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