On Tuesday, in a statement Boeing Co and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) said, they had completed the first flight test on a pilotless fighter jet, designed to operate in conjunction with crewed aircraft. The fighter jet, dubbed as the “Loyal Wingman”, is the first military aircraft to be designed and manufactured in Australia…
On Monday, adding to its string of recent cancellations, China Development Bank (CDB) Financial Leasing Co stated, it has agreed with Boeing, to cancel the purchase of 29 undelivered 737 MAX jets. The 737 MAX has been grounded globally for more than a year following deadly crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia. “In light of evolving…
In a statement, the chief executive officer of Airbus SE said, the planemaker plans on investing between $539 million-$1.08 billion (500 million euros and 1 billion euros) in 2020 on its A220 passenger jet program. Earlier in February, Airbus had raised its stake in the program, known as Airbus Canada, to 75%, up from 50.1%,…
According to sources familiar with the matter at hand, the U.S. government is weighing options which include stopping General Electric Co from continuing to supply engines for China’s passenger jet. The development will cast a shadow of uncertainty over China’s efforts to enter the civil aviation market. The potential restriction on the sale of plane…
On Tuesday, Boeing Co stated, BBAM, a lessor, had ordered three 737-800 converted freighters to service the growing e-commerce market and the express sectors of the air cargo market. The planes, which will be converted, will come from BBAM’s existing fleet. “This agreement shows how we can serve our customers by delivering efficient and reliable…
In a respite from the crisis surrounding the Boeing 737 MAX, the airplane maker has successfully tested the first flight test of the 777x – the world’s largest twin-engined jetliner. The 777X, a larger version of the 777 mini-jumbo jet, touched down at the historic Boeing Field outside Seattle at 2 pm (2200 GMT) on…
According to a dozen sources familiar with the development of China’s C919 single-aisle plane, the program, which is already five years behind schedule, is likely to expect more delays with the state-owned Commercial Aircraft Corporation (COMAC) struggling with a range of technical issues adding to headwinds for test flights. Although delays are common in complex…
With Boeing Co releasing hundreds of internal messages surrounding the development of its simulators as well as its 737 MAX jet that it grounded in March 2019 following two fatal crashes, there has been a firestorm of outrage from U.S. lawmakers. In an exchange of instant messages between two Boeing employees in April 2017, one…
In a significant development, for the first time in 20 years, in January 2020, Boeing Co will halt the production of the 737. The development comes in the wake of the two fatal crashes of the 737 MAX, which led to the grounding of the plane worldwide in March. The halt in the production of…
China aims to certify the plane as air worthy by the end of 2020 – a target analysts view as highly ambitious given that the flight time of the test planes. On Thursday, in a significant development, China flew the fourth prototype of its home-built C919 narrowbody passenger plane which completed its first test flight.…
