Tag: Production
NEWS Sep 08, 2026 Boeing Orders Cool in August as Deliveries Slip on Weaker 787 Handovers Boeing reported slower order activity and a modest decline in aircraft deliveries during August, with 787 Dreamliner handovers falling from July levels. Read More →
NEWS Sep 04, 2026 Boeing Pays $3.1 Million FAA Penalty Tied to 737 MAX Production Safety Lapses Boeing has quietly settled a $3.1 million FAA fine linked to 737 MAX manufacturing failures, including the January 2024 Alaska Airlines door plug incident. Read More →
NEWS Sep 02, 2026 Boeing Overtakes Airbus in August Deliveries, Ending a Streak Dating Back to 2019 Boeing outproduced Airbus in August 2024 for the first time in nearly six years, signaling a potential shift in the commercial aviation duopoly. Read More →
NEWS Aug 07, 2026 Airbus and Boeing Pursue Out-of-Autoclave Composites to Speed Next-Generation Airframe Production Airbus and Boeing are investing in out-of-autoclave composite technologies to accelerate airframe manufacturing rates for future single-aisle aircraft programs. Read More →
STORIES May 01, 2024 Boeing Whistleblower Found Dead After Testifying Against Company A Boeing whistleblower was found dead in an apparent suicide in a parking lot in South Carolina. The whistleblower, John Barnett, was in an ongoing legal case against Boeing for a 2017 complaint against the aerospace giant. Read More →
NEWS Aug 01, 2023 Boeing Increases Production of Major Aircraft Now that the world has begun to reopen itself, aircraft manufacturer Boeing has also begun to produce more planes. Due to the pandemic, Boeing was forced to produce less planes, slowly losing out to its competitor Airbus. But now, Boeing is able to produce more planes again, and will hopefully be able to get back on its feet. Read More →
NEWS Apr 08, 2023 Airbus Deliveries Decline to 127 Jets in Q1 Compared to 2022 Airbus deliveries declined by 11% to 127 jets in the first quarter of 2023. Despite the decline, things are starting to look better with the opening of a new assembly line in China. Read More →
NEWS Aug 29, 2022 The Last Ever 747 Produced Is Close to Completion After 50 years of production, the final 747 ever produced is set to take to the skies. Read More →
NEWS Dec 31, 1969 Airbus to Produce A320s Slower Than Expected Airbus intends to increase the monthly A320 production at a slower rate than expected. Read More →
NEWS Dec 31, 1969 Boeing Announces Production of Final 747 Aircraft manufacturing giant Boeing has received its final order for the company's most iconic aircraft, the 747. On Tuesday, Boeing announced that the cargo giant Atlas Air had ordered 4 747-8 aircraft, but added the sad news that these would be the last ever 747s to ever be produced. Read More →