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Boeing expects to launch its new 787 by 2008 with 42 aircrafts being manufactured at the same time. Boeing has received huge orders for its 787 and is sure to deliver on time despite industry-wide shortage of fasteners that join wing and the fuselage.

Low-cost carrier sets year-end ultimatum for airframer to agree terms over massive 737 deal, or risk cancellations Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary has set Boeing a year-end ultimatum to agree terms [...]

CFM bid to power Comac C919 may open door for Boeing propulsion scott hamilton seattle CFM International will accelerate its Leap X engine programme if selected to power China's 150- [...]

Two 787 flight-test aircraft will be powered by GEnx engines propulsion jon ostrower washington dc 787 trials willboost GEnx A350 prospects Boeing tests could clear way for GE to offer [...]

FedEx Express is installing a newly certificated head-up display and infra-red vision system on its Boeing MD-10s which will become standard equipment across the cargo carrier's entire 362-aircraft fleet by [...]

As well as the systems being fully interactive via its touchscreen interfaces, the mechanical controls allow the Thales fixed-base simulator to be 'flown' using a traditional Boeing control yoke, rudder [...]

HEAVY DUTY Karem Aircraft makes aggressive performance and cost promises for its Optimum Speed Tilt Rotor Graham warwick washington DC Setting the stage for a budget showdown, the US Army [...]

Raytheon has defended its claim as sole radar supplier for the US Air Force Boeing F-15 fleet, beating a rival bid by Northrop Grumman for an active array upgrade contract. [...]

The US Navy is to deploy the Insitu Scan Eagle unmanned air vehicle aboard its Aegis-class cruisers and is looking at fielding the system on FFG7-class frigates. The initial Aegis [...]

Underperforming Lockheed Martin air-to-surface missile could be improved or replaced Boeing has raised a completely new option for the US Air Force to overcome cost and reliability issues with a [...]

ROTORCRAFT STEPHEN TRIMBLE WASHINGTON DC Boeing hits back at Chinook critics Manufacturer denies claims of high downwash speeds and 'brownout' vulnerability in HH-47 chosen for CSAR-X With legal and grassroots [...]

Boeing begins preparations in anticipation of possible NATO and USAF orders and identifies further export potential Boeing has instructed its suppliers to resume the production of long-lead items for the [...]

Supplier also focuses on next-generation narrowbodies Alcoa is offering Boeing new aluminium-lithium alloys to help with the 787's weight problem. Developed within the last 18 months to two years, the [...]

When Appius Claudius Caecus began building Rome's Appian Way to connect the empire in 312BC, he could never have guessed that, more than 2,000 years later, an Italian company near [...]

B-52 flies past Farnborough ERROR A US Air Force Boeing B-52 crew staged their Farnborough International flypast on time last week, but inadvertently missed the airfield by about 15km (8nm). [...]

As part of efforts to clarify its stalled US Air Force KC-767A tanker proposal, Boeing has ruled out a 7E7-based alternative. It is also seeking to set the record straight [...]

n Messier-Dowty will produce the integrated landing gear system for Airbus Military's A400M transport. The company will deliver its first shipset to EADS Casa's Seville final assembly line in 2006. [...]

Boeing has named the suppliers to its 7E7 systems technology team. The 21 firms, from five countries, are potential risk-sharing partners. The companies will work with Boeing on definition of [...]

The configurable integrated surveillance system (CISS) under development for the Boeing 787 by Rockwell Collins undertaken for the commercial market, which is the largest effort of its type, is presented. The all-digital CISS for the 787 is a sign of the times, a new way of packaging lots of functions together in a single box.

Rolls-Royce's Trent 1000 test program expands the scope of the intense evaluation period that has now started officially. The company has started assessing the performance of the new engine designed for Boeing 787 and expects to reach maximum thrust levels quickly as it starts assessing the performance of the engine.

Spirit Aerosystems is transforming a former 757-factory floor into a new home for assembly of the 787 jet's nose, adding 100,000 sq.ft., raising total floor space to 500,000 sq.ft. and foundations have been poured for three key pieces of equipment namely automatic fiber placement, skin trim and drill, and automated fastening machines. Spirit is scheduled to deliver its first production Sec. 41 in the second quarter of 2007.

