebration at Red Oak in Texas highlighted Qarbon Aerospace’s proud legacy, the importance of the T-7A Red Hawk programme and partnerships with Boeing and the U.S. Air Force.

8 August

ReleaseSpirit AeroSystems announces definitive agreement with CTRM for acquisition of facility in Subang, Malaysia

7 August The piloted VX4 prototype undergoing flight testing at Vertical’s Flight Test Centre at Cotswold Airport.

Aciturri to supply entire VX4 airframe for Vertical

The company has agreed to manufacture and engineer the full VX4 airframe as part of Vertical’s wider Flightpath 2030 production and certification strategy.

5 August

ReleaseBarnes Aerospace completes acquisition of ATI’S East Hartford Operations

30 July

ReleaseCPI Aerostructures receives follow-on orders totaling $2.4 million for welded assemblies

2 July

ReleaseNorthrop Grumman leverages advanced tech to build all three F-35 Lightning II variant center fuselages

23 June

ReleaseStrategic cooperation between Turkish Aerospace and Airbus expands further

19 June

ReleaseThales and Terma sign a Memorandum of Understanding to expand cooperation in the Air, Naval and Space domains

18 June

ReleaseLockheed Martin unveils groundbreaking C-130J Super Hercules performance results