Boeing

By Sash Tusa
Bombardier, Embraer, and Gulfstream have shown new aircraft can be developed at reasonable prices.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick, Michael Bruno
Supply chain problems with different root causes will keep output below previous forecasts for much of 2024, as 737 challenges draw more scrutiny.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Michael Bruno
COVID-19 wiped out six years of growth and hundreds of billions of dollars in economic value.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Lori Ranson
Southwest's expected deliveries of Boeing 737-8s in 2024 have plummeted by 59 aircraft as it faces cost pressure from higher labor and maintenance expenses.
Airlines & Lessors

By Irene Klotz
NASA and Boeing on April 25 completed the Flight Readiness Review (FRR) for the long-awaited CST-100 Starliner crewed flight test (CFT).
Commercial Space

By Christine Boynton
American now expects to take delivery of 22 new mainline aircraft in 2024, down from its prior estimates of 29—or four fewer MAXs and three fewer 787s.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Airbus is raising production of its A350 widebody further to 12 aircraft per month despite the current supply chain constraints that show no signs of easing.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Boeing will in the coming weeks deliver the first procurement the heavy-lift CH-47F Block II Chinook helicopters to the U.S. Army.
Army Aviation Association of America

By Michael Bruno
Boeing ended the first quarter of 2024 owing consolidated net debt worth $40.4 billion, up from the $36.3 billion it owed at the end of 2023.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Nearly flawless fuselages and a sufficient supply of heat exchangers are the two key pacing items determining Boeing’s monthly output of 737s and 787s.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The opening of a Boeing Research and Technology center in Nagoya heralds a new push by the OEM to focus on sustainable aviation technologies and innovation in the country.
Emerging Technologies

By Michael Bruno
Hexcel reported first-quarter 2024 results including net sales of $472 million and adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.44 per share.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
A reckoning in Renton, Washington, and Wichita is triggering jitters over a potential earthquake across the supply chain.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Lori Ranson
Although Canada often takes a backseat to the U.S. in North America’s market, the reality is Canada was dynamic before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Airlines & Lessors

By Guy Norris, Sean Broderick
Progress on 787 quality problems is challenged by whistleblower claims of long-term fleet safety risks.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Readers write about U.S. semiconductor ambitions, 737 MAX door plug design, single-pilot operating safety risks, Boeing’s challenges and wing aerodynamics.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Lori Ranson
Alaska Air Group is unsure how many aircraft it will receive from Boeing in 2024.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Boeing is working to validate recommendations for inspections on 787 forward pressure bulkheads to identify potential problems in the critical subassemblies.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Jens Flottau
The industry must be allowed to grow in order to self-finance its transition to greater sustainability—but it must do so responsibly.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Boeing’s efforts to address widespread organizational safety problems were met with sharp criticism in two U.S. congressional hearings April 17.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
Boeing has officially opened its expanded Boeing Tianjin Composites facility in Tianjin, China, which is expected to double its production capacity.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Christine Boynton
MRO companies, airlines and OEMs are unlocking AI’s potential as available technologies continue to evolve.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Wisk plans to fly the first prototype of its sixth-generation electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft this year.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Christine Boynton
Quality standdowns that began within Boeing Commercial Airplanes are also extending across the OEM’s Global Services segment, a senior company executive said.
MRO

By Steve Trimble
About three years before its first scheduled fielding, the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft fleet has a new group of F-16-based testbed aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion