Airbus A350F Flies Two Years Late, Starting Nine-Month Approval Campaign
The Airbus A350F has finally flown, but the delayed cargo aircraft is not yet close to carrying revenue freight. Its…
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Boeing’s Enhanced Angle Sensor System Passes Tests for 737 MAX Fleet
Boeing’s enhanced angle-of-attack monitoring system has passed its certification tests, and the company plans to make it standard on every…
Boeing 737 Flight Tests End, but Only Smaller Model Wins Approval
Finishing a certification flight-test campaign does not certify an airplane. Boeing crossed that testing threshold for the smallest and largest…
Boeing Engineers Authorize Strike as MAX 10 Safety Reviews Remain Unfinished
The Boeing 737 MAX 10 has completed its planned certification flights, but the aircraft is not yet ready for Federal…
Boeing MAX 10 Ends Flight Tests; 777-9 Still Testing for 2027
Boeing’s two major jets once expected to enter airline service in 2020 are taking different paths toward planned 2027 debuts….
Boeing Recruits Contract Engineers as Possible 17,000-Worker Strike Risks Jet Delays
Boeing is recruiting contract engineering and technical workers to protect business continuity, but the contingency plan addresses only one side…
Boeing Workers Reject Deal, Authorize Possible Strike That Could Further Delay Two Jets
Boeing is trying to preserve momentum on two aircraft already years behind schedule, but a labor deadline now hangs over…
United Expects 147 Boeing MAX 10 Jets After 2027 Despite Finished Flight Tests
147 aircraft now define the scale of United Airlines’ Boeing 737 MAX 10 delay. Of the carrier’s 167 firm commitments…
Boeing MAX 7 Gains Federal Approval as MAX 10 Finishes Flight Tests
Boeing has cleared two different certification milestones at opposite ends of the 737 MAX family. The Federal Aviation Administration issued…
Heart X1’s 27-Minute Flight Moves Megawatt Electric Propulsion Into Piloted Testing
Heart Aerospace has moved its megawatt-class electric propulsion work from ground testing into piloted flight. The company’s full-scale X1 demonstrator…
Air Force One Faces $73.3 Million Communications Replacement Before 2028 Delivery
The two new Air Force One aircraft may reach their planned delivery dates with communications equipment already at the edge…
Boeing Finishes 737-7 and 737-10 Flight Tests, but Safety Reviews Remain
Boeing said Tuesday, July 28, that it has completed flight testing for the 737-7 and 737-10, moving the smallest and…