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United Airlines has found loose bolts and other parts on 737 Max 9 plug doors as it inspects its fleet of Boeing jets following the Friday rapid depressurization aboard an Alaska Airlines jet of the...

Structure was found to be severed on one test 777X aircraft, while inspections turned up issues on two others

Alaska Airlines is grounding its 65 737 Max 9 aircraft following a serious incident aboard a brand new Boeing 737 Max 9 that suffered a rapid decompression and an apparent in-flight loss of a mid-aft...

The thing that made the 737 a success is the thing that can now save it.

The previously unreported December incident saw the Boeing 777 come within 800 feet of the Pacific Ocean.

On Dec. 20, a U.S.-bound Emirates flight came within 175 of impacting a neighborhood in Dubai.

Pentagon leaders are nervous about where Boeing is headed and what the struggles of this strategic asset mean for the United States.

19,791 days after Boeing rolled out its very first 747, its last leaves the factory.

The culmination of Bombardier's exit from commercial aviation and another tectonic industry shift.

Boeing once held a strategic aversion to enormous airplanes, now has the biggest one you can buy in the 777X.

PARIS -- Asked by The Air Current at the Paris Air Show, Larry Culp, CEO of GE Aerospace, said that a possible engine offering from the U.S. engine maker through its CFM joint venture on a notional...

Japanese broadcaster ANN reassembled footage shot by passengers aboard Japan Airlines Flight 516 that collided with a Japan Coast Guard Dash 8-300 on Tuesday evening into a comprehensive picture of...

The haunting postscript to the 737 Max’s infamous flight control system.

Boeing on Friday formally began flight testing the 777-9 with the Federal Aviation Administration aboard, clearing a key initial milestone for the twin-jet as the plane maker progresses through its...

November 2016 message exchange between 737 Max technical pilots calls system behavior 'egregious'.

This post is also available in: 简体中文 (Chinese (Simplified))One long-time Boeing staffer likened it to being a kid in the middle of a divorce. Your parents are trying to maintain an even keel, keeping...

The Air Current compares historical high rates of descent for key air accidents.

An eerily similar crash in Chicago 40-years ago holds lessons for Boeing and the 737 Max that reverberate through history.

U.S. approval clears the way for European validation of the high-density jetliner.

A modified ATR 42 began flight trials last week in Connecticut as part of an effort by FedEx and Sikorsky to test technology for single-pilot operations.

Will Boeing have the 777-8 to offer in time for Qantas' Project Sunrise?

United Airlines wants to fly supersonic with Boom's Overture . "We are pushing the boundaries of what we can do here in commercial aviation.”

Ultrafan's likely first commercial application is set to power a re-engined A350 around 2025.

“It’s almost surreal,” said one top U.S. airline executive. “There’s no way out of this.”

Boeing late Monday announced that it was officially withdrawing a request with the Federal Aviation Administration to allow its yet-to-be certified 737 Max 7 to use the same safety workaround as...

Whether by government intervention, market forces or labor action, the aviation industry in the U.S. is spiraling toward a near-freeze.

It’s actions so far show that it’s not clear if it’s capable of doing so.

Amid western sanctions, Russia tries to hold on to its fleet, threatening to collapse the international legal foundations of the aviation business.

A Transport Canada safety official in an email to his counterparts in the United States, Europe and Brazil outlined his misgivings about the revised 737 Max flight control software and suggested that...

Is the new 134-inch diameter GE9X engine on Boeing's 777X as big as a 737 fuselage? No. It’s even bigger.

During assembly, Boeing personnel tightened six loose fasteners on a key structure around the right-hand plug exit directly across from the failed exit.

Documents reviewed by The Air Current reveal a persistent manufacturing problem with implications that extend beyond the V-22 Osprey and across military and civil aviation.

FAA approval clears the way for resumption of 737 Max deliveries.

The decision to add synthetic airspeed to the 737 Max comes after the company rejected it early in the jet's development.

Emirates Boss Sir Tim Clark Tells TAC in Dubai that more than a decade after launch “we still have no visibility of when [777-9 deliveries are] going to happen.”

A Transport Canada safety official in an email to his counterparts in the United States, Europe and Brazil outlined his misgivings about the revised 737 Max flight control software and suggested that...

Eschewing any divergence, the FAA plans multilateral technical review of 737 Max with NASA, nine governments.

A “slight and decreasing” chance that the FAA will clear the 737 Max for U.S. service in 2019.

Stalwart customer Air Lease Corp. lines up to be a launch buyer of new A350 Freighter.

In a sideline conversation with Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO Stan Deal following a press conference here in Paris, he said a conceptual 787-9 freighter is  "probably not" going to need a folding...

Another incremental milestone for Comac, which triples the number of operators flying the C919. This will be an important test for the Chinese plane maker to demonstrate fleet support across multiple...

First conceptual rendering of Next Generation Single Aisle offers clear clues to Airbus’s thinking

“The wake up call of the Max was something that told them that all was not right.”

Le Bourget launch orders expected to include at least one U.S. airline.

The focus of the investigation into an inflight upset aboard a LATAM Boeing 787-9 on March 11 has centered on the movement of a flight deck seat, two people briefed on the incident tell The Air...

NTSB chair Jennifer Homendy tells The Air Current in exclusive interview it plans a public hearing into the January accident aboard a Boeing 737 Max 9

Emirates remains “frustrated” about delays in the Boeing 777-9 program, but President Sir Tim Clark said he is confident the airframer has ironed out the kinks in the aircraft’s development and...

The Federal Aviation Administration said that it will order the temporary grounding of certain Boeing 737 Max 9 airplanes following a serious incident involving new Alaska Airlines Max 9.

This analysis from Visualapproach.io was added to The Air Current archive on March 10, 2020. Airbus officially launched the A321XLR at the Paris Airshow last week with 4,700 nm range and 243 commit...

Boeing on announced internally that it would open a fourth 737 Max assembly line at its Everett, Washington plant. Open space for 737 Max in Everett after 787 consolidation, 777X delays & 747 sunset.

Allegiant Air may finally take delivery of its first Boeing 737 Max in April, about a year later than initially planned and with little certainty of when to expect the remaining 49 planes it has on...

Boeing has agreed to acquire its largest supplier, Spirit AeroSystems, in a bid to regain its industrial stability 19 years after the aerostructures manufacturer was created through a fraught...

Spy balloons signal a return of Cold War surveillance tactics.

An exclusive deep dive into Whisper Aero’s electric ducted fan technology and its vision aircraft for regional air mobility.

TAC Reporting prompts NTSB investigation, FAA issues ‘safety call to action’.

The Boeing 737 problem that has nothing to do with the Max

The haunting postscript to the 737 Max’s infamous flight control system.

After high-level meeting between Boeing & CAAC, China's aviation regulator granted its blessing for Max 8 deliveries.

Boeing’s own internal assessments put the development, testing and validation of the anti-ice fix at nine to 18 months.

787 freighter gets a new fuselage and a half decade longer in the oven as FAA reauthorization bill would give Boeing an emissions reprieve for its 767 freighter.

Ultrafan's likely first commercial application is set to power a re-engined A350 around 2025.

The operational fiasco at Southwest Airlines is a warning to the rest of the economy.