Boeing

By Jens Flottau
The aircraft leasing industry rescued airlines during the pandemic. Now lessors are rewarded through high lease rates and fast-improving profits.
Airlines & Lessors

Matteo Peraldo
A leaner supply chain could emerge where even the smaller suppliers will operate in the billion-dollar range.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Michael Bruno
General Electric is dead—long live GE Aerospace. Behold the newest pure-play aerospace and defense giant.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Adrian Schofield
New airport developments in Manila are forecast to create considerable growth opportunities for the airline.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Air Lease Corp. CEO John Plueger shared his views with attendees at the JP Morgan Industrials conference.
Airlines & Lessors

By Daniel Williams
With the announcement this week of a Boeing 787 teardown this Flight Friday looks at 787 utilization split out by 787-8, -9, and -10.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Despite the schedule change appearing in budget documents, nothing has changed and the program’s status is still being assessed, an Air Force spokesperson said.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Navy appears set to begin buying replacements for its aging T-45 Goshawk training aircraft, with budget documents showing procurement to begin in 2026 after a contract has been awarded.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

Boeing had 27 February deliveries, including 17 737 MAX handovers, a pace slowed by production-quality issues and increased regulatory scrutiny.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force plans to increase the program of record for its KC-46 refueling tanker as it looks to accelerate a follow-on next generation replacement.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Christine Boynton
Southwest ponders the costs of transitioning away from all-Boeing fleet while United asks Boeing to stop building MAX 10s for the airline in favor of MAX 9s.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
The FAA launched its audit in the wake of the Jan. 5 Alaska Airlines 737-9 incident in which a door plug blew off the aircraft.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Jens Flottau, Guy Norris
For decades, aircraft manufacturers have preferred derivatives over all-new aircraft. That approach appears to be ending.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Navy is pushing back much of its research and development spending for its next-generation F/A-XX fighter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force wants to spend $2.81 billion for development of its Next Generation Air Dominance manned aircraft.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Joe Anselmo, Michael Bruno, Jens Flottau, Steve Trimble
Talks to acquire troubled aerostructures supplier Spirit Aerosystems hold big implications for Boeing—and Airbus. Our editors break it down.
Check 6

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

By Michael Bruno, Sean Broderick, Steve Trimble
Can a second marriage born of a shotgun wedding be successful? Boeing and Spirit talk merger.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Jens Flottau
Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr expects Boeing to deliver the first 777-9 in 2025 after Boeing CEO Stan Deal reassured him of no further delays.
Airlines & Lessors

Retirements in January 2024 came to just over 40 units, 13% above the same month of 2023.
AWIN Knowledge Center

Commercial jets and turboprop aircraft in-service, by month.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Sean Broderick
The absence of documentation on a process critical to an in-service occurrence points to broad gaps in Boeing's quality oversight process.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
The air transport industry is bullish on the untapped prospects of the Southeast Asian market.
Airports & Networks

By Sean Broderick
The FAA is seeking industry input about adding a safety management system mandate to repair stations.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Michael Bruno
Production of new MAXs was believed by Jefferies analysts to have fallen to mid-20s for January and below 20 in February.
Aircraft & Propulsion