As the coronavirus pandemic rocks the aviation industry, two industry giants are fighting to protect their legacies. WSJ’s Jaden Urbi explains what Boeing and Airbus are doing to survive this unprecedented crisis – and how it could reshape the future of aviation. Photo Composite: George Downs More from the Wall Street Journal: Visit WSJ.com: http://www.wsj.com…
Boeing whistleblower, Ed Pierson, tells CNN’s Phil Mattingly he is not surprised a door plug blew off an Alaska Airlines flight mid-air and warns that when an issue happens on one plane, “there’s a very good chance of it happening on other planes.” #cnn #news Source
As Airbus is set to overtake Boeing to become the world’s largest plane maker by deliveries, WSJ explains how two jetliners—the 737 MAX and the A320neo—ended up at the center of the biggest rivalry in the aviation world. Photo illustration: Jaden Urbi More from the Wall Street Journal: Visit WSJ.com: http://www.wsj.com Visit the WSJ Video…
On October 15, Boeing announced the delivery of the seventeenth CH-47F Chinook Block I transport helicopter to the Spanish Armed Forces, marking the completion of an intergovernmental agreement signed between Spain and the United States in January 2019. This agreement aimed to modernize Spain’s CH-47D fleet by rebuilding and adapting each aircraft to CH-47F standards,…
On August 22, 2024, Boeing successfully conducted the first flight of the Royal Thai Army’s first AH-6 Little Bird helicopter. This inaugural flight, which took place at the company’s site in Mesa, Arizona, marks an important milestone in the production of eight AH-6 attack helicopters ordered by Thailand. This project is part of the country’s…
The nearly four-week-old strike between Boeing and its key manufacturing union are showing no signs of a breakthrough after talks broke down, with no new negotiations planned. The United States-based plane maker on Tuesday withdrew its pay offer to about 33,000 US factory workers, saying the union did not consider its proposals seriously after two…
Hava Kuvvetleri Komutanlığı’mızın ihtiyaçları doğrultusunda, Savunma Sanayii Müsteşarlığı tarafından yürütülmekte olan Barış Kartalı Projesi kapsamında ilk HİK Uçağı, başlangıç teslimatı için, TUSAŞ (Akıncı/Ankara) tesislerinden konuşlanacağı birlik olarak belirlenen 3’üncü Ana Jet Üs Komutanlığı (Konya)na intikal etmek üzere havalanmış bulunmaktadır. Projede ana yüklenici Boeing firması olup, uçak ve sistemlerin tasarım, üretim, test ve bakım idame faaliyetlerinde…
Colbert’s removal from Boeing Defense marks CEO Kelly Ortberg’s first major management change since taking the helm last month. Source
On September 16, 2024, at the Air & Space Forces Association’s Air Space & Cyber Conference, Boeing unveiled a new land-based version of its unmanned MQ-25 tanker, specifically adapted to meet the future refueling needs of the U.S. Air Force (USAF). This new design significantly expands the capabilities of the device, aiming in particular to…
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