For Boeing, which did not raise list prices in 2016, reducing its costs has helped make up for the larger discounts. We can expect continued cost cutting from Boeing, both from layoffs and from…
The U.S. Air Force released its final request for proposal on Friday for a fleet of some 350 new training jets. A winner is expected to be named sometime in 2017.
All in all, Wednesday is not shaping up as a good day for the world's two largest aircraft makers.
In an emailed statement Tuesday European aerospace giant Airbus Group SE said that it had reached an agreement with Emirates airline to delay delivery of 12 of the company’s double-decked A380s. Originally six were…
By now most people know that when The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) or Airbus or any other commercial plane manufacturer announces a firm contract, the total value of the contract is reported at the…
The Russian Tupolev Tu-150 airline  model which includes the one that crashed in the Black Sea with 92 people on board is that it is a mid-sized commercial jet first flown in 1972 which…
The CEOs of the world's two largest defense contractors met with President-elect Trump on Wednesday and, while first reports of the meetings were pretty ordinary, Trump decided to raise the stakes late Thursday.
Airbus Group SE announced Thursday that it has signed a firm contract with Iranian flag carrier Iran Air for 100 aircraft. The order includes 46 A320 family, 38 A330 family and 16 A350 XWB…
Boeing has held its first test flight of its proposed new T-X training jet for the U.S. Air Force. The most remarkable thing about the flight is that it occurred just one year after…
Boeing let slip that it would almost certainly reduce staff at its commercial airline division next year. Layoffs announced, or signaled, just before the holidays are particularly cruel.
Any day now the U.S. Air Force is expected to release the final version of its request for proposal (RFP) to build a new training jet to replace the decades old T-38. Four teams…
On Sunday at a press conference in Tehran, Iran Air's CEO said it will cut its order to a total of 100 Airbus planes and eliminate all A380s.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) on Friday officially filed an appeal with the World Trade Organization (WTO) regarding the international organization’s November ruling that certain tax incentives offered by the state…
Airlines keep somewhat careful tabs on whether pilots are drunk, as a means to support passenger safety and expensive planes. As it turns out, screening for suicidal tendencies might be a better idea. According…
Boeing has announced that it will raise its dividend by 30% and cut production of its current model 777 to five per month.
