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Quiet Month at the Office /// Airbus Sets New Industry Backlog Record – Again January is traditionally the slowest month of the year for commercial aircraft production, and January 2024 …
Airbus and Boeing Report January 2024 Commercial Aircraft Orders and Deliveries Read More
Piper Aircraft has unveiled a new single-engine turboprop, dubbed the M700 Fury. The new aircraft will replace the M600/SLS in the company’s product line. Piper said that the M700 represents …
Piper Unveils M700 Fury Turboprop Read More
Lilium N.V. announced that the future Orlando International Airport (MCO) vertiport will serve as a central Florida hub for its Lilium Jet network. The company also expressed its support for …
Lilium Designates Future Orlando Vertiport as Key Network Hub Read More
Boeing issued a new statement in response to the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board’s initial conclusions regarding the cause of an in-flight door plug failure on an Alaska Airlines 737 …
Boeing Responds to Initial NTSB Report on Max-9 Door Plug Blowout Read More
Boeing Commercial Airplanes President and CEO Stan Deal told employees in a message posted February 4th that the 737 program will spend several days in the Renton factory to focus …
Boeing Reports New Problem on 737 Production Line Read More
EHang Holdings Limited revealed the official price for its innovative EH216-S passenger drone in China. EHang has set the retail price at RMB2.39 million (approximately $338,000) per unit, effective April …
EHang Prices its EH216-S eVTOL at RMB2.4 million in China Read More
BY AUDREY DECKER, Staff Writer Defense One A three-month test of the battery-powered ALIA has the service looking to move ahead. The U.S. Air Force wants to buy battery-powered planes …
USAF tried an electric plane. Now it wants to buy Read More
Strong demand across its operations saw General Dynamics post sales of $42.3 billion for 2023, up 7.3 percent from $39.4 billion in 2022. Net income for the year was $3.3 …
Gulfstream Gears Up for a Banner Year in 2024 Read More
Boeing has withdrawn its request for an exemption to regulations that mandate design changes to the 737 MAX 7 engine nacelle inlet structure and engine anti-ice system prior to certification …
Boeing Withdraws 737 MAX 7 Exemption Request Read More
As the A330 has matured, the retrofit market for the model has grown considerably. With the series having widely proliferated across both the civil and military sectors and continuing to …
A330 Retrofits Recover in Tandem with Passenger Demand Read More