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article Jun 17, 2019

Boeing Leans Towards Prioritizing Larger NMA Version First

Boeing is leaning towards offering the larger of the two proposed new midmarket airplane variants first for delivery in 2025 as it nears closing the business case and obtaining board permission for formal authority to offer later this year.

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Booming Industry, Quiet Le Bourget

Aviation gurus Richard Aboulafia of Teal Group and Accenture’s John Schmidt join Aviation Week Editorial Director Joe Anselmo to take a look under the hood at this year’s Paris Air Show. Watch as they discuss everything from aircraft orders to artificial intelligence. 
Article Jun 18, 2019

Airbus Collects More A321XLR, A330neo Orders

Airbus is making further progress in placing its two models addressing the middle-of-the-market segment. Cebu Pacific placed an order for 16 A330-900s and 10 A321XLRs, the longest-range version of the A321neo.
Article Jun 18, 2019

Lockheed Martin Begins Assembly Of X-59 Low-Boom Demonstrator  

Cockpit configuration is being finalized as the new NASA low-boom supersonic X-plane enters assembly.
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How Spirit AeroSystems Is Advancing Composite Design & Manufacturing

Spirit AeroSystems continues to advance aerostructures manufacturing through targeted research and technology initiatives centering on seven distinctive capabilities.
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Pratt & Whitney For Today And Further Down The Runway

The Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan engine family crosses over five commercial platforms, delivering significant reductions in fuel cost and ground noise.
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Regional Jets At The Paris Air Show: What's Next On The Agenda?

Embraer's E195 E-2 'Profit Hunter' arrived at this year's Paris Air Show in new livery, but how much longer will the aircraft retain its name? Also, Mitsubishi is showing its rebranded MRJ, the SpaceJet at the show. Watch as our editors discuss the commercial air transport market at Le Bourget.
Article Jun 17, 2019

Qantas Seeks Change Via Expanded GE FlightPulse App

Qantas and GE Aviation are expanding GE’s FlightPulse flight analytics app to give pilots actionable information based on historical flight data that they can use to optimize individual flights.
Article Jun 17, 2019

Airbus Launches A321XLR On Back Of ALC Order

The aircraft will be capable for flying up to 4,700 nm in a configuration for around 200 passengers. That is around 700 nm more than what the A321LR offers.
Article Jun 17, 2019

Boeing Leans Towards Prioritizing Larger NMA Version First

Boeing is leaning towards offering the larger of the two proposed new midmarket airplane variants first for delivery in 2025 as it nears closing the business case and obtaining board permission for formal authority to offer later this year.
Article Jun 17, 2019

Boeing 777X First Flight Delayed ‘Several’ Months

Boeing is revising the 777X test plan to maximize ground evaluations as it attempts to compensate for a lengthy delay to first flight following the recent discovery of a durability issue on the aircraft’s General Electric GE9X engines.
Article Jun 17, 2019

The Week In Technology, June 17-21, 2019  

This week it’s news from the Uber Elevate Summit in Washington: Pipistrel unveils, Embraer refines, Jaunt joins up, Safran reveals cabin and Uber Eats delivers.
Commentary Jun 17, 2019

FAA Chief: How We're Accelerating Safety Standards For Supersonics  

The FAA is reviewing and updating existing regulations to help enable innovation through the development and certification of new, commercially viable, civil supersonic aircraft.
Article Jun 16, 2019

Boeing 737 MAX Return-To-Service Path Taking Shape

As the 53rd Paris Air Show opens, industry remains in the dark about when the Boeing 737 MAX fleet will be cleared to fly again. But there are signs that Boeing is nearing the next key milestones on an increasingly emerging path to get the grounded fleet airborne.
Gallery Jun 16, 2019

New at the Paris Air Show

​The Paris air show will have many new aircraft and their variants to see; so little time for browsing. Here’s ShowNews’ selective pick of the pack.
Article Jun 14, 2019

Commercial Airliner Programs To Watch  

Among commercial aircraft, the Boeing 737 MAX drama is drawing a lot of attention. But other programs are nearing important milestones or launch decisions as well.
Article Jun 14, 2019

Rolls-Royce Takes First Step Toward Productionized Electric Propulsion  

Incremental steps could lead to faster-than-expected development of hybrid and all-electric propulsion systems for aerospace.

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