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Aviation Week & Space Technology, August 12, 2024

Boeing 777X

As the clock ticks toward Boeing’s promised late-2025 target for clearing the 777-9 for initial deliveries, the aircraft-maker is using the experience of the past four years to avoid last-minute surprises.

Credit: Boeing

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Boeing 777X aircraft flying in sky
article

Boeing Takes New Path To 777-9 Type Inspection Authorization

Aug 08, 2024
New requirements to validate human factors assumptions and the need to comply with a 2013 rule have pushed Boeing down an unfamiliar path to 777X type inspection authorization.
door-plug blowout damage
article

Boeing Sandbagged By Convoluted Processes, Low Employee Confidence

Aug 09, 2024
The NTSB probe of the Alaska Airlines 737-9 blowout suggests safety systems work, but not effectively enough to address problems promptly or assuage workers.
Airbus A320 takes off
article

A320neo Delivery Slowdown Linked To Leap Turbine Blade Delays

Aug 07, 2024
CFM International blames high-pressure turbine blade supply issues for Leap 1A delivery delays that are adding to Airbus’ production headaches.
side view of Air Europa aircraft
article

IAG Drops Air Europa Bid, Highlighting European Consolidation Hurdles

Aug 06, 2024
The multinational airline group cited regulatory challenges as it announced it was abandoning its plan to acquire Air Europa.

FIRST TAKE

MQ-20 Avenger
article

First Take, Aug. 12, 2024

Aug 09, 2024
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

BUSINESS

Boeing factory floor
article

A Checklist For New Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg

Aug 09, 2024
Ortberg faces the challenge of fixing not one company but effectively two: Boeing Commercial Airplanes and Boeing Defense, Space and Security.
Kelly Ortberg
podcast

Podcast: Is Boeing’s New CEO The Right Pick?

Aug 02, 2024
Kelly Ortberg has a stellar track record as an aerospace CEO, but he faces momentous challenges in Seattle.

SPACE

Boeing Starliner in orbit over Earth
article

Divided NASA Mulls Separate Paths For Starliner Crew And Ship Return

Aug 09, 2024
The spacecraft’s propulsion system issues are driving plans to end Boeing’s Crew Flight Test.
three side-by-side images of SpaceX night launches
article

SpaceX Resumes Falcon Flights After 15-Day Stand-Down

Aug 08, 2024
Data from 363 prior missions was key for the speedy return to flight.

DEFENSE

F-22 fighters and KC-135 tankers in flight
article

U.S. Air Force Considers Reprioritizing Next-Generation Programs

Aug 07, 2024
The service is weighing a quick start for its next tanker while pausing the sixth-generation fighter program.
B-52 in flight
article

USAF Taps Tough Negotiator For Boeing B-52 Upgrade Delays

Aug 07, 2024
Cost overruns and schedule breaches are driving a new look at engine replacement and radar modernization requirements.
KF-21 aircraft flying
article

South Korea Looks Beyond Initial KF-21 Fielding

Aug 09, 2024
Seoul is preparing its future fighter for near-term service and a long-term evolution.
Global Combat Air Program aircraft concept
article

Leonardo CEO Drafts New Pathway For Aerostructures And GCAP

Aug 07, 2024
Roberto Cingolani wants his company to play a greater role in the global aerostructures business and shape the development of new-generation combat aircraft.

PROPULSION

Airbus A320 takes off
article

A320neo Delivery Slowdown Linked To Leap Turbine Blade Delays

Aug 07, 2024
CFM International blames high-pressure turbine blade supply issues for Leap 1A delivery delays that are adding to Airbus’ production headaches.
Boeing concept
article

Boeing Signals Doubts Over Open Fan For Next-Gen Single-Aisle

Aug 07, 2024
An engine choice for a 737 successor may be years away, but Boeing is showing signs of preferring ducted engines to the outwardly more efficient open fan.
JetBlue aircraft
article

Pratt & Whitney Hits GTF Inspection Targets, But Issues Linger

Aug 05, 2024
The engine-maker’s plan for managing unscheduled geared turbofan inspections is going as expected, but disruptions continue to dog affected operators.

MILITARY SPACE

View of data points surrounding Earth from space
article

New U.S. Space Force Data Translation System Comes Online

Aug 09, 2024
The CODA system automatically translates and standardizes commercially derived data points to support space domain awareness missions.

TECHNOLOGY

article

Urban-Air Port Unveils Compact, Scalable Modular Vertiport Design

Aug 06, 2024
The design builds on experience from the Air One vertiport operational demonstration in Coventry, England, in April 2022.

COLUMNS AND OPINION

Aircraft with British flag graphic
article

Opinion: New Defense Review Could Alter UK Combat Aircraft Plans

Aug 06, 2024
The Tempest program faces a political stress test in Britain’s new strategic defense review.
Lockheed Martin Building 648
article

The Debrief: Our Best Guess About Skunk Works’ Biggest Secret

Jul 29, 2024
A Lockheed Martin classified contract that involves a “highly complex design and systems integration” project has fallen $45 million deeper into red ink.
electric engine
article

Wavering On Sustainability Risks Slowing Decarbonization Progress

Aug 09, 2024
Questioning of aviation’s net-zero-emissions 2050 target comes as key technologies move toward ground and flight testing.
rocks on Mars
article

Rover Collects Most Promising Sample Yet To Look For Life On Mars

Aug 08, 2024
But how to return the Perseverance collection to Earth remains to be determined.
1918 cover of aviation magazine
article

Opinion: Why U.S. Air Force Might Make The Fighter Aircraft Obsolete

Aug 05, 2024
Predicting the end of dogfighting has been a cottage industry for decades, but the prospect is now very real.

DEPARTMENTS

Aviation Week editors at Farnborough Airshow
article

Letters From Our Readers, Aug. 12, 2024

Aug 09, 2024
Readers write about Aviation Week Farnborough coverage and podcasts, Europan Ocean tidal flexing, pilot training and Miles Aircraft’s legacy. Plus: Behind the Scenes at EAA AirVenture.
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New Positions, Promotions, Honors And Elections, Aug. 12, 2024

Aug 09, 2024
Recent appointments, promotions and honors in the aviation and aerospace industry.
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Aviation Week Events, Aug. 12, 2024

Aug 09, 2024
A roundup of upcoming conferences and exhibitions.