Saab offers Canada third Gripen assembly line in bid to challenge F-35
Swedish manufacturer names three Canadian partners and proposes local production as Ottawa considers alternatives for part of its 88-fighter program
Airbus
First Boeing 737 built in Everett rolls out as new MAX production line comes alive
WestJet 737 MAX 10 is the first aircraft completed on Boeing's second production line for its best-selling narrowbody family
Northrop Grumman begins construction of new B-21 assembly line
Expansion at US Air Force-owned Plant 42 in Palmdale will increase production capacity for the stealth bomber by 25%
Lockheed offers to upgrade India's C-130Js for MTA competition
US manufacturer adds modernization of existing Super Hercules fleet to its bid for India's 60-aircraft military transport program
Embraer picks Indian aerospace hub for potential C-390 assembly line
Brazilian manufacturer and Mahindra identify Nagpur for final assembly if the C-390 wins the Indian Air Force’s medium transport aircraft competition
Deutsche Aircraft opens D328eco regional turboprop assembly line in Germany
New €100 million facility can build up to 48 aircraft per year as German manufacturer prepares a rare competitor to ATR in the regional turboprop market
Airbus opens new Toulouse delivery center as A321neo output ramps up
New 377,000-sq-ft (35,000-sq-m) facility adds eight aircraft positions at the former A380 production site
Deutsche Aircraft celebrates the progress of the final assembly line in Leipzig
D328eco facility spans 60,500 square meters and will produce up to 48 aircraft by year
Airbus Opens Second A320 Final Assembly Line in Mobile, Alabama
Expansion doubles U.S. manufacturing footprint and supports increased production targets
Airbus will have final assembly line for H125 helicopters in India
Facilities will be implemented in partnership with the Tata Group in a location yet to be defined. Production will begin in 2026