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Feb 15, 2017
The airframer is entering the busiest phase yet of its new-generation twin development plan.
Feb 15, 2017
Boeing is close to unveiling the 737-9, the second member of its new CFM Leap-1B powered MAX family. The first aircraft is set for roll out at the end of the month and will likely make its first flight in April.
Feb 14, 2017
Too often the FAA operates like a bureaucratic leviathan instead of keeping pace with the speed of modern innovation.
Feb 14, 2017
Beset by sagging profits brought about by intensifying competition, many of Europe’s airlines, old and new, are revising their tactics.
Feb 13, 2017
Following the acquisition of Virgin America, Alaska Air Group is facing decisions about what to do with its A320 fleet and orders.
Feb 13, 2017
SideArm grabs Fury UAV; Clean Sky studies hybrid electric; NASA’s radiosonde glider; TsAGI’s stop-rotor helicopter; Airlander ready to fly; Gilat to develop conformal Ka-band.
Feb 10, 2017
In this week’s Washington Outlook: the president meets with airline executives, generals describe a budget crisis without admitting failure, the battle for heavy-launch business and an argument for commercialized space-traffic control.
Feb 10, 2017
Has “jetmania” returned as cheaper, used regional jets flood the market? Can they compete with new, more-efficient turboprops? Listen in as our editors discuss.