China's New Large Jet: Threat to Boeing, Airbus?

The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, known as COMAC, showed off its C919 plane in a huge ceremony in Shanghai last week. It can seat up to 168 passengers and is intended to compete with the single-aisle jets, such as the Airbus A320 and Boe…

Northrop wins Air Force's B-3 Bomber-Contract

WASHINGTON – Northrop Grumman has won the contract to build the US Air Force’s next-generation Long Range Strike Bomber (LRS-B), an industry-shaping award that breathes new life into the world's sixth-largest defense company.

Boeing shows off material that is 99.99% AIR

The end of heavy metal: Boeing shows off material that is 99.99% AIR and could lead to new generation of planes and spaceships.

- Microlattice was inspired by the structure of human bones - Made up of interconnected hollow tube - Each tube has a wal…

Dieses Metall könnte die Luftfahrt revolutionieren

Sparen, sparen, sparen – das ist das Motto von Airlines aus aller Welt. Und auch wenn Treibstoff gerade günstiger ist, wollen viele Fluglinien beim Gewicht der Flieger ansetzen. Denn ein leichteres Flugzeug bedeutet nicht nur weniger Treibstoffverbr…

Emirates to choose between A350-900 and 787-10 next year

Emirates will not choose between the Airbus A350-900 or the Boeing 787-10 until next year, chief executive Tim Clark has confirmed – quashing speculation that the Dubai air show might bring a high-profile order for one of the midsize widebodies from…

Boeing announces the completion of its first flight KC-46A, aerial refueling tanker

Last Friday, Boeing Co. (NYSE:BA) announced the completion of its first flight KC-46A, its aerial refueling tanker. The testing and evaluation of the plane will finish within a four-month span. According to the requirements, Boeing has to deliver th…

Satellit mit reinem Ionen-Triebwerk

Nachdem Boeing schon Frühjahr 2015 den ersten rein mit elektrischem Antrieb ausgestatteten Satellit ins All beförderte, hat der ABS-3A 702SP nun seinen Betrieb aufgenommen hat. Mit ihm sollen Kommunikationsnetze in Europa, Afrika, dem Mittleren Oste…

Pentagon gives Boeing $6.6M to build satellite-launching space drone

The Pentagon has awarded a $6.6 million contract to Boeing to design a mini space shuttle that can launch military satellites and space weapons. 

The craft, called the XS-1 program (eXperimental Spaceplane 1) is meant to defend against the growing t…

Boeings neuestes Patent ist Drohne und U-Boot in einem

Das Boeing-Patent beschreibt eine Drohne, die einzelne Bestandteile abwerfen kann, um anschließend unterzutauchen. Wie aus der Beschreibung hervorgeht, transportiert ein Flugzeug die Drohne in die Luft, wo sie abgeworfen wird. Von dort aus kann das …

Boeing sees demand for 1,740 new commercial aircraft in India

Boeing is forecasting demand for 1,740 new commercial aircraft in India over the next 20 years, with the majority of the requirements in the narrowbody market segment.

In its 20-year forecast, the airframer expects the Indian market to require 1,460…