The list of aircraft parts now being made with composites has grown longer than a TSA screening line: the fuselage, empennage, wings, nacelles, control surfaces, nose skin, and even floor beams.

Space News (3/12, Subscription Publication) reports that the space industry’s “struggle to draw young professionals is causing its workforce to lose members faster than they are gained, according to research from Deloitte Consulting.”

Bloomberg News (3/1, Johnsson, Levin) reports that in an interview, Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg said that flying vehicle technology “is near enough to occupy the present-day plans of Boeing’s leadership.”

Genesis Systems Group, an RIA Certified Robot Integrator and globally recognized specialist in robotic systems integration for commercial aerospace, space launch, and defense applications, will be showcasing at AeroDef Manufacturing 2018, an important industry event that brings together high-concept, integrated solutions and real-world applications.

Reuters (2/23, Vijayakumar) reported that the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) announced on Friday that “US companies’ borrowing to spend on capital investment rose about 10 percent in January from a year earlier,” adding that “companies signed up for $6.9 billion in new loans, leases and lines of credit last month.”

An interagency group has released a draft report that examines the current state of the development and implementation of international cybersecurity standards for internet of things-based systems, components and services.

Boeing Co. CEO Dennis Muilenburg told CNBC that the aircraft maker wants to build more than 900 planes a year by the end of the decade. In 2017, Boeing delivered 763 commercial aircraft, or one about every 11.5 hours.

CNBC (2/16, Turak) reported Raytheon CEO John Harris’s comments ahead of the Munich Security Conference in Germany, where he argued that cyber threats are “one of largest and most important threats to our nation and to our allies.”

Advanced Manufacturing (2/15) reports that rather than continuing to “bemoan the problem” of a lack of skilled workers, “manufacturers are taking a multi-faceted approach to bridge the gap – not only for next year but also for 15 years down the road.”

At Baker Industries (Macomb, MI) the large scale five-axis EMCO Mecof PowerMill has gone operational.