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Boeing plans to shift its massive commercial aviation design and production systems to a unified, digital ecosystem in an effort to increase revenue and reduce potential problems.

UPS (NYSE: UPS) has placed an order with Boeing (NYSE: BA) for 19 medium widebody 767-300 freighters in response to significant ongoing air cargo demand, the companies announced Tuesday. The express carrier will take delivery of the new aircraft between 2023 and 2025. The deal caps a record-breaking year for Boeing freighter sales, including 80 […]

The aviation industry is strongly considering the zero-emission alternative—but does it really help the environment?

The Federal Communications Commission has authorized Boeing to launch a 147-satellite constellation to create its own orbiting broadband internet network. First proposed in 2017, Boeing plans to deploy 132 satellites in low-Earth orbit, about 650 miles up, and 15 others in “non-geostationary orbit”—as high as 27,000 miles above Earth. “Advanced satellite broadband services have an […]

After two crashes of Boeing 737 Max aircraft that claimed 346 lives, the Federal Aviation Administration has changed its relationship with Boeing amid the agency’s overhaul of its certification and oversight process, FAA Administrator Steve Dickson told House lawmakers Thursday. “When I came on board as FAA administrator almost two and half years ago now, […]

Ahead of the Dubai Air Show this week in the United Arab Emirates, Boeing gave an update on its T-7 training platform program for the initial contractor, the U.S. Air Force. Program manager and vice president Paul Niewald delivered the briefing on the T-7 from the current lead aircraft position on the production line, where […]

Former Boeing 737 Max Chief Technical Pilot Mark Forkner faces federal charges accusing him of scheming to defraud Boeing customers and deceiving the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The indictment, returned Thursday by the grand jury in the Northern District of Texas, alleges that Forkner, 49, committed fraud in an attempt to obtain tens of millions […]

United Airlines has restarted cargo-only flights just weeks after assigning all aircraft to normal passenger operations because the delta variant has dragged down travel volumes and growth expectations for the remainder of the year. “I just released five [Boeing] 777-300s to our cargo division for later this year to put those aircraft back into all-cargo […]

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on FreightWaves.com. Ocean carrier and logistics services provider CMA CGM isn’t wasting time growing its startup airline.The third-largest container shipping line launched an air wing in February and on Wednesday announced it has placed an order with Boeing for two factory-built 777 freighters. Boeing will deliver the aircraft in […]

U.S. military cargo aircraft are one step closer to delivering long-range strike weapons en masse, according to an announcement by the U.S. Air Force. The announcement comes after a demonstration Wednesday of a new Air Force rapid development program which aims to turn mobility aircraft into bombers. The program, called Rapid Dragon, involved Boeing C-17 […]