Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics Federal Certification Clears Boeing 737-10 Deliveries Against 1,555-Jet Order Book Thomas CaldwellOctober 29, 2026October 30, 20260 The Federal Aviation Administration certified Boeing’s 737-10 on Oct. 20, 2026, removing the principal U.S. regulatory barrier between the largest…
Aerospace & Spaceflight Lufthansa Retires Fan-Favorite Airbus A340-600 as Twin-Engine Jets Take Over David WhitakerOctober 27, 2026October 27, 20260 A jet regarded as a commercial disappointment received an unusually affectionate sendoff from Lufthansa. Aviation enthusiasts gathered at Washington Dulles…
Aerospace & Spaceflight Boeing 737 MAX 10 Approved After Nine-Year Review, Clearing Deliveries David WhitakerOctober 22, 2026October 22, 20260 The Boeing 737 MAX 10 has cleared its biggest regulatory barrier. On October 20, 2026, the Federal Aviation Administration issued…
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics Boeing 737 MAX 10 Approved After Six-Year Delay, Clearing 1,500 Orders Thomas CaldwellOctober 21, 2026October 21, 20260 Boeing’s largest 737 MAX has cleared the regulatory barrier that kept it from customers for six years. The Federal Aviation…
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics U.S. Approves Boeing 737 Max 10, but Deliveries Wait Until 2027 Thomas CaldwellOctober 21, 2026October 21, 20260 The Federal Aviation Administration has approved Boeing’s long-delayed 737 Max 10, clearing the largest member of the Max family for…
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics Lufthansa Plans to Retire Eight Boeing 747-400s by 2027, Keep 17 Newer Jumbos Thomas CaldwellOctober 21, 2026October 21, 20260 Lufthansa’s Boeing 747 era is not ending in 2027, but its oldest chapter is. The airline expects its final eight…
Aerospace & Spaceflight Lufthansa Retires Last Airbus A340-600 After 23 Years of Service David WhitakerOctober 20, 2026October 20, 20260 One of the longest passenger jets ever built has completed its last scheduled flight for the airline that operated more…
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics Boeing MAX 10 Ends Flight Tests; 777-9 Still Testing for 2027 Thomas CaldwellSeptember 1, 2026September 1, 20260 Boeing’s two major jets once expected to enter airline service in 2020 are taking different paths toward planned 2027 debuts….
Aerospace & Spaceflight Boeing MAX 7 Gains Federal Approval as MAX 10 Finishes Flight Tests David WhitakerAugust 17, 2026August 17, 20260 Boeing has cleared two different certification milestones at opposite ends of the 737 MAX family. The Federal Aviation Administration issued…
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics FAA Certifies Boeing 737 MAX 7, but Deliveries Wait Until 2027 Thomas CaldwellAugust 5, 2026August 5, 20260 The Boeing 737 MAX 7 has cleared its central design-approval hurdle, but that does not put it immediately into passenger…