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UAE says Flydubai co-pilot used crash axe in terror attack

The co-pilot of Flydubai flight FZ1073 "attempted to carry out a terrorist act" when he attacked the captain with the cockpit's crash axe and tried to take over the flight controls, the United Arab Emirates' attorney general said on Saturday.…

FAA panel finds 737 Max software glitch not a safety risk

A Federal Aviation Administration review panel decided Friday that a newly disclosed software glitch in some Boeing The Boeing Company 737 Max flight computers does not pose a safety risk. The ruling removes a fresh obstacle to certification of the…

Boeing’s 200-jet China deal hinges on Trump-Xi talks

The fate of Boeing's long-awaited 200-jet sale to China remains uncertain ahead of President Xi Jinping's state visit to Washington on September 24, with industry insiders warning the deal's final terms will be shaped by the broader diplomatic bargaining between…

Lufthansa orders 20 Boeing 737 MAX 10s in $3.4B deal

Lufthansa Group on Thursday approved the purchase of 20 Boeing 737 MAX 10 aircraft, exercising options from a 2023 agreement and bringing its total firm orders for the MAX family to 60 jets.

Boeing nears 150-jet deal after Turkish Airlines threatened to walk away

Boeing The Boeing Company is close to finalizing a delayed order for 150 of its 737 MAX jets after Turkish Airlines Türk Hava Yolları A.O. threatened to walk away from the deal over a dispute about engine maintenance, Reuters reported…

GE Aerospace fixes engine seal flaw that threatened Boeing 777X timeline

GE Aerospace has completed a redesign of a cracked turbine mid-seal inside the GE9X engine, resolving a technical problem that had hung over Boeing's The Boeing Company long-delayed 777X program for much of 2026. The fix clears the way for…

Ryanair CEO denies passenger was sucked out of 737 window

Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary on Thursday denied claims that a passenger was partially sucked out of a Boeing The Boeing Company 737-800 after a cabin window shattered during a July flight from Greece, telling reporters at the airline's annual…

Coin-sized device can hijack a Boeing 737’s autopilot, researchers show

Researchers from the University of California at San Diego and Oberlin College presented a technique at the Usenix Security Symposium on Wednesday capable of hijacking the autopilot of a Boeing 737 using a Wi-Fi-enabled device roughly the size of a…

Boeing says Gulf airlines aren’t deferring jet orders despite Iran war

The months-long closure of the Strait of Hormuz has created a cascading fuel crisis for global aviation, forcing airlines to scramble for alternative jet fuel supplies as the disruption from the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran extends into its sixth month.

Lufthansa joins Emirates in rejecting early Boeing 777-9s

Lufthansa has confirmed it intends to reject some of the earliest Boeing 777-9 aircraft produced for the airline, joining Emirates in refusing to accept initial manufacturing batches of the long-delayed wide-body jet.

Boeing reportedly blocking Ukraine’s Patriot missile plans

Boeing The Boeing Company is unwilling to grant Ukraine a license to manufacture seeker heads for PAC-3 Patriot interceptor missiles, creating a major obstacle to President Donald Trump's pledge to transfer Patriot production capabilities to Kyiv, according to a report…

China’s new demands threaten 200-jet Boeing deal

China is demanding additional assurances before it will follow through on its commitment to purchase 200 Boeing The Boeing Company aircraft, a centerpiece of the commercial agreements struck during President Donald Trump's visit to Beijing in May, according to a…

IBM to acquire HRL Laboratories from Boeing, GM

IBM International Business Machines Corporation announced on Tuesday that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire HRL Laboratories, a private research and development institution jointly owned by Boeing The Boeing Company and General Motors, in a deal that adds…

Farnborough Airshow tops 300 aircraft orders in 3 days

The Farnborough International Airshow has crossed 300 firm aircraft orders through its first three days, with Boeing The Boeing Company holding a slight lead over Airbus in a show of renewed commercial momentum for the American manufacturer. Day one alone…

NTSB challenges Ryanair CEO’s claims about 737 window blowout cause

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board on Wednesday challenged Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary over his public remarks about the cause of a Boeing 737 NG window blowout that nearly ejected a passenger from the aircraft earlier this month, saying the…

