Boeing 777X

By Guy Norris
Boeing has released the first official image of the structurally complete 777-8F since the aircraft briefly appeared outside the Everett production facility.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Boeing’s exhaustive 777-9 certification program is entering its final key stages ahead of planned service entry in 2027.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Boeing says certification of the 737-7 and -10 is in its final phases and remains on track for later this year but first deliveries will not begin until 2027.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kurt Hofmann
ATW senior editor Kurt Hofmann spoke with Bolat about the current impacts of conflicts in Iran and Ukraine and Turkish's 2026 expansion plans.
Airlines & Lessors

Aviation Week Staff
Readers write about human space exploration, the Boeing 777-9 Thrust Link Fix Team, AW&ST missile defense coverage, CO2 and airports, and the Check 6 video podcast.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Simon Daly
Orders from Middle East carriers represent a 65% share of the total worldwide Boeing 777X backlog, highlighting how crucial the region is to the program.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Sean Broderick
Nearly 18 months into his role as Boeing’s first chief of human factors, Nick Patrick is making progress on codifying the discipline companywide.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Guy Norris
Boeing has supplemented the dedicated 777-9 test fleet with the temporary addition of a production configured aircraft for limited specific tests.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau, Guy Norris
Boosting widebody production is a key strategic priority for Airbus, which might offer a larger A350 that could enter service in the early 2030s.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Karen Walker
The FFS, installed at the Singapore-CAE Flight Training Center, will be operational this coming fall.
Maintenance & Training

By Kurt Hofmann
Ahead of this year’s Singapore Airshow, Boeing executives have shared more details around their decision not to display commercial airliners at the biennial.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kurt Hofmann
Air India CEO Campbell Wilson talks about Indian traffic rights, aircraft deliveries, and the carrier’s image and position in the aviation world.
Airlines & Lessors

By Guy Norris
Boeing is reviewing a potential durability issue on the GE Aerospace GE9X engine powering the 777X.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
Boeing and Airbus's 2025 O+D numbers illustrate very different stories, but neither should assume their respective performances will continue into 2026.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau, Guy Norris
Though supply chain troubles continue to slow down moves to higher production levels, both large aircraft manufacturers are displaying more optimism.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Michael Bruno, Sean Broderick
Financial outlook tracking with improved production, delivery performance, prompting talk of hitting lofty cash-flow targets.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Sean Broderick
Boeing’s order book got a jolt in November with 164 gross orders but a surprising net cancellation of 16 widebodies, including 15 777Xs, by Etihad Airways.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Guy Norris, Jens Flottau
The Middle East, as the crucible for challenging durability and performance conditions, is the focus for ongoing dust ingestion engine tests.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
China Airlines has unveiled plans for a $7.8 billion widebody fleet expansion and renewal, adding to its existing order backlog.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
For Emirates’ long-haul fleet, the challenge is twofold: maintaining aging widebodies while looking beyond their likely life spans to the next big thing.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
In spite of geopolitical tensions and trade uncertainty, airlines in the Gulf region are spending big money on large new narrowbody and widebody fleets.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Boeing 777-9 delays mean Cathay is not due to receive new widebodies until at least 2027.
Airlines & Lessors

By Guy Norris, Jens Flottau
Emirates wants more capacity and bigger aircraft, but will Airbus and Boeing respond—and with what?
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
As air traffic continues to grow faster in the Middle East than the global average, Boeing forecasts that the region will require 1,370 new widebodies over the next 20 years.
Aircraft & Propulsion