Articles about Aviation – Page 3 of 14

US and European Union put tariff threats on hold in long-running Boeing vs. Airbus dispute

The United States and the European Union have agreed on a five-year suspension in tit-for-tat tariffs over a 17-year-long trade… Read More

‘We are airborne!’ Stratolaunch sends the world’s biggest plane on second test flight

Stratolaunch, the aerospace company founded by the late Seattle billionaire Paul Allen, put the world’s biggest airplane through its second… Read More

Swiss battery venture teams up with magniX and Harbour Air on electric plane

One of the pioneers of battery-powered aviation is joining a Pacific Northwest team that’s aiming to get an all-electric seaplane… Read More

Blue Angels say Seafair’s post-COVID air show will be cooler and louder than ever

The U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels had to pass up their traditional Seafair air show in Seattle last year due to… Read More

Boeing’s Insitu subsidiary to pay $25M to settle whistleblower complaint about used drone parts

Bingen, Wash.-based Insitu, a Boeing subsidiary, has agreed to pay $25 million to settle allegations that it used recycled parts… Read More

Boeing agrees to pay $2.5B to resolve criminal fraud case in 737 MAX crisis

Boeing says it’s entered into a $2.51 billion agreement with the U.S. Justice Department to resolve a criminal charge related… Read More

Boeing says its composites R&D center will be turned to other purposes, ending an era

Boeing says it’ll be repurposing the Seattle-area facility that has served as the focus for research into the composite materials… Read More

Junior Geek of the Month: Theo Monnin’s ‘aerial activism’ pairs drone photography and conservation

For as long as he could remember, Theo Monnin had a poster of an SR-71 Blackbird aircraft hanging on his… Read More

Electric aircraft motor company MagniX lands deal to power UK startup’s planned 300-plane fleet

A Seattle-area company has been picked to provide the electric motors for a proposed fleet of 300 aircraft to be… Read More

Gates and Bezos-backed clean energy funds help power startup building hydrogen-fueled aircraft

ZeroAvia, an aviation startup aiming to power cleaner airplanes with hydrogen, has raised $21.4 million in a funding round led… Read More

FAA’s go-ahead for 737 MAX’s return to flight kicks off a massive software upgrade

Two years after the catastrophic crash of a Boeing 737 MAX jet in Indonesia touched off an aviation crisis, the… Read More

MagniX teams up with Universal Hydrogen for electric airplane conversion project

Redmond, Wash.-based MagniX says it’s partnering with a Los Angeles startup called Universal Hydrogen to retrofit 40-passenger regional aircraft with… Read More

FAA and Boeing complete their flight tests for recertification of 737 MAX, but key tasks remain

The Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing today completed three days’ worth of certification flight tests on the Boeing 737 MAX,… Read More

A year after grounding, FAA and Boeing conduct first certification flight for updated 737 MAX jet

Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration took a major step toward returning the troubled 737 MAX to full operation today… Read More

Teague’s AirShield ventilation design aims to reduce COVID-19 risk for air travelers

A Seattle-based industrial design company has come up with a 3-D-printed ventilation system that it says can create invisible curtains… Read More

Boeing CEO vows to ‘turn up the volume’ and pump up the funding to fight racism

In a letter sent to employees today, Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun pledged to “turn up the volume on dialogue” about… Read More

Kitty Hawk grounds its flying-raft project and ‘doubles down’ on Heaviside air vehicle

California-based Kitty Hawk, the flying-car venture backed by Google co-founder Larry Page, says it’s winding down its Flyer project, which… Read More

Roei Ganzarski and MagniX all-electric airplane

MagniX and AeroTEC put all-electric Cessna airplane into the air for first time

An all-electric version of one of the world’s best-known small utility airplanes hummed through its first flight today at Moses… Read More

Boeing resumes low-rate 737 MAX jet production with workplace safety in mind

Boeing says it has resumed 737 MAX production at its factory in Renton, Wash., with more than a dozen initiatives… Read More

Pandemic fallout: Boeing sends layoff notices to 6,770 employees as part of 10% cutback

As part of its plan for a 10% workforce reduction, Boeing says that it’s moved from voluntary layoffs to involuntary… Read More

Boeing CEO tells NBC that pandemic is ‘likely’ to put a major U.S. airline out of business

Boeing’s president and CEO, David Calhoun, acknowledged during an NBC News interview with “Today” host Savannah Guthrie that a major… Read More

Amazon and T-Mobile will help the FAA design Remote ID drone tracking system

Amazon and T-Mobile are among eight companies selected to help the Federal Aviation Administration establish technical requirements for Remote ID,… Read More

Attack of the drones: Boeing rolls out first ‘Loyal Wingman’ AI aircraft in Australia

A Boeing-led team has presented the Royal Australian Air Force with its first “Loyal Wingman” aircraft, an AI-equipped drone that’s… Read More

Boeing plans 10% job reduction and jet production cutbacks after reporting loss

Boeing says it’s planning to reduce its workforce by 10% and cut back on production of wide-body jets in response… Read More

Embraer's E190-E2 and Boeing's 737 MAX 7

Boeing scrubs $4.2B deal to buy Embraer; Brazilian planemaker vows to ‘pursue all remedies’

Boeing terminated its two-year-old, $4.2 billion agreement to acquire the commercial operations of Embraer, a leading regional-jet manufacturer based in… Read More

After coronavirus shutdown, Boeing will resume commercial airplane production starting next week

Boeing says it’s planning to resume all commercial airplane production in the Seattle region starting next week, more than three… Read More

Alaska Air signs on for payroll support as part of airlines’ $25B coronavirus bailout

Seattle-based Alaska Airlines and nine other air carriers plan to participate in a $25 billion payroll assistance program that’s part… Read More

Boeing gets set to restart military aircraft production and 737 MAX maintenance

Boeing says it will bring about 2,500 employees back to its facilities in the Puget Sound region and Moses Lake,… Read More

Boeing CEO says voluntary layoffs are on the way to adjust to ‘our new reality’ in hard-hit airplane market

Boeing CEO David Calhoun says the company is preparing a voluntary layoff program that’s aimed at reducing the need for… Read More

Boeing and airline stocks soar higher, thanks to billions of dollars in promised aid

Even as Boeing begins a 14-day production shutdown in the Puget Sound due to the coronavirus outbreak, the aerospace giant… Read More