The Airbus A350 assembly process that requires the wing to travel through four countries before the aircraft ever reaches a customer

The journey starts in the UK and ends in Toulouse, France.

The 9 countries supplying major structural components for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner assembly line

The Boeing 787 is assembled in the US, but its parts come from nine countries. Here is what each one builds.
Aviation Week

A350 aft fuselage for first-flight aircraft complete structural assembly

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 ...
Tech Xplore

NASA pushes new wing design to find structural limits

NASA researchers recently put a new wing design, long and thin with a lightweight structure, through a series of grueling ...
Ecoticias

Spain created aircraft landing gear capable of storing energy like a battery, a strange idea that could turn the force of every landing into usable electricity

Spain is testing aircraft parts that store energy like a battery. Discover how this structural innovation could cut weight ...
Flightglobal

Austria’s first Embraer C-390 airlifter enters structural assembly

Austria’s first Embraer C-390 tactical transport has entered the structural assembly process at the Brazilian airframer’s Gaviao Peixoto production facility. “We’re thrilled to start production… and ...
Aviation Week

Structural Integrity Factors Can Cause Premature Failure, Part 3

The turbulent air above a wildfire is punishing to aircraft structures. The excessive and frequent loads place an inordinate number of loading cycles on an aircraft, leading to accelerated crack ...