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The article discusses the Boeing 787 jet airplane, looking at the use of aerodynamically molded plastics, fuel-efficient motors, and environmental control system. The author argues that despite lengthy delays, the 787 will have a substantial impact on the aircraft industry. The delivery of planes to launch customer All Nippon Airways (ANA), the 787 program costs, and differences between the Boeing 777 and the Boeing 787 are examined.

Presents information on the emphasis the consortium of Airbus Industrie and their European partners place on information technology in their airplane design and manufacture. The formation of the Airbus Concurrent Engineering (ACE) team to rethink how they design, manufacture and support their aircraft; Their goal to reduce development costs and time-to-market for a new product; Discussion of specific design improvements for the A340.

The article discusses the production of Boeing 787 airplanes by the aircraft company Boeing at its factories in South Carolina and Washington. The article argues that Boeing has used ground and flight testing to reduce the amount of retrofitting needed by early aircraft and that the company has reduced the cost of production. The creation of the assembly line in Charleston, South Carolina, its tooling area, and its workforce are discussed.

The article discusses the development of the Boeing 787 and 747 airplanes. The article examines the delivery of 787 airplanes to All Nippon Airways (ANA), Cargolux Airlines International, and Cathay Pacific Airways, the certification flight testing of the Boeing 747-8, and the company's order forecasts. The article discusses plans to increase the production rate for aircraft and the company's supply chain.

Examines the possibility of a partnership between Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Bombardier, which would be focused on developing a 90 to 110-seat regional jet. The prospects of using the wing of Bombardier's Global Express business jet as the basis for the regional model; Comments from Bombardier officials; BMW Rolls-Royce's BR710 engine, which powers the Global Express; Mitsubishi's involvement in efforts to develop a Japanese 100-seat jet; Other details.

The article discusses the aircraft manufacturer Boeing, reporting on a backlog of orders that may sustain the company through economic downturns in 2013. Topics include chairman of Boeing James McNerney, the production schedule and manufacturing of planes including the 737 MAX aircraft, and competition from the manufacturer Airbus.

The article discusses the aerospace company Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica (Embraer), examining its work with international and local partners in the development of the KC-390 transport aircraft in order to increase the plane's civil and military appeal. The article looks at Embraer's partnerships with Rockwell Collins, Hamilton Sundstrand, and Fabrica Argentina de Aviones (FAdeA) on avionics, airplane components, and engines.

The article discusses aircraft which were designed for the Green Flight Challenge, which was sponsored the by Internet search company Google and run by the Comparative Aircraft Flight Efficiency (CAFE) Foundation and the U.S. National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA). The winners of the contest were all electric aircraft and included the Pipistrel Taurus G4, the eGenius, and the PhoEnix. Other topics included supersonic flight, hybrid electric-gas aircraft, and noise production.

The article discusses demand for the 737 MAX, a reengined single-aisle airplane developed by the aerospace company Boeing. The airplane will use a Leap-1B engine, manufactured by the jet engine company CFM International, and will contain the Sky Interior, an aircraft cabin design which features mood lighting and larger luggage bins. James Albaugh of Boeing discusses the fuel efficiency of the airplane, competition with the Airbus A320NEO (new engine option), and sales.

The article discusses the production management of the construction of the 787 jet transport by aircraft industry company Boeing Co. The announcement by the firm that delivery of the transport to the airline All Nippon Airways had been postponed until July, 2011 is considered as one of a long string of such postponements due to problems in the development and flight testing of the transport.

The article focuses on the redesign and reconstruction by aircraft industry firm Boeing Co. of a factory for the construction of jet transports in Everett, Washington. Lean manufacturing elements of the factory's overhaul is examined, The factory produced Boeing's widebody jet transports such as the 747 and 787 models.

Reports that an analysis of market surveys is leading the Asian-Airbus manufacturing alliance toward producing a smaller regional jet. Comments by aerospatiale Executive Vice President Claude Terrazzoni; Percentage of sales expected in North America; The AVIC (Aviation Industries of China)-Airbus survey; Effects to pilots labor negotiations; Plane designs.