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A new lightweight lift cable will let buildings soar ever upward Carbon fibres are both stronger and lighter than steel. In particular, they have great tensile strength, meaning they are

On Monday, GE Aviation plans to announce that it will build a factory in Asheville, N.C., that will produce engine parts made out of ceramic matrix composites, which combine silicon

Boeing Co.’s BA +1.37% 787 Dreamliner has drawn popular attention as the first commercial plane with skin made of carbon-fiber composites. To the aviation industry, the plane’s less-heralded materials underneath—including highly engineered titanium and

Airbus’s fanfare a few weeks ago when the first completed A350 XWB widebody jetliner came out of the paint shop was mostly a PR event. At the time, the two

Italian supercar maker Lamborghini unveiled a new $4 million model – the Veneno – at the Geneva Motor Show Tuesday, but it seems some folk just couldn’t wait that long.

Aviation Week walks you through some of the main advances in composites and metallics manufacturing that are changing how aircraft are made. One of the first of these was automated tape

NLign release which included: NLign Configuration Tool Replacement for the Scan Manager application. Allows the user to configure the NLignMonitor Organization process through a visual interface. Visual configuration of file

The Al Ain, Abu Dhabi-based aerospace supplier says the four fully assembled structures will be installed on an A330 aircraft bound for Etihad Airways in May. View the article here.

Canadian aerospace manufacturer showcases long-awaited test plane as it moves to compete with Boeing and Airbus. View the article here.

Boeing Co. is likely to seek approval from its board as soon as next month to sell a new version of its 777 jetliner, people familiar with the plan said,