CommercialBoeing 737 MAX 7 Successfully Completes First Flight The newest member of Boeing’s most popular family of jets spent its first flight soaring over the snowcaps of the Cascade Mountains. The successful debut sortie of the 737 Max 7 means…
CommercialJeppesen Charts added to Honeywell’s GoDirect Bag of Tricks Boeing’s Jeppesen terminal chart data will be integrated into Honeywell’s GoDirect Flight Bag Pro thanks to a deal the companies struck to increase integration. The Honeywell app allows business aviation pilots to…
CommercialGuinness Toasts World-Record 10,000th Boeing 737 In a Guinness-recognized feat, Boeing has produced 10,000 737-line airplanes. The milestone jet was a 737 MAX 8 destined for Southwest Airlines produced at Boeing’s Renton, Washington, facility. The 737 took almost…
MilitaryBoeing to Flight Test Software Update on KC-46A The U.S. Air Force said it learned that two of the plane’s systems in its KC-46A tanker program — the Centerline Drogue System (CDS) and the Remote Vision System (RVS) — are not…
CommercialBoeing Invests in Drone Radar with Fortem Boeing is funding the development of advanced radar systems through its HorizonX subsidiary’s investment in Fortem Technologies. Fortem Technologies offers airspace awareness solutions using radar that is low in size, weight and…
CommercialTurkish Airlines Orders up to 30 787-9 Dreamliners from Boeing Boeing and Turkish Airlines have reached a deal for 25 787-9 Dreamliners with an option for up to five more. The finalized order, first announced as a commitment last September, sees Turkish…
CommercialBoeing Picks Lord To Produce Autothrottle Modules for 737 MAX Boeing has signed Lord Corp. to the biggest contract in the latter company’s 94-year history, producing the autothrottle modules for 737 MAX cockpits. The autothrottle module is an electromechanical system fitted into…
CommercialAutonomous in Australia: Boeing Partners with Queensland to Develop Drones Boeing has a new partnership with the Queensland government to develop autonomous vehicle systems in Australia. The company said the Australia-based autonomous systems development program would be its largest outside of the…
ConnectivityRussian Companies Order Boeing AnalytX Solutions Boeing has three new orders for Boeing AnalytX-based digital solutions from Russian companies, the Chicago-based manufacturer said at MRO Russia & CIS in Moscow. S7 Technics, Pobeda and Ultair will all use…
MilitaryBoeing to Refresh Super Hornets for US Navy The U.S. Navy has awarded Boeing a contract worth up to $73 million to modernize the F/A-18 Super Hornet. The refresh is expected to add 50% to the fighter’s flight hours, from…
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