Boeing will begin the flight certification campaign for the 138-seat 737 Max 7 after the third and smallest variant of the re-engined single-aisle family completed a more than 3h-long maiden flight on 16 March. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

Scaled Composites unveiled a new flying wing drone, Model 406, on 14 March to be used as a technology testbed. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

When IAG disclosed its plan to acquire Niki in December 2017, the group’s chief executive Willie Walsh described the Austrian carrier as the “most financially viable part of Air Berlin”. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

A new design flaw discovered in January on about 100 Pratt & Whitney engines for the Airbus A320neo family will cost the engine manufacturer $50 million to resolve, P&W chief executive Bob Leduc said on 16 March. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

In a hangar known as Site 2, opposite the Lockheed Martin Skunk Works on the Palmdale airport runway in California, the 60-year-old ritual of programmed depot maintenance for each of the 27 U-2S “Dragon Lady” aircraft remaining in service continues, a full decade after the US Air Force launched a series of attempts to have...Continue Reading