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Clean Sky Research Project Accelerates after Slow Start

The European Union's €1.6 billion ($1.9 billion) aeronautics research effort known as Clean Sky recently has gained momentum, and officials expect to see s

Workmanship Suspect on Boeing 787's Horizontal Stabilizers

Boeing announced yesterday that it recently identified a workmanship “issue” with the 787's horizontal stabilizers, forcing the company to inspect each of

Boeing Says Flaw on 787 Dreamliner's Horizontal Stabilizers Will Not Delay First Delivery

Boeing insists that a newly identified assembly flaw with the Boeing 787's horizontal stabilizers will not delay service entry of the new airliner, which i

SaM146 Gains EASA Certification

The Powerjet SaM146 received its EASA certification yesterday, June 23, some six years after Snecma of France and Russia's NPO Saturn founded the joint ven

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New ATC Runway Clearances Take Effect June 30

As of June 30, pilots can expect to receive different runway crossing clearances from ATC, <lin

Dreamliner Testing Passes 1,000-hour Mark

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner test fleet surpassed 1,000 flight hours this week.

Rolls-Royce Celebrates First Run of Trent XWB

Rolls-Royce ran the Trent XWB engine for the first time on Thursday aboard a testbed in Derby, UK, the company announced on Friday.

Boeing Completes First Flight of GE-Powered 787

The first Boeing 787 Dreamliner powered by General Electric GEnx-1B engines–ZA005–completed its first flight at 6:29 p.m.

Canadian TSB, U.S. NTSB Investigating Trans States Runway Overrun

The National Transportation Safety Board has dispatched a team of investigators this morning to assist the Transportation Safety Board of Canada with its i

Boeing To Raise 737 Production to 35 per Month

Boeing will raise production yet again on its 737 line, the company announced today, taking the rate from the previously announced 34 airplanes per month t

Boeing 747-8 Freighter Receives Expanded Type Inspection Authorization

Boeing announced yesterday that it received expanded type inspection authorization (TIA) from the FAA for the <link news/single-news-page/article/boeing-as

Boeing Starts Assembling First 747-8 Intercontinental

Boeing has begun assembling the fuselage of the first 747-8 Inte

GAO Analysis of United-Continental Merger Highlights Indirect Route Overlap

An analysis of the competitive effects of the p

Questions Arise About Practicality of 787 Standard Engine Interface

It seems Boeing hasn’t convinced everyone of the value of its standard engine interface feature on the 787 Dreamliner, which the company says allows quick

Boeing 737 Re-engining Decision Hinges On Replacement Timing

Boeing's decision to re-engine the existing 737

Manufacturers Unhitch Delivery Wagon from Order Book Horse

Airbus COO for customers John Leahy remains optimistic, even when faced with no increase in deliveries of new aircraft in 2010; one man’s zero growth is an

New Materials Give Next Generation of Engines Their Edge

Composites and other new and expensive materials play key roles in the engines that will power new single-aisle airliners, such as the Comac C919, Bombardi

Deepwater Affecting Gulf Helo Operators

President Obama’s 180-day moratorium on deepwater oil drilling operations in the Gulf of Mexico is beginning to pinch helicopter operators there.

Boeing Resumes Taking 787 Dreamliner Sections

Boeing has begun accepting delivery of major structural parts again for the 787 and plans to begin joining all the sections of the 23rd Dreamliner next Mon

IATA: World’s Airlines Returning to Profitability

The International Air Transportation Association (IATA) issued a rather stunning projection today that the world’s airlines will actually turn a profit thi

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