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• David Shepardson, Steve Holland
An inflatable emergency slide deployed at Joint Base Andrews just before President Donald Trump departed for a midterm convention in Dallas, briefly delaying the flight. Reports described the deployment as accidental, while Trump said crews were intentionally checking the slide on the Qatari-gifted aircraft.
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An inflatable emergency slide deployed at Joint Base Andrews just before President Donald Trump departed for a midterm convention in Dallas, briefly delaying the flight. Reports described the deployment as accidental, while Trump said crews were intentionally checking the slide on the Qatari-gifted aircraft.
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US investigators determined that an All Nippon Airways Boeing 787-9 captain inadvertently activated the take-off/go-around switch during touchdown at Houston after a Cat III autoland approach in fog. The resulting pitch-up caused the twinjet to strike its tail, highlighting risks during low-visibility automated landings.
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Boeing has appointed Sean Black, the executive overseeing its Wichita operation, to lead development of the company’s future production system. The move comes as Boeing prepares the industrial foundation for an all-new single-aisle aircraft, making manufacturing strategy a central focus of the program’s early development.
The U.S. Army has selected Boeing and Anduril to advance to the next phase of its competition for a midrange interceptor under the Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment 2 program. Separately, Anduril is providing autonomy software for a hypersonic aircraft startup targeting a 2027 flight test.
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The manufacturers’ latest data show both Airbus and Boeing ahead of their delivery totals at the same point last year, although momentum moderated after a strong summer. Boeing delivered 51 aircraft in August, including 41 737 MAXs, and has delivered 418 aircraft year to date as 787 handovers slowed.
The 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks offers a moment to examine how the event affected Airbus and Boeing, two companies whose commercial aircraft businesses were exposed to the resulting disruption across the global aviation industry and wider economy.
Thailand’s Civil Aviation Authority has become the first regulator to adopt Boeing’s Competency-Based Training and Assessment solution across the country. The move establishes a nationwide framework for aviation training and assessment, marking a significant regulatory adoption of Boeing’s approach to competency-based workforce development.
The US is constructing a specialized hangar at Whiteman Air Force Base for inspecting the B-21 Raider and ensuring the bomber retains its low-observable characteristics. The facility underscores the infrastructure required to sustain the aircraft’s stealth performance beyond initial production and delivery.
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