Milestone nears as half of design drawings are handed over for manufacturing Airbus is gearing up to start structural assembly of the first major A380 components at its plants across Europe, as 50% of ...

A350 XWB aft fuselage (for MSN1) assembled in Hamburg. Photo by H. Jansen, courtesy, Airbus Airbus has completed structural assembly of the first A350 XWB aft fuselage of aircraft MSN1, which will be ...

Airbus has completed the structural assembly the first A380 for Japan’s Skymark Airlines. The aircraft has moved to the next station at the Final Assembly Line in Toulouse where it will undergo ...

A partnership between the Air Force Research Laboratory and industry could help usher in a new era of advanced aircraft assembly. Testing performed by AFRL showed promising results for the use of ...

SAN ANTONIO — November 4, 2024 —Southwest Research Institute has received two contracts totaling $23 million from the U.S. Air Force for a program to address aging aircraft structures and material ...