Top aerospace stories of 2022
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Opinion: A Boeing Death Spiral? Think Again.
Credit: Boeing. The 737 MAX 10’s likely appeal for airlines, restarted MAX and 787 deliveries and free cash flow generation are some reasons for optimism. View full article here.
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Aero Design Labs Launches Boeing 737NG Drag Cut Kit
Credit: ADL. As airlines face their highest jet fuel prices in two decades, a Texas-based aerospace engineering startup has unveiled an extensive drag-reduction package for the Boeing 737 Next Generation family for entry into service this year. View full article here.
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New Clues Emerge About Boom’s Supersonic Engine Game Plan
Credit: Boom Supersonic Concept Image. As the dust settles following American Airlines’ surprise decision to acquire up to 60 Boom Supersonic Overture airliners, the all-important question of what will power the Mach 1.7 aircraft remains unanswered. View full article here.
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X-59 Readied For Structural Testing
Credit: Lockheed Martin. Lockheed Martin is poised to start structural tests of the X-59 Low Boom Supersonic Demonstrator at its Fort Worth facility as part of final preparations for flight tests later this year in Palmdale, California. View full article here.
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Boeing Studies MD-80/717 Mod Plan For NASA X-Plane Bid
Credit: NASA. Seventy years ago, Boeing was secretly preparing to gamble on whether to spend two-thirds of its post-war net profits on a radical new jet-powered long-range transport demonstrator—the Model 367-80. View the full article.
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Podcast: Boeing’s Latest NMA Plan—No More Aircraft
Aviation Week editors are skeptical of CEO Dave Calhoun’s new commercial airliner timeline. View the full article here.
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Boeing 787 Restart Leads To Uncertainty Around Delivery Timing
Credit: Joe Walker. Stepped-up FAA scrutiny of Boeing’s 787 post-production process will extend beyond resumption of deliveries, as the regulator plans to handle individual aircraft inspections and issuance of paperwork required to finalize customer handovers. View full article here.
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Opinion: Airbus’ Enviable Market Edge
Credit: Stefan Kruijer/Airbus. Civil aircraft manufacturing over the last two decades has been a remarkable example of duopoly: Since Boeing’s merger with McDonnell Douglas in 1997, Airbus and Boeing have dominated the supply of all airliners with more than 125 seats. View full article here.
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Boeing 737-10 Safety Changes Unveiled As Flight Tests Ramp Up
Credit: Guy Norris/AW&ST. Boeing is preparing to add a third aircraft to the 737-10 certification campaign as the pace of testing accelerates for the final evaluation phase of the longest, and last, member of the MAX family. View full article here.
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Boeing Lightweight Tank Tests Open Way To Broader Aerospace Roles
Credit: Boeing. Boeing says successful tests of an all-composite cryogenic fuel tank at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center clear the way for large-scale application of the lightweight technology in future spacecraft and aircraft. View full article here.
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