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Boeing has officially opened its expanded Boeing Tianjin Composites facility in Tianjin, China, which is expected to double its production capacity.

MRO companies, airlines and OEMs are unlocking AI’s potential as available technologies continue to evolve.

Wisk plans to fly the first prototype of its sixth-generation electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft this year.

Quality standdowns that began within Boeing Commercial Airplanes are also extending across the OEM’s Global Services segment, a senior company executive said.

About three years before its first scheduled fielding, the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft fleet has a new group of F-16-based testbed aircraft.

Retirements in February 2024 came to just over 30 units, 24% below February 2023.

As of March 2024, 12% of the in-service fleet is classed as being in either parked or parked/reserve status.

As they grapple with supply chains and pitch new processes, companies are trying to ramp up production.

Boeing’s new leaders would be wise to study GE’s metamorphosis under Larry Culp.

Boeing March deliveries remained sluggish amid stepped up FAA scrutiny and the company's pledge to complete work in place on the production line.

Industry analysts Ron Epstein and Richard Aboulafia join Aviation Week editors to discuss the momentous challenges facing Boeing’s next leader—and who that leader might be.

Guy Norris talks with CEO Tom Vice about the spinoff-turned-prime’s growth plans as its space defense business surges and its spaceplane prepares for flight.

John Laughter, who became Delta TechOps’ president in October 2023, speaks with Aviation Week about his outlook for the MRO organization.

OEMs are designing turbine blades to be more resilient in harsh environments and at high temperatures.

Readers write about Boeing’s problems, microwave weapons, KAI’s vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicle, futuristic concepts and Climate Impulse project partner Syensqo.

A new Royal Air Force strategy lays out plans for the introduction of larger systems after having developed small, swarming platforms.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Obstacles to technician training and certification are holding back the industry’s workforce pipeline potential.

The carrier expects additional compensation for the disruption set off by the Jan. 5 737-9 door plug blowout, “the complete terms of which are confidential.”

Spending is forecast to surge amid a renewed focus on the importance of rigorous adherence to aircraft assembly, testing, and maintenance procedures.

The state of affairs for aftermarket growth and navigating current market challenges in the region.

Boeing’s new leadership in Commercial Airplanes and at the top are likely just the beginning of major changes at the manufacturing giant.

The company is confident a spate of hardware issues and oversights are behind it.

If Comac is intent on competing outside of its home market, it will need to address the development of support infrastructure and technical support for its jets

Aviation Week projects that North and Latin America commercial MRO labor expenditures will top $46.8 billion through 2033.