Civil aerospace news and insights from Forecast International
Chinese eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) maker EHang has completed its first “commercial demonstration” flight using the pilotless EH216-S air taxi in a pair of cities. The company delivered …
EHang Demonstrates Pilotless Air Taxi in China After First Delivery Read More
A new Airbus Final Assembly Line (FAL) at Toulouse delivered its first A321neo airliner on December 27. Airbus built the new FAL in the former “Jean-Luc Lagardère” building that formerly …
Airbus Delivers First New A321neo From Former A380 Production Site Read More
After a four-year hiatus, a new Boeing 787 Dreamliner landed in Shanghai. The delivery to Juneyao Airlines could pave the way for the resumption of 737 MAX deliveries, which have …
Boeing Just Delivered the First 787 to China in Years. Now What About MAX? Read More
Looking set to break industry order and backlog records with 523 new firm December orders With several new large orders announced this month, Airbus is finishing the year on a …
Airbus Running Up the Orders Score with Slew of December Bookings Read More
COLOGNE, Germany — The Management Board of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has selected Florian Guillermet to be the agency’s future Executive Director. He will replace Luc Tytgat, …
Guillermet Selected to be EASA Executive Director Read More
While business travel has seen a mild rebound since the pandemic, it continues to lag behind leisure flights and remains significantly below pre-pandemic levels. Some companies have embraced virtual meetings …
Reuters: Business Travel Emissions Down Since Pandemic Read More
Strong comeback for 737 MAX deliveries /// Boeing 6,000+ aircraft backlog record in sight Boeing and Airbus delivered 56 and 64 commercial jets in November 2023, compared to 48 and …
Airbus and Boeing Report November 2023 Commercial Aircraft Orders and Deliveries Read More
Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production doubled in 2023 but remains a small fraction of overall renewable fuel output. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) reports that SAF production reached 600 …
IATA: SAF Production Growing, But Not Fast Enough Read More
Boeing has named long-time company executive Stephanie Pope to the new position of executive vice president and chief operating officer of Boeing. She starts the new job on January 1, …
Boeing Names Company Veteran Stephanie Pope as New COO Read More
Reliable Robotics, a California-based manufacturer of aircraft automation systems, has successfully flown a Cessna 208B Caravan with no one on board. The uncrewed aircraft was instead supervised during its fully …
Reliable Robotics Flies Uncrewed Cessna Caravan Read More