Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Nov 20, 2018
The airframe of the first Boeing 777-9 flight test aircraft has been completed in the company’s Everett, Washington, facility marking a key milestone toward rollout and first flight of the initial 777X family variant in early 2019.
Nov 20, 2018
Boeing has rolled out the first high-density seating minor-model derivative of the 737 MAX 8-200 aircraft that is specially modified with an additional set of passenger cabin exit doors so it can seat up to 200.
Nov 20, 2018
Boeing and artificial-intelligence (AI) startup SparkCognition have launched SkyGrid, a joint venture (JV) that will develop an airspace management platform for unmanned aircraft and urban air mobility (UAM).
Nov 20, 2018
EasyJet’s summer 2019 bookings are slightly ahead of last year’s, despite uncertainty over the effect Brexit will have on air transport, as the UK LCC reported a rise in profit for the year ended Sept. 30.
Nov 20, 2018
South Korean LCC Jeju Air has confirmed plans to order up to 50 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, as it looks to upgauge some routes and expand its network range.
Jan 26, 2023
Work on the site gets underway almost exactly a year after Boom Supersonic announced it had selected Greensboro as its production, test and delivery facility.
Jan 26, 2023
Airbus intends to hire another 13,000 new employees in 2023, roughly the same number the company added in 2022.
Jan 26, 2023
As manufacturing crises tend to start deep in the supply chain, the aeronautical industry should keep a close eye on its suppliers, says French consultancy Kyu.
Jan 26, 2023
Boeing is shedding little light on when it expects to be done certifying the final two 737 MAX family variants.
Jan 26, 2023
As the last Boeing 747-8 leaves its birthplace, Aviation Week looks at how design features of the first widebody have shaped and influenced the industry.
Jan 26, 2023
Aviation Week published a four-page photo spread of the 747 rollout in 1968, along with a glowing editorial about the new jet.
Jan 26, 2023
No other aircraft has been as important for trade and intercontinental travel as the Boeing 747. When Airbus finally launched a competitor, it was too late.
Jan 25, 2023
“There are going to be a lot of failures this year,” Wisk CEO Gary Gysin told Aviation Week in his last official interview.