ConnectivityInside the Phased-Array Antenna Boeing is Putting on the MQ-25 Boeing is introducing a new flat phased-array satcom antenna for military aircraft, starting with the MQ-25 Stingray unmanned tanker that the company is developing for the U.S. Navy. The new electronically steered…
MilitarySaab to Open New Manufacturing and Production Facility for T-X in Indiana Saab will open a new advanced manufacturing and production site in West Lafayette, Indiana, where it will produce final assembly for its components of the Air Force’s new T-X trainer jet. The…
MilitaryPoseidon's Reach: The P-8A Around the World NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Approaching the U.S. Navy's final planned buy of Boeing P-8A Poseidons in 2020, 169 of the multimission maritime aircraft have been sold across seven countries. As primary buyer,…
CommercialBoeing Knew the AOA Disagree Alert on the 737 MAX Didn't Work — and Said Nothing In 2017, Boeing learned that the angle-of-attack (AOA) disagree alert — a standard feature on all 737 MAX aircraft — didn't work on the majority of the planes. The company determined that…
CommercialUPDATE: 737 MAX Pitches Boeing Revenues Into the Red UPDATE, 04/29/2019: Boeing's board of directors has approved a $2.055 per share quarterly dividend. The manufacturer paid $1 billion in dividends in Q4 2018 and $1.2 billion in dividends in the first…
CommercialThe Air Taxi Challenges Uber Isn't Considering Not so fast, Uber. Breaking into the urban air mobility market means a lot of challenges that a company new to the game has no way of accounting for, according to Itai…
CommercialFAA OK's Updated MCAS for 737 MAX, Awaits Industry Comments The FAA Flight Standardization Board (FSB) has reviewed Boeing's update to the 737 MAX's maneuvering characteristics augmentation system (MCAS) and determined it is "operationally suitable," according to a new report the agency put…
CommercialAirborne Launchpad for Spaceflight, Stratolaunch Takes First Flight Frankenstein together two Boeing jets by the wing and you get a 250-ton beast with a wingspan of 385 feet and a max weight of 650 tons. That makes Stratolaunch the largest…
CommercialFAA Stands By Delegating 737 MAX Certification in Senate Hearing Acting FAA Administrator Dan Elwell is still confident in the Boeing 737 MAX, even as U.S. Senate aviation subcommittee chairman Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) says the aircraft's issues "threaten to erode trust in…
CommercialSouthwest 737 MAX Makes Immediate Emergency Landing The global grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX hasn't ended the airplane's woes, as a MAX 8 flying without passengers for Southwest Airlines on March 26 had to make an emergency landing…