Airports   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Sustainability & Climate Initiatives   Boeing   Lufthansa  
FlightGlobal • Dominic Perry

Boeing, Lufthansa and Rolls-Royce to flight-test ecoDemonstrator 787-9 tech to cut fuel burn and reduce airport noise

Boeing, Lufthansa and Rolls-Royce will conduct flight tests using a modified Boeing 787-9 ecoDemonstrator test bed to evaluate fuel-efficiency and noise-reduction innovations. The program will include acoustic assessments of a next-generation inlet with changes to the shorter nacelle structure for improved noise performance.

Also: Boeing and Seeking Alpha
2026-07-16T05:16:32.887196-07:00
Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Boeing  
Bloomberg • Siddharth Philip

Boeing Expects to Win Certification for Long-Delayed Jet Models

By Bloomberg: Boeing Co. said it was close to completing the certification process on three long-delayed jetliner models as the planemaker recovers from years of missteps that strained its balance sheet and prompted stricter regulatory scrutiny.

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2026-07-16T05:29:10.672346-07:00
Air Cargo & Freight Logistics   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines   United Airlines  
Breitflyte • Joe Breitfeller

United Airlines Reports Second Quarter 2026 Net Profit of $805 Million or $2.46 per Diluted Share

By Breitflyte: United Airlines has reported a second quarter 2026 net profit of $805 million or $2.46 per diluted share on a year-over-year increase in revenue of 16 percent to $17.7 billion.

Also: Aviation Business News, cargotalk.in and ir.united.com
2026-07-16T04:17:22.580240-07:00
Museums   MRO   Air Cargo & Freight Logistics   Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Industry Leader Profiles & Interviews  
Bloomberg • Kiel Porter

GE Aerospace Boosts Profit Outlook With Aviation Holding Strong

By Bloomberg: General Electric Co. raised its full-year outlook and topped Wall Street’s earnings expectations, a sign the world’s largest jet-engine manufacturer is able to sidestep disruptions related to the war in Iran and capitalize on robust travel demand.

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2026-07-16T03:44:49.500165-07:00
Leadership   Farnborough Airshow   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Boeing   Boeing 737  
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Leeham News • Howard Hardee

BCA riding fresh momentum into Farnborough air show

By Leeham News: July 17, 2026, © Leeham News: Since succeeding Stan Deal as head of Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) in March 2024, Stephanie Pope has been tasked with steadying the airframer’s long-beleaguered aircraft production system and expanding factory capacity in a bid to regain single-aisle market share ceded to Airbus.

2026-07-16T05:46:02.878097-07:00