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Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Sustainability & Climate Initiatives Boeing 737

AINonline • Charles Alcock

CFM advances RISE open-fan sustainable engine and certifies LEAP 1B durability kits for 737 time on wing

CFM International says its RISE (Revolutionary Innovation for Sustainable Engines) technology demonstration has reached new design and test milestones for its open-fan powerplant concept. Separately, CFM has certified LEAP 1B “durability kits” aimed at improving high-pressure turbine and fuel nozzle reliability on 737 engines to boost time on wing.

Also: Aviation Week

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2026-07-19T02:20:25.722287-07:00

Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Boeing

Leeham News • Scott Hamilton

Boeing’s opening offer to SPEEA imminent

By Leeham News: By Scott Hamilton July 19,2026, © Leeham News: Boeing’s opening offer to its engineering and technicians union may come as early as this week, three people with knowledge of the company’s plans tell LNA.

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2026-07-19T01:50:31.506392-07:00

Air Cargo & Freight Logistics Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation Orders Airline Industry & Market Trends Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Boeing

AeroTime • Gabriele Petrauskaite

Airlines to need nearly 44,000 new jets by 2045: Boeing

By AeroTime: Boeing expects airlines and cargo operators to need nearly 44,000 new aircraft over the next 20 years, driven by passenger and cargo growth.

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2026-07-19T01:20:14.974352-07:00

Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Airbus

AINonline • Analysis Staff, Leeham News

Airbus Closes In on Options for Next-Generation Airliners

By AINonline: Technobricks lay the foundation for single-aisle plans.

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2026-07-19T01:20:24.739040-07:00

777X Supply Chain Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Boeing

The Air Current • Jon Ostrower, Julie Johnsson

With ‘massive’ rework challenge looming, Boeing quietly scrapped a 777X

By The Air Current: For six years, a hulking, green Boeing 777-9 airframe sat dormant at an airfield north of Seattle, weighted blocks dangling from its wings in place of engines and black covers over missing fairings and open panels.

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2026-07-18T18:13:22.134484-07:00

Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Aviation Safety & Regulation Boeing 737

Reuters • Tim Hepher

Jet engine maker CFM to invest $2 billion to speed repairs

By Reuters: Jet engine ‌maker CFM said on Saturday it was investing $2 billion over five years to help meet targets of faster maintenance times, part of efforts to ease engine-industry bottlenecks that have drawn fire from airlines.

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2026-07-18T10:29:50.589706-07:00

Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Industry Leader Profiles & Interviews

Runway Girl • Mary Kirby

Diehl on why its nose-to-tail content doesn't include seats

By Runway Girl: Though a nose-to-tail provider in aviation, there is one facet of the cabin in which Diehl has no interest in getting involved: passenger seating.

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2026-07-18T10:42:35.391360-07:00

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