Boeing 787

By Sean Broderick, Jens Flottau
CEO Dave Calhoun claims Airbus and Comac competitive threats are overplayed, and says OEM will need until at least 2035 to bring a new aircraft to market.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Sean Broderick
Boeing’s Charleston-area propulsion center prepares to take on role of delivering ready-to-install engine “kits” to the final assembly line (FAL).
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
Miami will replace Fort Lauderdale in Norse Atlantic Airways’ network from September.
Airports & Networks

By Sean Broderick
Boeing is now building four 787s per month and is on track to hit its near-term target of five per month by year-end.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
Xiamen Airlines’ European network is expanding with the inclusion of flights between Xiamen and Paris.
Airports & Networks

By Alex Derber
Supply chain and MRO capacity problems have also affected the ability of lessors to transition aircraft on time.
Services & Support

By Guy Norris
A new cooling strategy for the high-pressure turbine is at the heart of the plan to boost Trent 1000 and 7000 durability.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
The U.S. FAA is giving operators three years to replace decompression panels on certain Boeing 787s.
Airlines & Lessors

By Guy Norris
Rolls-Royce is now focusing on improving durability and is providing new details of a strategy to double time-on-wing by 2025.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The Taiwan flag-carrier said the deal will be finalized “in the near future.”
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick, Michael Bruno
Boeing’s biggest supplier stumbles amid another production-related issue.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Lori Ranson
Azerbaijan Airlines has ordered eight Boeing 787 widebodies to support the flag carrier’s expansion into new routes.
Airlines & Lessors

By Guy Norris
Dubbed an "Explorer" aircraft, the 787-10 is the first of a planned series of additional test platforms which Boeing will use to focus on specific technologies.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
An engine failure aboard a Longtail Aviation Boeing 747-400 spotlights the importance of keeping records on service-bulletin implementations.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Boeing expects several months of 737 production-line and delivery disruptions while repairs to non-conforming parts on nearly 200 737 MAXs are made.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
A significant improvement in energy efficiency for a novel de-icing system has been demonstrated under the EU’s Clean Sky 2 public-private partnership.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
Madagascar Airlines has also been given national carrier status, a key milestone in the turnaround plan for former flag carrier Air Madagascar.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Delivery of the first Boeing 787-9 to Austrian Airlines is expected in early 2024.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Austrian Airlines' chief operating officer says the flag carrier is hoping to receive Boeing 787s from Lufthansa Group and also replace aging Airbus A320s.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Hawaiian Airlines is making plans for the deployment of its first Boeing 787-9 delivery later in 2023.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Boeing 737 MAX deliveries surged in March to 52, nearly doubling the first two months of the year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Taiwan’s EVA Air has put the pen to the paper with Boeing, finalizing a deal for five 787-9 aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
The carrier plans to resume flights from Tokyo Haneda Airport to Beijing and both Shanghai airports—Pudong and Hongqiao—starting April 1.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Jens Flottau, Sean Broderick
Aviation expansion is a major part of Saudi Arabian plans to diversify away from oil activities.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
South Korean carrier Air Premia’s second route to the U.S. will begin during the summer season.
Airports & Networks