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United Airlines abandoned plans for a commemorative Boeing 777 flyover over Denver timed to the moment United Flight 175 struck the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. The proposed low-altitude formation, with four F-16 fighter jets, had drawn controversy ahead of the attacks’ 25th anniversary.
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United Airlines abandoned plans for a commemorative Boeing 777 flyover over Denver timed to the moment United Flight 175 struck the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. The proposed low-altitude formation, with four F-16 fighter jets, had drawn controversy ahead of the attacks’ 25th anniversary.
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Qatar Airways carried 41.8 million passengers and reported a $1.94 billion profit while advancing a potential Boeing agreement covering up to 210 widebody aircraft. Its maintenance hub holds about $4 billion in assets and inventory; separately, American Airlines is evaluating as many as 65 widebodies.
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President Donald Trump’s flight to Dallas was briefly delayed at Joint Base Andrews after an inflatable emergency slide deployed on the Qatari-gifted aircraft used as Air Force One. Trump said the deployment was intentional and part of a check, while reports described it as unexpected or accidental.
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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.
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