Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics Emirates May Replace 35 Delayed Boeing 787s With Larger 777X Jets Thomas CaldwellSeptember 23, 2026September 23, 20260 Emirates faces a fleet-planning tension that cannot be resolved simply by substituting one Boeing model for another. The airline is…
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics Investigators Find Accidental Climb Command Caused ANA Boeing 787 Tail Strike Thomas CaldwellSeptember 14, 2026September 14, 20260 Half a second after an All Nippon Airways Boeing 787-9 touched down normally in Houston, its automated flight controls received…
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics Air India 787 Engine Shutdown Led GE to Widen Safety Inspections Thomas CaldwellSeptember 1, 2026September 1, 20260 A compressor blade came loose inside an Air India Boeing 787-8 engine during flight, causing a surge and shutdown that…
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics FAA Orders Boeing 787 Inspections Over Manufacturing Gaps and Fatigue Risk Thomas CaldwellSeptember 1, 2026September 1, 20260 A shim is meant to fill the space between aircraft structures before they are fastened together. If that gap exceeds…
Aerospace & Spaceflight FAA Orders Recurring Boeing 787 Wing Inspections for 17 U.S. Jets David WhitakerAugust 28, 2026August 28, 20260 The Federal Aviation Administration has turned a Boeing 787 manufacturing concern into a recurring maintenance requirement for 17 aircraft on…
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics FAA Proposes Boeing 787 Cowl Changes Over Two-Engine Shutdown Risk Thomas CaldwellAugust 19, 2026August 19, 20260 An engine does not have to be the one that fails internally to be placed at risk. On certain Boeing…
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics FAA Proposes Reinforced Cowl Panels for 407 Rolls-Royce Boeing 787s Thomas CaldwellAugust 14, 2026August 14, 20260 A metal shield inside an engine-cowl panel is the central fix in a proposed safety rule covering 407 Rolls-Royce-powered Boeing…
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics Air India 787 Switch Tests Found No Defect After Crash Thomas CaldwellAugust 4, 2026August 4, 20260 India’s civil aviation ministry has reported a key new finding in the investigation of the June 12, 2025 Air India…
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics Boeing 787 Fuel-Switch Test Finds No Fault, AI171 Cause Remains Unresolved Thomas CaldwellJuly 30, 2026July 30, 20260 India’s government told Parliament this week that manufacturer-level testing found no abnormality in the locking mechanism of a Boeing 787…