Boeing begins crucial certification test flights for grounded 737 MAX
Boeing Co began a series of long-delayed flight tests of its redesigned 737 MAX with regulators at the controls on… Read More »
Foreign regulators demand substantial new changes to Boeing 737 MAX flight controls
Aviation safety regulators in Europe and Canada have demanded design changes to the flight control systems on Boeing’s 737 MAX… Read More »
FAA Issues Final Directive on Boeing 737 MAX Airplane Inspections
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Wednesday finalized a directive requiring airlines to complete inspections of a key component of… Read More »
Spirit AeroSystems asks lenders for relief after deeper Boeing 737 production cut
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Boeing’s largest supplier, said on Monday it was seeking relief from its lenders as its finances are… Read More »
Gogo fights to retain as many satcom-fitted Delta aircraft as possible
Inflight connectivity service provider Gogo is vowing it will fight to retain as many satcom-fitted aircraft as possible at Delta… Read More »
Rolls-Royce reorganises amid COVID-19 impact
As Rolls-Royce struggles to deal with the impact of COVID-19, it has revealed that its commercial aerospace division will take… Read More »
Senate proposal would strengthen FAA oversight of Boeing plane designs
A proposed bill to tighten controls on how federal aviation safety regulators oversee and approve Boeing’s design of new jets… Read More »
Spirit Aerosystems puts the brakes on MAX shipsets
According to aerotime.aero Spirit Aerosystems is stopping work on 20 737 MAX kits and is expecting Boeing to reduce the… Read More »
Boeing aims for 737 MAX certification flight in late June
Boeing is aiming to conduct a key certification test flight on its grounded 737 MAX jet in late June, two… Read More »
Boeing jet deliveries sink to just four in May
Boeing deliveries slowed even further in May from April as the coronavirus pandemic’s crushing impact on airlines added to a… Read More »
US Air Force delays full-rate production decision for KC-46 aircraft
The U.S. Air Force will delay a full-rate production milestone for the KC-46 aerial refueling tanker to the end of… Read More »
Piedmont Propulsion Systems offers propeller compression wrap removal and application services
Piedmont Propulsion Systems, LLC (PPS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of First Aviation Services Inc., has revealed that it has become the… Read More »
Boeing Supplier Restarts Work on 737 Max in Step to Jet’s Comeback
Boeing has asked its largest 737 Max supplier, Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc., to resume work, a critical step toward restarting… Read More »
Boeing prepares to resume 737 MAX production?
Boeing has asked its largest supplier of 737 MAX parts, Spirit AeroSystems to restart manufacturing in anticipation of the aircraft… Read More »
GE is cutting up to 13,000 jobs at its jet engine division because of the pandemic
New York (CNN Business)General Electric is cutting as many as 13,000 jobs in its jet engine business after the coronavirus… Read More »
Big changes and cuts ahead for Boeing
The US aircraft manufacturer Boeing is to shed 10% of its 160,000 workforce by the end of this year and… Read More »
Airbus scraps E-Fan X electric hybrid Jet
Airbus has today announced that it is scrapping its plans to launch a hybrid-electric aircraft called the E-Fan X. The… Read More »
Embraer in an uncertain future after Boeing deal bust
Brazilian planemaker Embraer SA has been thrust into an uncertain future with no immediate plan B, while not ruling out… Read More »
Airbus CEO warns staff on jobs with its ‘survival at stake’
European planemaker Airbus issued a bleak assessment of the impact of the coronavirus crisis, telling the company’s 135,000 employees to… Read More »
Embraer says Boeing used “false claims” to terminate partnership agreement
Brazilian company accuses Americans of using “false claims” to cancel merger and says it will demand compensation. Business involving Embraer’s… Read More »
GE enters into $15 billion loan agreement
General Electric entered into a revolving credit agreement for $15 billion, according to a regulatory filing on Monday. The current… Read More »
China’s CDB Financial cancels purchase of 29 Boeing 737 MAX jets
China Development Bank (CDB) Financial Leasing said it had agreed with Boeing to cancel the purchase of 29 undelivered 737… Read More »
Airbus chief calls for government support for shift to lower-emission jets
Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury is proposing a government support program to help airlines convert their fleets to more environmentally friendly… Read More »
Airbus furloughs 3,000 aerospace workers in France
Airbus will furlough some 3,000 French aerospace workers by tapping a government-backed scheme for four weeks starting from Monday, the… Read More »
Airbus puts off planned production ramp-up of A220 jet
Airbus is delaying the planned Canadian production ramp-up of its A220 jet by a year, a company spokeswoman said, as… Read More »
Airbus is examining defer deliveries after travel demand collapsed
European planemaker Airbus is examining multiple customer requests to defer deliveries after travel demand collapsed because of the coronavirus epidemic…. Read More »