Boeing

By Sean Broderick
Boeing on Jan. 6 provided more details on how the 737 MAX production pause will progress, while major program supplier Spirit AeroSystems said it will begin accepting “voluntary” layoffs.
Air Transport

By Michael Bruno
Aerospace and defense Tier 1 giant Safran has sold off software and systems engineering unit Base2 Solutions.
Defense and Space

By Michael Bruno
Publicly traded shares of aerospace and defense companies around most of the Western world ended 2019 about 34% above where they began a year ago, and 6% better off than major stock market indices, Wall Street analysts said in year-end reports.
Air Transport

By Jen DiMascio
The USAF and Boeing are working to produce a new variant of the next sat in a constellation that provides high-capacity broadband comms to U.S. forces globally within five years.
Defense and Space

By Mark Carreau
NATO has taken the first steps toward replacing its fleet of Boeing E-3 Sentry airborne early warning platforms.
Defense and Space

By Tony Osborne
Contenders for Finland’s fighter competition will be put through their paces in January and February in the Nordic nation’s challenging climate. The
Defense and Space

By Bradley Perrett
Japan’s defense ministry has proposed to start working with a foreign partner on the country’s Next Generation Fighter.
Defense and Space

By Steve Trimble
A key piece of the EA-18G’s first major upgrade since the airborne electronic attack aircraft entered service a decade ago is now under contract
Defense and Space

By Kim Minseok, Bradley Perrett
The South Korean defense ministry plans to order 36-48 Boeing AH-64E Apaches.
Defense and Space

By Steve Trimble
Congress has moved to spare the upgrade program for the Boeing CH-47F Chinook from a five-year deferral proposed earlier this year by the U.S. Army.
Defense and Space

By Michael Bruno, Steve Trimble, Sean Broderick
Whether more management heads roll at Boeing remains to be seen now that Dennis Muilenburg has been fired as chief executive.
Defense and Space

By Lee Hudson
The U.S. Air Force has ended its three-month ban on KC-46A cargo and passenger operations.
Defense and Space

By Graham Warwick
Joby Aviation has signed an agreement with Uber that makes it the first developer of an eVTOL aircraft to commit to meet the Uber Elevate initiative’s 2023 target to deploy commercial urban aerial ridesharing services.
Business Aviation

By Bradley Perrett
Local production of the Sikorsky UH-60J has suffered the largest cut in the defense budget for the coming fiscal year OK'd by Japan.
Defense and Space

By Irene Klotz
Boeing and NASA were working to preserve as many test objectives as possible for the unmanned orbital debut of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner after a timer issue scuttled the capsule’s engine firing needed to reach the ISS.
Defense and Space

By Steve Trimble
Embraer and the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) have partnered to study joint development of a light military transport with a hybrid-electric propulsion. system
Crossover Narrowbody Jets

By Steve Trimble
Although market research has started to replace the USAF's E-4B NAOC fleet alone, the search continues for a single aircraft that could replace not only the NAOC but also U.S. Navy’s E-6B TACAMO fleet and the C-32A “Air Force Two” executive airlift fleet.
Defense and Space

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Airbus is not benefiting from Boeing’s ongoing 737 MAX troubles, including the U.S. manufacturer’s Dec. 16 decision to suspend production of the type, Airbus chief commercial officer Christian Scherer said.
Air Transport

By Michael Bruno
Private equity-backed Shimtech Industries has purchased Fastener Technology Corp.
Defense and Space

By Sean Broderick
Canada could see a 7% capacity jump after modest 2019 expansion.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick, Michael Bruno, Guy Norris
Boeing, citing “uncertainty” in when the 737 MAX will be cleared to return to service as a key factor, will suspend 737 production in January 2020.
Air Transport

By Alan Dron
Israel’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAAI) has issued an airworthiness directive (AD) to airlines operating Boeing 737 freighters modified by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI).
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
WASHINGTON—The FAA’s top official remains confident in the agency’s certification methodology and processes for evaluating safety-critical issues
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
The demo will showcase the capability designed into the V-280’s fly-by-wire flight control system.
Defense and Space

By Guy Norris
Boeing is reportedly delaying plans to accelerate production to 57 per month until 2021.
Air Transport