FAA formally notified Boeing that it is conducting an investigation to determine if Boeing failed to ensure completed products conformed to its approved design and were in a condition for safe operation in compliance with FAA regulations.
AIRBUS delivered 112 commercial aircraft (11 A220s; 81 A320neo Family; six A330s; and 14 A350s) in December 2023 vs 98 (eight A220s; 76 A320neo Family; four A330s; and 10 A350s) in December 2022; and 735 (68 A220s; 571 A320neo Family; 32 A330s; and 64 A350s) in 2023 vs 661 (53 A220s; 516 A320neo Family; 32 A330s; and 60 A350s) in 2022.
Chinese private space company Orienspace has launched its first rocket into orbit, a solid-fueled Gravity-1 carrying three Yunyao-1 satellites, from a barge.
“We’re not going to point fingers,” the Boeing CEO said. “Because, yes, it escaped their factory; but then it escaped ours too. So, we’re all in this together.”
XPeng AeroHT plans to start making its “Land Aircraft Carrier:” an electric, off-road SUV that carries a two-passenger personal eVTOL aircraft in its trunk.
Lilium has announced a partnership with airport operator Fraport aimed at defining requirements for a network of vertiports across Germany and nearby countries.
