News: Two stories illustrate the contrast in timing between Airbus and Boeing in the narrow-body market this year. The first speaks about Airbus pressing on with its new plan seen as immune to the travel slump, while the second tallies…
News: Last week, news broke that Boeing might be fined $1.25 million due to the company’s managers putting undue pressure on employees exercising their Designated Authority roles with the FAA at the Charleston 787 assembly facility. Those employees have a…
News: Boeing has now formally informed the world that it may now be in a “forward loss position” on the Boeing 787 and Boeing 777X aircraft programs. Let’s translate that into English from accountant-speak. What it really means is that…
Boeing has to complete four design changes on the MAX before the type will be certified for re-entry into service, the Federal Aviation Authority FAA has outlined in its Notice for Proposed Rulemaking on August 3. The document, which has…
Boeing’s earnings report has been well discussed by the financial community, but a few operational issues were mentioned, however, that merit attention: • 787 production rate cuts are now deep enough to where it no longer makes sense to maintain…
Boeing has further revised its production rates for 2021 and 2022, it reported on July 29 at the presentation of its Q2 and HY1 results. The airframer confirms that first deliveries of the 777-9 (to Emirates) have slipped by a…