Boeing

By Tony Osborne
UK lawmakers question the Defense Ministry's ability to rapidly deliver lethal aid to the armed forces.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Karen Walker
Airbus’ success in China may be about more than politics.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
Lockheed Martin has decided to not pursue any further legal action to overturn the U.S. Army’s selection of the Bell V-280 Valor.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Lockheed Martin’s failed bid for the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft program included “aggressive pricing,” the company’s chief financial officer says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Joe Anselmo, Jens Flottau, Guy Norris, Richard Aboulafia, Sash Tusa
Deliveries have plummeted and Airbus is doubling down with a new assembly line. Analysts Sash Tusa and Richard Aboulafia join Aviation Week editors to discuss.
Check 6

By Brian Everstine
The new contract, announced April 13, covers studies, engineering analysis, airframe analysis and risk reduction.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
The airline is meeting its capacity rebound goals as it plans new aircraft orders.
Airlines & Lessors

By Brian Everstine, Steve Trimble
The GAO on April 13 published a 38-p. report on its denial of Sikorsky’s protest to the Army’s decision to award the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Sean Broderick, Guy Norris
A production problem with vertical stabilizer fittings will force Boeing to repair some undelivered 737 MAXs and delay an unspecified number of deliveries.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick, Guy Norris
New pilot-performance validation methods will debut as part of the 737-7’s certification. But first, they have to be developed.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Michael Bruno
Financing for aerospace and defense is looking the best since 2019, despite bank headlines.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

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

By Garrett Reim
Boeing has delivered its third and fourth O3b mPOWER satellites to communications company SES.
Commercial Space

By Sean Broderick, Guy Norris
Prolonged certification programs for the last two 737 MAX variants are not helping Boeing's 737 production ramp-up plans.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Ultralight paint; silent propulsion; anti-icing drone props; and aircraft electrification startup.
Emerging Technologies

By Lee Ann Shay
Steps the airline is taking to transform MRO business.
Workforce & Training

By Steve Trimble
The concept scales up the Flying Launch and Recovery System (FLARES) developed a nearly a decade ago for the 58-lb. Scan Eagle.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Sean Broderick
Boeing is making progress on handing over required 737-7 certification paperwork and is close to re-starting 767 deliveries, a top executive said.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
NASA and Boeing are now looking to July 21 at the earliest for the launch of the eight-day Crew Flight Test to the ISS.
Space

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

By Brian Everstine
Rep. Mike Garcia (R-Calif.) highlighted the issue during a March 23 House Appropriations Defense subcommittee hearing.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Sean Broderick
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s nascent safety center will carry Boeing’s name thanks to a $5.1 million donation made by the manufacturer.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Steve Trimble
The latest setback means the IOC milestone is now expected nearly two years after the original schedule set at contract award to Boeing in August 2018.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
The collapse of SVB and the fire sale of Credit Suisse CS suddenly have reminded the world what it was like in 2008 as the Great Financial Crisis emerged.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
FAA approval of the last two Boeing 737 MAX variants is “progressing,” a top Boeing official said.
Safety, Ops & Regulation