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The US Department of Defense has selected Boeing to develop the revolutionary F-47 fighter as part of the Next Generation Air Dominance program. This cutting-edge sixth-generation aircraft will replace the legendary F-22 Raptor and set new standards for aerial combat. Technological breakthrough in military aviation Boeing demonstrates a powerful technological breakthrough in military aviation. The […]
Boeing, which is responsible for developing the main stage of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, has announced significant staff reductions. The changes will affect both the main stage program and the Exploration Upper Stage program, a new rocket upper stage. According to the company, the reason for the cuts is “external factors” that are […]
The long-awaited manned flight of the Boeing CST-100 Starliner is delayed once again. Its launch was originally planned for the end of April (or rather, not earlier than April 22), but it was recently postponed to the first half of May. However, unlike numerous previous postponements (lasting several years), this change in schedules is not […]
SpaceX, Elon Musk’s company, seems to have acquired a Boeing 737 aircraft previously owned by Air China, but it is not yet known why. According to Business Insider, the aircraft, registration number N154TS, was filmed by a famous spotter while landing at Los Angeles International Airport on Wednesday, January 31, where its unique gray livery […]
Condor Airlines, one of Germany’s largest airlines specializing in tourist routes, will retire all Boeing airliners in 2025. Currently, the airline operates Boeing and Airbus aircraft. The development strategy envisages that only European-made Airbus aircraft will remain in the Condor fleet. Initially, the German airline will stop flying Boeing 767 wide-body aircraft in 2024. In […]
On Friday night, an Alaska Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing after how a hole appeared in its fuselage. The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has ordered airlines to temporarily ground some Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft for safety checks after an Alaska Airlines plane lost a cockpit panel during a flight […]
A new photo of a sixth-generation fighter jet has been posted online, but it is not known what kind of aircraft was captured. The sixth-generation fighter is a promising type of aircraft that is expected to gain high automation, supersonic speed, stealth technologies and integration with other combat control systems. Different countries are developing their […]
Boeing has delivered the first unmanned submarine Orca to the United States Navy. The news is published on the company’s official website. This month, the first unmanned Orca submarine, also known as XLUUV (Extra Large Uncrewed Undersea Vehicle), was delivered to the US Navy after completing acceptance tests. In partnership with the Navy, Orca has […]
On the morning of December 19, Ukraine’s largest passenger aircraft, a Boeing 777-300ER, was evacuated from Boryspil Airport to Europe. The aircraft with the tail number UR-AZR, owned by Skyline Express (formerly Azur Air Ukraine), has successfully landed at Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées airport in France, which is used as a place for maintenance and long-term storage of […]
The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force has completed a complete restoration of the Boeing X-32A aircraft, which was created for the Joint Strike Fighter program. This was reported by the museum’s press service in X (formerly Twitter). The museum has completed a complete restoration of the X-32A fighter jet that Boeing offered to […]