By Joe Anselmo, Jens Flottau, Guy Norris, Daniel Williams
December delivery figures suggest the airplane manufacturers’ supply chain, quality and labor problems may be easing. Listen to our team break down the numbers.
A final report on Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 accident offers little insight on pilot performance, which France and the U.S. say deserves closer scrutiny.
The contractual agreement enables Canada to order the first four F-35As for delivery in 2026 in the Lot 18 production standard, with 84 more delivered by 2034.
Boeing's path forward is hardly an easy one, but it should not be as difficult for the company as the past few years were, Morgan Stanley analysts believe.
Even if Boeing's on-going joint digital design and production initiative is perfected in time, the propulsion technology that will be needed for a minimum 20%-plus jump in fuel efficiency is still nowhere in sight.
Boeing expects the long running slump in its widebody business to recover significantly from 2023 onward, leading to a 10/month rate for its 787s and four per month for 777/777X family aircraft by 2025-2026.
Boeing does not appear to be on track to get the 737-7 certified this year, putting the program in need of a congressional waiver from a pending deadline.
A federal judge could give final approval Dec. 14 to a settlement of a class-action lawsuit against Boeing and its board of directors regarding the 737 MAX.
"Following the second crash, Boeing and Muilenburg assured the public that there were no slips or gaps in the certification process with respect to MCAS, despite being aware of contrary information,” the SEC said Sept. 22.
Propulsion-related test and development contracts have been awarded to engine-makers General Electric and Pratt & Whitney as well as Boeing, Lockheed Martin and