A phenomenon known as barely visible impact damage makes composite aircraft like the A350 much more difficult to repair after ...

Considering that theBoeing 787 was the first airliner to have an airframe primarily made from composite materials, and has been in service since 2011, it may puzzle readers to learn that the much ...

Aircraft structures supplier Spirit AeroSystems is using the Paris air show to call attention to research work it hopes will enable the next generation of narrowbody jets to have composite fuselages.

Leonardo is nearing the end of the design phase for a pair of composite fuselage demonstrators for a future aircraft under the Green Regional Aircraft workstream of the EU’s Clean Sky 2 programme. The ...