Production of Airbus's first carbonfibre wing for a commercial product is being undertaken by a mix of in-house divisions and outside suppliers, with a new assembly process to reduce cost and lead ...
Airbus’ (Toulouse, France) Wing of Tomorrow (WoT) program has reached a new milestone with the assembly of the program’s first full-size wing prototype, the company announced on Sept. 22. In total, ...
Boeing in late September began assembling the first test example of a composite wing for its in-development 777X widebody twin, two years ahead of the aircraft's flight debut. The milestone involved ...