Wednesday, November 4
Browsing: Aviation News & Aircraft
Aircraft and airline news explained: Boeing and Airbus programs, certification milestones, cruising speeds and cockpit tech, airline mergers, strikes, groundings and financial turbulence.
EVA Air’s decision to buy four more Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners is a meaningful repeat order, but the verified details are…
The Airbus A380 stopped production in 2021, but the demand problem it was built to solve has not disappeared. Slot-constrained…
Airlines with very different networks are reaching a similar conclusion about long-haul flying. United has placed record-size Dreamliner orders, Delta…
The Boeing 777-9 has reached an important point in its long certification campaign, but it is not yet certified for…
The Boeing 777-9 is making measurable certification progress, but it has not received an FAA type certificate and no authoritative…
After years of delays, Boeing’s 777-9 completed one of its toughest certification demonstrations in 2026: a maximum brake-energy test conducted…
Boeing’s latest 787 Dreamliner upgrade is not a new aircraft model. It is an FAA-certified increase in maximum takeoff weight…
A six-hour flight can feel endless, yet the aircraft may already be moving through the air at close to 600…
As of July 24, 2026, United Airlines is not experiencing a reported employee strike. Flight attendants have ratified a new…
Crossing an ocean once took weeks by ship. A modern commercial jet can complete the same journey in hours. Most…
Most commercial passenger jets spend the cruise portion of a flight moving through the air at roughly 520 to 560…
A winter storm, an air traffic control restriction, a technology failure, or a shortage of available crews can disrupt thousands…