Boeing

By Sean Broderick
Investigators determined the door plug was not opened between the airplane’s Oct. 31, 2023, delivery to Alaska Airlines and the accident flight.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker heads to Capitol Hill Feb. 6 as the lone listed witness in what figures to be a heavy lift of a hearing.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
A new issue on some Boeing 737 fuselages will slow production and require re-work on about 50 airplanes, Boeing said.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Brian Everstine
The service, blocked from starting new acquisition programs, used a long-standing autonomy demonstration effort to begin CCA work.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Jens Flottau
For the leasing and air finance industry, the Boeing crisis seems to have sunk in to a degree as part of normal life in aerospace and for its customers.
Airlines & Lessors

By Michael Bruno
The number of 737 MAXs would include including newly built and those pulled out of inventory.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
The target of generating $10 billion in free cashflow per year by 2026 may slip as the company pays to fix its production processes and stabilize manufacturing.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
Boeing is withdrawing its request for a time-limited exemption covering a de-icing system that would have allowed the 737-7 to be certified with a known noncompliance.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Anthony L. Velocci Jr.
Holding 70% of the company’s outstanding shares, they could declare a crisis of confidence, challenge the status quo and demand a change in top management.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Lilium has signed an agreement with parts and repairs provider AJW Group to provide global spares distribution for the Lilium Jet eVTOL.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Kurt Hofmann
South Africa's government gave up a stake in the flag carrier in 2021 after it added debt and went into bankruptcy, but the airline has been in rebuild mode.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Embraer’s E-Jets have racked up sizeable customer bases, but it is still unusual for the type to be used in the ACMI role.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Guy Norris, Christine Boynton
Though Boeing’s 737-9 is now allowed to return to service after close inspections, the FAA’s decision to freeze production at current levels is a huge blow.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Readers write about 737-9 door plugs, ATC training standards, the Perseverance Mars rover, celestial navigation and GPS, and “rejiggering.”
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Daniel Williams
This week’s Flight Friday looks at the aviation industry’s latest hot topic—the Boeing 737 MAX 9.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Boeing has delivered its first Boeing 737-8 to China in nearly five years since the Civil Aviation Administration of China grounded the type in March 2019.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
Boeing’s biggest problem is restoring trust.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris, Christine Boynton
The FAA has taken the extraordinary step of denying Boeing permission to continue with its planned production increase of the twinjet.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
Start-up carrier AirJapan expects to take delivery of its second Boeing 787 by the end of April, allowing it to boost frequencies on its initial network.
Airlines & Lessors

By Richard Aboulafia
We may be witnessing the slow demise of what was once the world’s greatest aerospace company, with few identifiable roadblocks to an act of self-immolation.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced sanctions against the Iraqi airline Fly Baghdad for providing materiel support to Iranian-backed militias.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Swaati Ketkar
The storage facility aims to alleviate supply chain issues and spares shortages in India and South Asia.
Supply Chain

By Jens Flottau
FAA recommends visual inspections of Boeing 737-900ER mid-cabin door plugs after some operators have found loose bolts during earlier voluntary inspections.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Aviation Week Network Staff
Two years into its full-scale war with Ukraine, Russia’s airlines face increasing constraints in operating Western-made aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors