Aerospace & Defense

Supply Chain and Sustainability Survey Results

August 18, 2017

Boeing Copies Flying Geese to Save Fuel

August 11, 2017

Boeing Co. and NASA have found an inexpensive way to cut airline fuel bills by borrowing a trick from the world's greatest long-distance aviators: migratory birds.

Pentagon Approves Use of Force Against Drones

August 11, 2017

Fortune

The U.S. military branches are free to shoot down or otherwise remove unauthorized drones flying too close to military bases, according to newly declassified Pentagon guidelines.

Defying Predictions, Wind Tunnels Find New Customers in Autos, Athletics - Even Fast Food

August 2, 2017

Los Angeles Times

Wind tunnels were supposed to be put out of work by now.

Demand Continues to Outstrip New Capacity in Lead-Up to Peak Season

August 1, 2017

Air Cargo World

Market momentum for airfreight is carrying into the summer of 2017 - with rates across 21 major east-west trade lanes up by 1.1 percent, year-over-year, to reach $2.81 per kilogram, according to Drewry's latest East-West Airfreight Price Index.

Rising Global Temperatures Could Snarl Cargo Operations

July 28, 2017

Air Cargo World

Unprecedented heat waves could ground nearly a third of flights during the hottest days, forcing carriers to jettison cargo in order to take off, according to a recent study.

Boeing Deploys RFID In-House for Assembly Management

July 18, 2017

RFID Journal

Global aerospace company Boeing has deployed a radio frequency identification system for internal manufacturing purposes at four facilities since 2016, using recently released RFID labels from Fujitsu.

Aviation Group's 10-Year Outlook Anticipates 255,000 New Pilot Vacancies

July 10, 2017

Air Cargo World

Aviation group CAE has published its 10-year pilot demand outlook, and the civil aviation, defense and security, and healthcare training company is warning that the airline industry will need to produce 70 new type-rated pilots per day to meet global demand - a rate that many doubt will be possible given the current cost and time barriers to entry.

2017 Supply Chain Worldwide Survey

June 29, 2017

Geodis

Insights to Supply Chain Trends, Challenges & Innovation

Half Billion-Dollar Deal Signals Birth of New Dirigibles Era

June 29, 2017

Air Cargo World

When 17th century futurists imagined skylines teeming with dirigibles, they might have been onto something.

Aerospace & Defense

The latest supply-chain news, analysis, trends and tools for executives in the aerospace and defense industry. Learn how aerospace and defense companies and their suppliers around the world are managing the flow of products across all channels of the enterprise. Experts sound off on forecasting and demand planning, supply-chain visibility, logistics outsourcing, inventory optimization, transportation management, warehouse management, supply-chain security, corporate social responsibility and more.