The company is now gradually ramping up production, despite inflation and its exposure to Airbus’ A350 program.

This weeks’ #FlightFriday looks at current in-production passenger widebody aircraft, amid a recent run of orders for the type.

Pat Shanahan is committed to eliminating disruptions at Spirit, saying: “The mindset I have is that we can be zero defects. We can eliminate all defects."

CFM's new blades, which can be installed on all CFM56-5B and -7B versions, include increased wall thickness and an optimized dovetail design to minimize stress.

Ocean Aero, a startup company working on autonomous U.S. Navy ships and backed by Lockheed Martin, has opened its new headquarters and manufacturing facility.

The memorandum of understanding boosts 787 shipset prices for 421 units starting with line no. 1164 and reduces 737 pricing from 2026 through 2033.

Embraer says nailing down a possible timeline for the establishment of an overseas final assembly line is difficult, adding, “It is not a one-sided discussion.”

Airbus has made several substantial changes to its leadership team following the decision to carve out its commercial aircraft business into a separate unit.