Boeing
Boeing’s July Deliveries Fail to Close Gap to Airbus
U.S. planemaker posts busiest July since 2017 despite month-to-month decline.
Boeing 787 Returns to LAX With RAT Deployed
Ram Air Turbine deployed upon landing following prolonged Pacific holding pattern.
Boeing Defense Workers Walk Off the Job
Unionized workers at Boeing’s defense facilities in Missouri have launched the first strike in nearly 30 years.
Boeing, Red 6 Flight Test Augmented Reality System
Boeing and Red 6 have completed their first flight tests of an augmented reality (AR) system integrated into a TA-4J military trainer. The project, which was announced in September 2022, is aiming to develop AR technology for aerial dogfighting and training in advanced tactical aircraft. Following testing with the TA-4J, the AR system will be […]
Wisk, Archer Settle Lawsuit, Embark On Collaboration
Electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft developers Archer Aviation and Boeing-owned Wisk Aero have reached a settlement to resolve federal and state litigation between them. Wisk filed the lawsuit, which alleged that Archer misappropriated trade secrets and infringed on Wisk’s patents, in April 2021. The terms of the settlement were not disclosed. Along with […]
Boeing, Southern University Win NASA Award For Partnership
Boeing and Southern University and A&M College have been awarded NASA’s 2022 Mentor-Protégé Agreement of the Year for their work on the agency’s space launch system (SLS) rocket. Boeing was nominated by the Marshall Space Flight Center for its mentorship of Southern University “while providing tactical business and technical support to the institution.” Louisiana-based Southern […]
United 767 Loses Emergency Slide In Flight
A United Airlines Boeing 767-300 lost an emergency evacuation slide shortly before landing at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) on Monday. No problems were experienced in flight and the missing equipment was discovered by a maintenance crew after the aircraft landed. The slide itself was found in a neighborhood approximately four miles east of ORD […]
U.S. Air Force Flies First T-7A Red Hawk
The U.S. Air Force took its first T-7A Red Hawk training jet for its initial flight on Wednesday, about a week after the model completed taxi testing. The flight lasted one hour and three minutes and officially kicked off the engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) phase of the T-7A program. Boeing was awarded a $9.2 […]
T-7A Red Hawk Completes Taxi Tests
Boeing announced on Tuesday that the T-7A Red Hawk military training jet has successfully completed taxi testing. While the model flew for the first time in 2016 as the T-X, further flight testing is expected to take place at Boeing’s facility in St. Louis later this summer then at Edwards Air Force Base this fall. […]
