US airlines have a great record of improving fuel burn
US airlines have a great record of improving fuel burn
Category Aerospace
Tailfin issues won’t affect total Boeing 737 and MAX deliveries
UPDATE – Boeing reiterates its delivery targets of 400 to 450 737s and MAX aircraft for this year, despite the latest quality issue with fittings of the vertical tail fin. Inspections and rework on aircraft in production and inventory “will impact the…
Engine makers slightly more positive about supply chain recovery
UPDATE April 26 – Engine makers Pratt & Whitney and GE Aerospace are seeing progress made within the supply chain, with parts production and inventory improving in the first quarter. But overall, the supply chain remains challenging from the performance and…
US Air Force to test Joby eVTOLs next year
Joby Aviation could be tapping into a new market for its eVTOL vehicles, having signed a contract with the US Air Force to deliver nine aircraft to them. The Air Force will test the electric vehicles to check if they…
Business jet slowdown continues
Business jet slowdown continues
Boeing asks exemption for MAX 7 design change
Boeing is making a small but what it says “necessary design change” to the MAX 7 high-lift flap-slat electronics unit. In a petition for an exemption that was filed last week, the airframer asks the FAA for a temporary exemption…