Sikorksy s VH-92A replacement helicopters for the President s Marine One fleet are on schedule and slightly below previous cost estimates by 2.4%, or about $123 million. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

Alaska Airlines has converted its orders for the Boeing 737 Max 8 to the larger Max 9, as part of a larger restructuring of its 737 orderbook. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

Airbus secured a respite from its weak A319neo sales during April, but its dearth of long-haul orders persisted. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

News that Panasonic Avionics, along with its corporate parent, has agreed payments to settle US federal allegations of corruption comes just months after it settled other allegations levied by business partner CoKinetic. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

China Southern Airlines’ first Boeing 787-9 has been delivered to its Guangzhou headquarters, joining a fleet of 10 787-8s. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

Seven unfinished 767-2Cs are lined up on a remote taxiway outside Boeing s final assembly centre in Everett, Washington. They are held in storage to await modification into a KC-46A Pegasus tanker. About 40mi south, several more completed KC-46As also sit in storage on another remote ramp adjacent to Boeing s modification and flight centre...Continue Reading

The US Air Force plans to station its future Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider fleet at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas; Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota; and Whiteman AFB, Missouri starting in the mid-2020s. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) confirms it found an area of cracking and metal fatigue on the CFM International CFM56-7B fan blade that failed during a Southwest Airlines flight on 17 April. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

Although the delivery of the first KC-46A Pegasus is still months away, Boeing is about to launch a follow-on development programme, with potential upgrades including autonomous refueling, improved survivability and new communications systems, says the company s programme manager. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

As Boeing assembles the 100th P-8 Poseidon in Renton, Washington, the company is laying the groundwork to secure dozens of new orders by revamping the design and production process to reduce costs. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading