Flying MagazineJack Daleo

GE Aerospace starts hybrid aircraft engine testing under NASA-funded single-aisle demonstrator effort

NASA awarded GE Aerospace a five-year, $260 million contract in 2021 to demonstrate hybrid-technology for single-aisle aircraft. After years of anticipation, GE has begun hybrid aircraft engine testing, moving the program from development into evaluation.

2026-06-04T12:22:39.500360-07:00
The Air CurrentJulie Johnsson

Boeing explores hiking 737 production close to rival Airbus’s stratospheric target

By The Air Current: Boeing is exploring increasing production of its 737 aircraft family well beyond the peak 63-jet monthly rate that it has publicly disclosed, a lofty target that would test the resilience of the supply chain it shares with rival Airbus as well as airlines’ ability to absorb record deliveries.

2026-06-04T12:26:31.297762-07:00
BloombergAllyson Versprille

United Co-Pilot Warned Plane Was Slow, Low Before Newark Mishap

By Bloomberg: The first officer on a United Airlines Holdings Inc. plane that struck a light pole while landing at Newark Liberty International Airport last month told safety investigators that he warned his captain that the aircraft was “slow and a little low” as they were approaching the runway.

2026-06-04T12:43:28.926627-07:00
BloombergSiddharth Philip

Lufthansa 787 Suffers Landing-Gear Failure at Frankfurt Gate

By Bloomberg: A Boeing Co. 787 airliner operated by Deutsche Lufthansa AG suffered a collapsed nose landing gear while parked at a gate at Frankfurt Airport on Thursday, injuring several people and causing damage to the almost factory-fresh airliner.

2026-06-04T05:13:12.674914-07:00
Associated PressWyatte Grantham-Philips

American Airlines temporarily suspends some of its summer routes due to steep jet fuel costs

By Associated Press: American Airlines is temporarily suspending some routes this summer due to steep jet fuel costs amid the war with Iran.

2026-06-04T08:57:34.784601-07:00