Fully-Equipped Boeing Tanker to Make First Test Flight Friday
Eight months behind schedule and more than $1 billion over budget, Boeing has scheduled the first test flight of a fully-equipped KC-46A tanker for Friday.
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Sikorsky Helicopters has finally found a home in Lockheed Martin, pending final approvals.
Is There Less to Boeing Order From China Than Meets the Eye?
Boeing did not reveal how many of the orders could be attributed to already announced orders by unidentified customers, nor did it discuss how many are firm orders.
China Places Order for 300 Boeing Jets
In a brief statement published Tuesday, Chinese news agency Xinhua said that a "group of Chinese companies" has signed an agreement to buy 300 Boeing aircraft.
Is Raytheon Preparing a Bid for the New Air Force Training Jet?
The competition for a contract to build the new T-X trainer jet for the U.S. Air Force may be more intense than we thought.
Boeing Teases First Look at Air Force Training Jet Concept
On Tuesday, Boeing let Defense News have an exclusive look at the company’s concept for the new T-X training jet for the U.S. Air Force.
US Air Force Looks to Replace JSTARS Fleet
The U.S. Air Force awarded contracts to three contending teams of contractors angling for a deal to replace the 16 Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar Systems (JSTARS) planes currently in the fleet.
Airbus Opens Alabama Assembly Plant, Aims for Half of US Market
European aircraft maker Airbus Group officially opens its final assembly line in Mobile, Ala., Monday, only the second plant that the company has built outside Europe.
Are Risks Growing for Aircraft Makers Boeing, Airbus?
Analysts at Canaccord Genuity expressed some caution in their latest research on the aerospace industry, noting especially key risks including possibly higher interest rates and continuing low fuel prices.
Does Kuwait Buy of Eurofighter Planes Dash Boeing Hopes?
Eurofighter is reported to be about to close a deal with Kuwait for 28 of Eurofighter's Typhoon warplanes. The sale has been in the works since early this year.
Boeing to Offer Peek at New Air Force Training Jet
The so-called T-X trainer will replace the 50-year old T-38 currently used to train bomber and fighter pilots, and it may even be adapted to replace the T-1 that is used to train airlift…
Lockheed Files Protest Over Loss of Humvee Replacement Contract
Lockheed, which does not have a contract for a military ground vehicle, would like very much to acquire one, and this latest JLTV deal may have been the last for a while.
What Does a Boeing 777-200ER Cost?
On Tuesday afternoon, the left-wing engine of a Boeing 777-200ER caught fire just after the plane started its take-off roll at the Las Vegas McCarran International Airport.
Trouble Brewing in Boeing Freighter Market?
Air cargo volumes are either growing slowly or shrinking slowly, depending on your point of view. In either case, though, this is not good news for Boeing.
Boeing Delivers 64 Commercial Airplanes in August
In the first eight months of 2015, Boeing has delivered 503 commercial aircraft to its customers.