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Boeing booked 109 unidentified orders in April, including commitments for 57 widebodies, the company said May 12.

Boeing has released its commercial orders and deliveries for April, which saw its backlog bolstered by three substantial firm commitments from unidentified customers.

United Launch Alliance (ULA) is preparing for the first launch of its Vulcan rocket in support of Amazon’s Leo broadband constellation deployment.

After stating it was close to placing a follow-on widebody order with Airbus or Boeing, Lufthansa has opted to order aircraft from both manufacturers.

Boeing plans to invest $1 billion over the next three years in its recently reacquired Wichita site, its top executive announced May 11.

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Boeing flew the first 777-9 destined for Lufthansa on an initial test flight from its Everett, Washington, production site on May 7.

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Alaska Airlines has signed on as launch customer for Boeing’s recently introduced virtual pilot training software, the companies said.

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A portion of the retired Boeing KC-10 Extender fleet could be back in service and refueling U.S. military aircraft by year’s end.

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Editors discuss recent earnings updates from Airbus and Boeing that saw the duopoly shrug off the Gulf War but note persisting supply chain issues. A freighter battle between the two is also heating up.

While the Iran war presents another black swan event for the air transport industry, airlines appear eager to stick to their orderbooks for now.

The UK Defense Ministry plans to conduct a drill with a handful of companies to assess how a protracted conflict would impact supply chains.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Some airlines are trimming capacity, but no signs suggest a surge in aircraft retirements is in the cards.

Steve Parker, CEO at Boeing Defense, Space & Security, shares insights on the F-47 win, team dedication, and cultural shifts at the Laureate Awards.

Boeing is funding Israeli startup LightSolver to apply its laser-based computing technology to improve and accelerate complex engineering simulations.

Boeing has released the first official image of the structurally complete 777-8F since the aircraft briefly appeared outside the Everett production facility.

Boeing’s exhaustive 777-9 certification program is entering its final key stages ahead of planned service entry in 2027.

Boeing is closely monitoring its flight hour-dependent Global Services business for any sign that the Iran crisis is hitting commercial aftermarket demand.

NASA has taken delivery of its newly modified Boeing 777-200ER airborne science laboratory from conversion specialist L3Harris Technologies.

The first 777-8F emerged briefly for the first time from Boeing’s Everett production facility as it was transferred between buildings to begin final completion.

Aircraft procurement would more than double for the Navy under the new Pentagon spending plan.