Aircraft Development
Freight boom and delays accelerate Boeing’s 777 converted freighter plan
Need for 777s today amid 787 & 777X delays gives Boeing-converted 777-300ER a big opening to join an...
Eviation relocates Alice to Moses Lake for maiden flight
Alice heads east as Eviation rebuilds the battery after completing ground trials.
Inside the convoluted politics of certifying the last 737 Max models
With sliding schedules, FAA firm that Boeing will need an act of Congress to escape a cockpit redesign...
FAA changes course on eVTOL certification
Electric air taxi startups in the U.S. stare down massive regulatory shift from FAA.
Trump Air Force One deal leaves Boeing with $1B hangover
The USAF’s VC-25Bs must meet the latest FAA wiring standards and Boeing has to retrofit them on...
Boeing preps 777X for slip deep into 2024, as it triages 787 & 737 Max 10
The supertwin’s arrival to market set to slide again as 737 Max 10 deadline looms and resuming 787...
New photo adds to the mystery of China’s MA700 regional turboprop
A fresh sign that China’s homegrown MA700 regional turboprop is flying, but with whose engines?
USAF pilots make electric flights as Pentagon again cultivates new propulsion
The U.S. Air Force is actively boosting the commercial eVTOL industry. With its first crewed flights of...
Eviation zaps its uncharacteristically candid founder
“If it has to blow up, it should blow up today,” says Eviation CEO and founder Bar-Yohay after abrupt...
FAA not giving an inch as Boeing big jet programs face slide
Influential customer has “hard time seeing” 787 deliveries resuming before July, 777X certification...