Iran’s initial formal investigative update on the Jan. 8 downing of a Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800 sheds little new information on the disaster and stops short of confirming what its government has admitted: anti-aircraft missiles fired at the aircraft, seemingly in error, brought it down.

Sustainment focus drives Airbus toward new technology demonstrations ranging from hybrid propulsion to eVTOLs and delivery drones.

The Boeing 737 MAX production halt is a catalyst for Triumph Group to further consolidate its interiors and Mexican operations, top executives said Feb. 6, adding more divestiture announcements should be expected this year.

Concern may be increasing over whether the Boeing 777X takes longer to become certified and operational, but at least one supplier on Feb. 6 said so far so good on expected production rates.

Wisk, the joint venture startup between Boeing and Kitty Hawk, is disclosing new details about its self-flying eVTOL air taxi trials planned to take place in New Zealand.

Despite economic uncertainty, trade tensions and headwinds compounded by the Coronavirus outbreak, the Asia-Pacific region—and China in particular—remains pivotal to Boeing’s fortunes and the best hope for offsetting the commercial slowdown, a company executive said.

Boeing continues to refine its updated 737 MAX fight control computer (FCC) software and proposed simulator training, addressing new issues that have cropped up in testing and pilot evaluations and analyzing the risks of a wiring issue that may require modifications.

FAA Administrator Steve Dickson has hinted of a new regulatory regime around aircraft certification leaning on lessons learned from the ongoing Boeing 737 MAX debacle.