Robot-based continuous ultrasonic welding will be used to integrate the stringers on the upper half of the MFFD. Photo Credit: German Aerospace Center (DLR) Reduced fuel emissions and energy ...

Joggle Press operator Rich Harrison prepares the first 737 MAX fuselage stringer for the press by brushing on lubricant. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 10-14-2014] Boeing has started production of the ...

Boeing has started making the first parts for its 737 MAX airliner, the company announced Monday. The 737 MAX is a version of Boeing's single-aisle workhorse updated with new, more-efficient engines, ...

Boeing engineers insist they are confident in the long-term structural integrity of the 787’s composite fuselage, saying extensive testing and examination has shown that the fuselages retain ...

Ultrasonic welding was used to attach frames to clips and clips to the skin along with stringers in the lower shell module. Credit: Airbus As Airbus eyes advanced fuselage and wing designs that could ...

Airbus will roll out the first of two carbonfibre fuselage demonstrator barrels this month as it prepares the ground for production of the A350 XWB. The A350 fuselage's structural design comprises ...

Boeing said on August 14 that it had ordered work to stop on fuselages being built by Italy's Alenia for the new 787 Dreamliner after discovering flaws. Boeing ordered the work to stop on June 23 "due ...

Boeing has started production of the first 737 MAX fuselage stringers at Boeing Fabrication Integrated AeroStructures in Auburn, Washington. Stringers run the length of the fuselage structure giving ...