Boeing

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon says there is a commitment to deliver a new U.S. Navy fighter even as the F/A-XX source selection process remains stalled and industrial base capacity is uncertain.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Joe Anselmo, Sean Broderick, Michael Bruno, Jens Flottau
Watch as editors break down why Airbus will again miss its delivery target due to supplier quality problems and discuss Boeing’s turnaround which appears to have taken another step forward.
Aerospace

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 Michael Bruno
Boeing CFO Jay Malave said that the company expects to report a $2 billion cash burn for all of 2025, better than predicted.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Whether 2026 will be “just” a good year or eventually a very good year is a question that is increasingly occupying executives’ and advisers’ minds.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Safran is embarking on a period of heavy research and technology activity to help secure positions on future narrowbodies from both Airbus and Boeing.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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 Alan Dron
Kazakhstan’s SCAT Airlines is seeking to grow both its route network and fleet—with the possibility of adding widebodies—over the next few years.
Airlines & Lessors

By Daniel Williams
There was no shortage of aircraft commitments announced at Dubai Airshow 2025 but only a modest number of firm orders will hit the OEMs' backlogs.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Graham Warwick
Aurora Flight Sciences is to co-invest with DARPA in completion and initial flight testing of the X-65 active flow control demonstrator.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Sean Broderick
The direct-to-final rule, set for publication Nov. 25, mandates Boeing instructions included in an Oct. 15 alert service bulletin sent to affected customers.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

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

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

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 Brandon Patrick
Despite the possibility of Saudi Arabia receiving the F-35, Boeing’s ambitions for a renewed F-15 sales push in the region may still have merit.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Sean Broderick
Fatigue cracks in part of the aircraft’s left engine pylon assembly have emerged as a key factor in the Nov. 4 fatal crash of a UPS McDonnell-Douglas MD-11F.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
NATO seeks alternative airborne early warning platforms after the U.S. withdrawal from the E-7 Support Partnership collapsed the alliance’s E-7 acquisition.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Christine Boynton
Kenya Airways and Boeing have reached a five-year extension of an Airplane Health Management (AHM) agreement, in continued support of its 787-8 fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lee Ann Shay
As Boeing's commercial aviation supply chain recovers, the OEM is investing in inventory and the underlying technology to make parts procurement easier.
Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
BAE Systems has teamed up with Boeing and Saab to offer the T-7 for a UK Royal Air Force need to replace an aging fleet of Hawk T1s and T2s flown by the Red Arrows and student pilots.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Boeing’s global team of 150 pilots is helping customers and bringing valuable insight back to the company’s flight operations experts.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

With its entry-into-service again delayed, the 777-9 program is advancing to Phase 3 of FAA certification flight testing. Guy Norris and Christine Boynton explain what's next.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Boeing’s flight operations representative (FOR) program has grown to more than 150 pilots that make up a global network supporting some 250 customers.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
Malaysia Airlines parent Malaysia Aviation Group is preparing to launch its campaign to select the widebody aircraft type that will replace its current long-haul fleet.
Airlines & Lessors

By Daniel Williams
With the aviation community converging for the Dubai Airshow, this week’s Flight Friday looks at the post-pandemic recovery of the Middle East’s major carriers.
Aircraft & Propulsion