News: Last week, Jon Ostrower broke the news that eight Boeing 787s were discovered to have structural problems and were grounded when Boeing informed the airlines of their discovery. Given the history of Boeing Charleston, we are skeptical that the…
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…
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…
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Aerospace tiered supply chain no longer works for the new Urban Air Mobility (UAM) technologies, such as electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL), because it is too rigid and the new entrant electric vehicle manufacturers are not including traditional aerospace…
FAA announcement that six UAM aircraft are in various stages of certification has triggered investment in UAM aircraft. With a $590 million investment in Joby led by Toyota and the EHang IPO valuation of around $600 million, more than $1B…