Boeing, BAE, Airbus vie for combat drone deals at Farnborough

The race to build autonomous fighter jets capable of flying alongside crewed warplanes has become one of the most fiercely contested competitions in the defense industry, with Boeing, Anduril, General Atomics, Airbus, and a growing field of rivals all vying…

Farnborough becomes battleground for autonomous combat drone programs

The Farnborough International Airshow, which opened on July 20 for its five-day run in England, has become the stage for an intensifying global competition to field autonomous combat drones, with American, Australian, Turkish, and European programs jockeying for attention and…

Emirates rejects 10 Boeing 777-9s, calls them fit for ‘baked bean cans’

Emirates President Tim Clark declared on Monday that the airline will refuse delivery of 10 early-build Boeing 777-9 aircraft, dismissing them as unfit for service after years of delays have rendered the jets too costly to bring up to current…

Boeing lands new freighter deal as Farnborough orders mount

Boeing The Boeing Company continued to build momentum at the 2026 Farnborough International Airshow on Tuesday, headlined by MSC Air Cargo's purchase of five 777-8 Freighters — the cargo operator's first order for the next-generation widebody freighter. The deal extends…

Boeing asks U.S. to challenge EU over record Airbus loan

Boeing The Boeing Company has called on the U.S. government to demand transparency from the European Union over a €3 billion loan package to Airbus, in a move that threatens to reopen transatlantic trade tensions just weeks after both sides…

Boeing eyes production ramp-up as Farnborough Airshow opens

Boeing The Boeing Company released its 2026 Commercial Market Outlook on the eve of the Farnborough International Airshow, forecasting that airlines and cargo operators worldwide will need nearly 44,000 new aircraft over the next 20 years as global passenger traffic…

Boeing and Airbus land 300+ orders on Farnborough day one

The Farnborough International Airshow opened on Monday with a burst of aircraft deals as Boeing The Boeing Company and Airbus collectively secured commitments for more than 300 jets, anchored by a landmark split order from one of the world's largest…

Farnborough Airshow opens as aircraft deliveries hit 8-year high

The 2026 Farnborough International Airshow opened its doors on Monday with a record footprint and a defense sector presence that reflects a transformed global security landscape, as fresh industry data confirmed commercial aircraft production is rebounding to levels not seen…

Riyadh Air orders 34 widebodies as Farnborough opens

Saudi Arabia's Riyadh Air placed orders for 34 widebody aircraft on Monday as the Farnborough International Airshow opened in Hampshire, England, deepening the young airline's commitments with both Boeing and Airbus just weeks after launching commercial service.

Ryanair CEO says probe points to foreign object damage in Boeing 737 window blowout

Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary said on Monday that initial findings from an investigation into the July 10 incident in which a passenger was partly sucked out of a Boeing The Boeing Company 737's broken window suggest "foreign object damage" to…

Boeing lands 100-plane 737 MAX order from SMBC at Farnborough

Boeing The Boeing Company secured one of the marquee deals of the Farnborough International Airshow's opening day on Monday, with leasing giant SMBC Aviation Capital placing an order for 100 737 MAX jets, including 60 of the highest-capacity 737-10 variant…

Boeing dismantled an unflown 777X jet rather than pay rework costs

Boeing The Boeing Company quietly dismantled one of its earliest-built 777-9 airframes — a jet that sat unflown at its Everett, Washington facility for roughly six years — rather than absorb the costs of bringing it up to the aircraft's…

Boeing holds jet demand forecast steady despite Hormuz crisis

The prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz is sending shockwaves through industries far removed from the oil sector, with automakers and aerospace firms now revealing the breadth of damage inflicted by the disruption to one of the world's most…

Farnborough Airshow opens with Airbus, Boeing battling for orders

The Farnborough International Airshow opens Monday in Hampshire, England, setting the stage for an intense rivalry between Boeing and Airbus as both aerospace giants vie for multibillion-dollar orders in a market shaped by surging air travel demand and rising defense…

Boeing nears approval of 737 MAX anti-ice fix ahead of Farnborough

Boeing The Boeing Company is in the final stages of obtaining regulatory certification for a redesigned engine anti-ice system on its 737 MAX family, a milestone that would clear the path for deliveries of the long-delayed MAX 7 and MAX…