The U.S. Air Force is pressing to field a next-generation aerial refueling system by as soon as 2036, to justify production extension of the Boeing KC-46.
If last week was any indication of the state of labor-management relations in aerospace manufacturing—and it is—strikes by unionized workers are a new normal.
Boeing executives don’t talk publicly about the FAA very often, and when they do, the message is almost always some combination of praise and deference.
Boeing continues to make headway with portions of the program already approved by the FAA under the latest Type Inspection Authorization (TIA) phase 2D tests.
Laser company Cailabs has raised €57 million in additional financing and plans to test space-to-Earth optical communications with satellite operator SES.
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 837 in the St. Louis area voted Sept. 12 not to accept the latest offer from Boeing.
Boeing remains confident that it will be cleared by the FAA to boost monthly 737 production from 38 to 42 per month by year-end, CEO Kelly Ortberg said.
