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Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg has been on the job since August, or roughly three and half months, and he addressed Boeing employees on...

Ultra-low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code today in the Southern District of...

For many road warriors, the idea of a transatlantic single-aisle flight does not conjure images of relaxation and comfort, and I recall...

China's air force displayed a wide variety of technologically advanced weapon systems at the country's premier air show earlier this...

Spirit's Q3 Results In its Q3 earnings announcement, Spirit AeroSystems disclosed that a "substantial doubt" exists about the company's...

Business aviation, often maligned as an excess enjoyed by the rich and famous, has experienced a resurgence since 2019 and the COVID-19...

Boeing and the machinist's union came to mutually agreeable terms and ended the strike that began on September 13. Members agreed to a...

"It was the best of times; it was the worst of times..." in A Tale of Two Cities, Dickens may have contrasted Paris and London, but in...

Some business plans face technical hurdles that are daunting, require tremendous funding, and entail enormous risk, and the eVTOL market...

Rejection Hurts   IAM union members rejected Boeing's latest contract proposal yesterday, with a majority of members voting “no” to a...

Actions Have Consequences   For domestic air travel in Russia, Western sanctions imposed following Russia's invasion of Ukraine certainly...

Spirit Airlines had agreed to be acquired by rival JetBlue, but that deal was blocked by a federal judge at the beginning of 2024 due to...

Too Big To Fail In spite of all the economic uncertainty in recent years and the poor performance at Boeing, I have a hard time believing...

The Beginning of the End or the End of the Beginning? The first of the proverbial dominoes has fallen as a result of the machinists'...

Technological Advancement and Defense Programs The rate of technical advancement has—and will—continue to have a profound impact on...

Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse for members of the commercial aerospace supply chain, along comes a strike and work...