Aircraft Development
737 Max grounding threatens to unravel the aviation certification world order
Eschewing any divergence, the FAA plans multilateral technical review of 737 Max with NASA, nine...
Rolls-Royce withdrawal may signal fast-approaching Boeing 797 engine pick
The Ultrafan wouldn’t have been ready until 2027.
What the shape of Boeing’s 7J7 tells us about the 797
Back in the 1980s, Boeing found a small twin-aisle aircraft offers some unexpected benefits.
Airbus and Rolls-Royce plot Ultrafan for A350neo
Ultrafan's likely first commercial application is set to power a re-engined A350 around 2025.
Aerion’s supersonic journey leads it to Boeing’s doorstep
"Our companies share common vision about how we proceed with development of the AS2 and the supersonic...
Boeing 787 deal in jeopardy, too, as Emirates weighs killing A380 for A330neo
The Middle East twin-aisle aircraft recession is here.
Suppliers at arm’s length as Boeing heads for 797 decision
The distance between Boeing and its suppliers is a feature, not a bug, of the new aircraft's development.
Airbus makes room for the A220 in Alabama and beyond
With A321XLR and A320neo Plus, Airbus is making space for a new A220-500 in its fight with Boeing.
KC-46 delivery comes with an asterisk and a lesson for 797
“When you put this in a new complete digital system, you can’t really test this in a lab.”
The first GE9X engines find a home on 777X
That’s no Moon, that’s a jet engine: Boeing on Friday said it had hung the first two General...