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FAA Funds JetZero Study of Top-Mounted Engine Airflow
By Hanneke Weitering • AIN Science & Technology Editor November 2, 2026 The FAA has awarded JetZero $5.3 million to study airflow through its top-mounted engines in flight, the company announced last week. Long Beach, California-based JetZero will... Read More The post FAA Funds…
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Boeing’s Rough Week: Maybe Management Deserves Some Credit
By Howard Hardee • Editor October 30, 2026 Positive headlines about Boeing were scarce following the company’s earnings call earlier this week. CEO Kelly Ortberg almost casually acknowledged in his prepared remarks that the U.S. airframer would fall... Read More The post…
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Would an A330-900F Make Sense? Part 4: Boeing’s Alternative
By Bjorn Fehrm • Aerospace Analyst October 29, 2026 Over the last few weeks, we have looked at whether a factory freighter based on the Airbus A330neo, the A330-900F, would make sense. We find it would be a... Read More The post Would an A330-900F Make Sense? Part 4: Boeing’s…
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Airbus Undecided on Stretched A350 and A220 Variants: CEO Faury
By Howard Hardee • Editor October 29, 2026 After months of industry speculation, Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury said the European airframer is still weighing whether to launch stretched variants of the A350 and A220. In the case of... Read More The post Airbus Undecided on Stretched…
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Boeing’s Flap with 777, 767 Wing Supplier Creates Ongoing Production ‘Gap’
By Howard Hardee • Editor October 27, 2026 Disruptions related to a since-resolved dispute with a wing component supplier for the 777 freighter and 767 tanker will be felt on Boeing’s production lines for months to come. Wing... Read More The post Boeing’s Flap with 777, 767…
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Wings Still Pacing Boeing’s 737 Max Production Rate Increases
By Howard Hardee • Editor October 27, 2026 Boeing is struggling to stabilize a production rate of 47 737 Max jets per month on management’s previously envisioned timeline, following a relatively smooth rate break to 42 aircraft. Wings... Read More The post Wings Still Pacing…
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Will Airbus Stretch the A350? Part 1
By Howard Hardee • Editor October 27, 2026 Airbus appears likely to launch a stretched variant of the A350 to compete more head-on with Boeing’s still uncertified 777-9 in the large widebody space. However, when it will pull... Read More The post Will Airbus Stretch the A350?…
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Open Comment Thread: Week of October 26, 2026
By Leeham News and Analysis Staff October 26, 2026 Both halves of the commercial aerospace duopoly are due to report third-quarter earnings results this week, shining light on the state of global airliner manufacturing. Boeing is first up... Read More The post Open Comment…
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Would an A330-900F Make Sense? Part 3: Airbus Weighs In
By Howard Hardee • Editor October 26, 2026 With the Boeing 767 Freighter nearing the end of its production run, an emerging market niche could be filled by new dedicated freighters based on existing mid-sized widebody jets. Given... Read More The post Would an A330-900F Make…
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Would an A330-900F Make Sense? Part 2: Cost Advantage
By Bjorn Fehrm • Aerospace Analyst October 22, 2026 Airbus started the certification test flights of its intercontinental A350F freighter last month (Figure 1). It targets the dedicated freighter market dominated by Boeing. With 115 firm orders from... Read More The post Would…
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RTX’s Booming Defense Segment Lifts All Ships
By Karl Sinclair • Contributing Writer October 21, 2026 In the third quarter of 2026, RTX received over $59 billion of new awards, including some $37 billion on the Tomahawk and AMRAAM, along with the SM6 and SM3-1B... Read More The post RTX’s Booming Defense Segment Lifts All…