Boeing

By Brian Everstine
Boeing has spent about $200 million in the past two years to raise its own capacity of Patriot Advanced Capability-3 production.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Alan Dron
Widebody sales have been rebounding since the pandemic.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Coriolis Composites is upgrading its machine tools and software to support Airbus and Boeing's eventual next-gen narrowbody production with advanced composites.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Guy Norris
The first 737 to be assembled in Boeing’s facility in Everett, Washington, has been loaded onto the new “North” production line, marking a major milestone in its campaign to boost single-aisle manufacturing capacity.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Daniel Williams
What activity has the commercial fleet recorded since Farnborough 2024? Get the picture, with data from Aviation Week’s Fleet Discovery
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Aerostructures suppliers’ difficulties supporting a production ramp-up show that airframers must reconsider their relationship, consultancy AlixPartners says.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Joe Anselmo
Commercial aviation faces an innovation gulf. Its customers do not seem to care.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Richard Aboulafia
When the next-gen narrowbody programs launch is largely out of the hands of Airbus and Boeing.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
Airbus is promoting the idea of minimum investment and minimum change if it launches a larger A220, but the timing remains unclear.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
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By Joe Anselmo, Jens Flottau, Guy Norris, Robert Wall
Editors discuss what Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg and Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury said in exclusive interviews that feature in the next issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine.
Check 6

By Sean Broderick
As demand for safety improvements and answers grow, investigators face mounting pressure to keep pace while remaining diligent.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

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

By Jens Flottau, Robert Wall
Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury says the airframer will launch its A320 successor in 2030 as planned, welcoming news that Boeing’s competing program may be delayed.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
Boeing's CEO believes airlines are more interested in getting current products on time and at quality rather than a next-generation aircraft quickly, but his counterpart at Airbus has a different view.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Joe Anselmo, Guy Norris
In an in-depth interview, a confident Kelly Ortberg sees the company’s financial and cultural turnaround gaining steam.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Guy Norris, Joe Anselmo
Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg has told Aviation Week not to expect the manufacturer to launch an all-new commercial aircraft anytime soon. In fact, compared to a year ago, the chance of a new product getting the go-ahead may now be further off.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force has selected Boeing to provide two spacecraft as a bridge between the U.S. military’s existing narrowband satellite communications constellation and a future architecture.
Satellites

By Jens Flottau
Almost 10 years ago, Qantas began planning nonstop flights to London and New York. Soon the airline needs to prove that the flights are viable.
Airlines & Lessors

By Guy Norris
It is hard to overstate the importance of ETOPS (extended range twin engine operations); this game-changing regulation accounts for thousands of long-haul flights around the world every day.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
SpiceJet secures its first government-backed loan under India’s ECLGS program, aimed at helping airlines offset rising fuel costs and financial losses.
Airlines & Lessors

By Vivienne Machi
Commercial space tracker LeoLabs says that China’s reusable spaceplane has released a new object on orbit.
Commercial Space

By Thierry Dubois
The promoters of the Aero Excellence International supplier assessment program, launched in mid-2024, have gathered encouraging results.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Jens Flottau, Graham Warwick
The Brazilian airframer is working off a position of strength in the regional and small narrowbody markets. But what is next?
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Aviation Week Staff
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