Electrification and SustainabilityBoeing Purchases 2 Million Gallons of Sustainable Aviation Fuel Boeing signed a supply agreement with EPIC Fuels for 2 million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), the largest purchase of SAF from an airframer to date. The fuel blend—30% SAF, 70%…
CommercialBoeing Secures Qatar Airways as Launch Customer of New 777-8 Freighter Qatar Airways has become the launch customer for Boeing’s new 777-8 Freighter, the air cargo variant of the 777X passenger jet that the Middle East carrier is also launching, with an expected…
CommercialAirbus Targets 2025 for A350 Freighter Airbus is developing a version of its wide-body A350 aircraft for the commercial air cargo market, according to the half-year results posted by the Toulouse-based manufacturer on July 29. Revenue increased 30…
ConnectivityEmirates VP of Customer Experience Talks Future of In-Flight Connectivity When it comes to future growth markets, In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) is seen as a vital market for satellites, despite the issues aviation has had over the last year. There are high hopes…
Commercial737 MAX Troubles Plunge Boeing Revenues A 66 percent year-over-year revenue loss in the second quarter saw Boeing’s commercial airplanes segment tumble below defense as the company’s most profitable. Ongoing trouble with the grounded 737 MAX helped cut…
CommercialBoeing Looks to Make Reparations for 737 MAX Grounding as it Works on NMA Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg doesn't blame the airlines that are clamoring for compensation after the grounding of the 737 MAX — he said it's the plan. "We're working with individual customers," Muilenburg…
CommercialBoeing CEO Talks NMA, 777X and Production System If Boeing launches the highly anticipated new mid-market aircraft (NMA), it will be after it finishes the launch of the 777X, CEO Dennis Muilenburg said Wednesday. Speaking at a Barclays Industrial Select…
Business & GABoeing BizJets Unveils Long-Range 777X Convert Boeing is converting its 777 series airliner into a long-range, wide-body business jet. The BBJ 777-8 has a range of 11,645 nautical miles, enough to fly more than halfway around the world…
CommercialBoeing Builds Body of First 777X Boeing has assembled the main fuselage of its first 777X-series aircraft. Its destined to be a 777-9X with a first flight scheduled for 2019 before a targeted 2020 delivery. The 777X is…
CommercialQatar Airways CTO Discusses Boeing 777X Avionics, IFEC Boeing is scheduled to begin production on the re-engined version of the 777, the 777X, this year. Qatar Airways is the launch customer for the 777X, which has garnered 306 total orders…