Boeing has selected Thales as the first recommended supplier of an inflight entertainment system in a passenger cabin of its 787 IFE system. Thales will supply a wireless IFE network, dubbed by the Top-Series i-8000, that will allow it to deliver DVD-quality video to passengers without the massive bundles of underfloor wiring that typically lead to each seat.

Vought and Alenia North America's start of construction at their South Carolina manufacturing complex is considered as the first step towards their goal of shipping 787 fuselage sections to Boeing Co. early in 2007. The joint venture of these two companies, Global Aeronautica, will be responsible for building composite fuselage structures and will be beneficial for both of them.

B/E Aerospace Inc's Lenexa-based business unit won the contract to provide a lightweight emergency oxygen system for the Boeing Co.'s new 787 Dreamliner aircraft. The Boeing deal would be worth millions to B/E with orders for the wide-body jet already numbering 240 and its contract extending through 2021.

The recent Boeing decisions to use European know -how for several key systems on the proposed 7E7 Dreamliner signal a policy of true global sourcing for the U.S. manufacturer. It is expanding its list of potential suppliers and vendors in the European market to improve future bidding opportunities.

Esterline CMC Electronics reached an agreement with Boeing for its PilotView Class 2 Electronic Flight Bag hardware to be made available for select aircraft types, starting with [...]

Honeywell was selected by Boeing to supply catalytic ozone converters to reduce cabin ozone levels as an option for 737NGs, 747s, and 767s and as standard equipment for the 747-8. [...]

Kaman Aerospace said its Aerostructures Division signed a seven-year follow-on contract with Boeing for wing fixed trailing edge assemblies on 777 and 767 aircraft. Contract covers components for 777 and [...]

The article discusses about the BoeingEs first production model EA-18G Growler combat support aircraft that is expected to be delivered to the U.S. Navy in late September.

The new engine developed by General Electric for the Boeing 747-8 taken up by the airlines Lufthansa is demanding increased maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) activities. The airline is planning different strategies to shape the MRO operations and also to reduce the costs of maintenance.

Boeing has joined the Global Military Aircraft Systems joint venture to bid for the Joint Cargo Aircraft (JCA) requirement. The decision on JCA is expected in November 2007 to allow the army to begin to have an initial operation capability with the aircraft in 2008.

The Swedish company, Saab, is gradually expanding its involvement with Boeing and Airbus on commercial aircraft, and also won a contract in 2005 to provide large and bulk cargo doors, for the Boeing 787. These programs could be vital for Saab's long-term future as an aerostructures supplier, particularly when looking ahead to the heavily composite, next-generation single-aisle twins that both Airbus and Boeing would be launching in future.

CTT Systems said its Zonal Drying System will be standard equipment on the 787 while its humidifiers will be offered as an option for flightdeck and crew rest areas. The [...]

Rockwell Collins said its Airshow 4200 moving map system received a 'technical offerability recommendation' from Boeing and can be offered on all models of the 737, 747, 767 and 777. [...]

AeroMexico will acquire 10 737-700s including eight from Boeing and two via lessors. They will be delivered between July and Dee. [...]

Amid expectations that Boeing is close to announcing an order for up to 60 7E7s from multiple Chinese airlines, the company announced June 10 that the Chinese aerospace sector will [...]

Merrimac Industries, Inc., of West Caldwell, New Jersey, has received a $1.1 million order from Boeing Company Integrated Defense Systems (Seal Beach, California) to supply Beamforming Networks, and RF/Microwave signal [...]

European Aviation has gained CAA approval for use of Hawker Batteries' low maintenance, valve-regulated, sealed lead-acid batteries as direct replacements for the nickel cadmium (NiCd) main aircraft batteries on Boeing [...]

Eaton Corp., Cleveland, Ohio, will receive $84 million in aerospace business as a result of the purchase of 60 C-17 cargo transport aircraft by the U.S. Air Force. The Boeing [...]