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• Ricardo Meier
Boeing says its growing defense portfolio, including the F-47 and F/A-XX fighter programs, is structured to reduce the financial risks that weighed on earlier military programs. The company’s approach puts contract structure at the center of its effort to avoid repeating costly mistakes.
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The U.S. Space Force plans to award Boeing a contract worth up to $945.9 million to maintain and modernize military communications satellites and ground systems. The service cites Boeing’s ownership of proprietary technical data and software required for the work.
Boeing says its growing defense portfolio, including the F-47 and F/A-XX fighter programs, is structured to reduce the financial risks that weighed on earlier military programs. The company’s approach puts contract structure at the center of its effort to avoid repeating costly mistakes.
The FAA has ordered operators to inspect stabilizers on nearly 2,000 Boeing 737s. The available report provides no further detail on the affected variants, inspection deadlines or the reason for the directive.
Mali has brought its presidential Boeing 737-700 Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) in-house, according to Business Jet News. The report provides no further details on the timing, operating arrangements or rationale for the move.
Boeing says it still lacks FAA approvals needed to conduct substantial portions of the 777-9 flight-test program. The regulator will not certify the widebody until it approves a redesigned engine seal, while Boeing maintains that it can begin deliveries next year despite the program’s prolonged delays.
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Alaska Airlines plans to begin daily nonstop service between Anchorage and Tokyo Narita on May 13, 2027, using Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft. The route is subject to government approval; the carrier also plans three additional summer routes from its Alaska hub.
A Hudson Institute study says the Air Force should treat 75 additional Boeing KC-46 tankers as an upper limit, then develop a longer-range aerial refueler for a potential conflict with China. It argues a medium-sized blended-wing-body design could offer a better fit than the KC-46A or Airbus A330 MRTT; the USAF is also backing Natilus’s KONA demonstrator.
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