BOEING delivered 45 aircraft (737NG; 31 737 MAXs; 767-300F; 12 787s) in May 2025 vs 24 (19 737 MAXs; two 767-2Cs; 767-300F; two 787s) in May 2024; and has now delivered 220 aircraft in 2025 vs 240 by AIRBUS. It booked new orders from unidentified customers for 119 737 MAXs and seven 787-9s and now has 552 orders in 2025 vs 291 for AIRBUS.
COLLINS opened new engineering center of excellence in Wolverhampton, UK for developing electric thrust reverser actuation systems (elecTRAS) for commercial aircraft; and a new production line for these systems in Colomiers, France.
MAEVE AEROSPACE redesigned planned (now) MJ500 hybrid-electric regional aircraft to carry 76-100 pax in 5-abreast seating with rear-mounted open rotor/stator engines and low-set swept wing (vs original 80-seat M80 with two props mounted on high wing); 76-pax MJ500 is designed to fly 1,200 nm, cruising at Mach 0.75, with 20% lower operating costs.
The NTSB is setting aside three full days for an investigative hearing into the Jan. 29 mid-air collision of a regional jet and a U.S. Army helicopter near DCA.
French startup Ascendance has announced a partnership with EXOES for the production of the batteries for its hybrid electric Sterna powerplant modules.
Aviation Week Intelligence Network's fleet analysts have released an updated forecast for the advanced air mobility (AAM) market that sees a global fleet of 600 in-service electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft by 2030.
GE Aerospace laid out plans during a recent media event for testing and fielding its fully integrated, hypersonic propulsion systems for missiles and aircraft.
The FAA has green-lighted design, engineering and construction firm Clayco to operate drones beyond visual line of sight at its many U.S. construction sites.
TATA ADVANCED SYSTEMS, India was selected by Dassault Aviation to manufacture Rafale fuselage sections, including the lateral shells of the rear fuselage, complete rear section, central fuselage, and front section, in Hyderabad from FY28.
