Jon Hemmerdinger

High-pressure turbine updates will address a heat-induced durability problem affecting best-selling CFM International engines. GE Aerospace insists design and component improvements to CFM International Leap turbofans will raise the long-term durability of those engines to levels on a par with the prior-generation CFM56 – a powerplant renowned for operating years between required maintenance overhauls. Executives

Modification to address a problem arising during activation of a load-reduction device, is in the certification process. GE Aerospace is working through certification of a software update for the Boeing 737 Max's CFM International Leap-1B turbofan designed to address cabin-smoke risks arising during engine failures, and expects to introduce the modification this year. "We are

An FAA proposed order comes after P&W issued service bulletins to address the concern. The Federal Aviation Administration has responded to a sensor durability problem that has caused multiple incidents of Pratt & Whitney (P&W) PW4000 turbofans suffering tailpipe fires and in-flight shutdowns. The agency issued a proposed airworthiness directive (AD) that would require airlines

Attorneys argued that crash-victims relatives' rights were violated, but appeal judges disagree. US appeals judges have declined a second appeal filed by crash victims' attorneys challenging the Department of Justice's (DOJ's) 2025 decision not to prosecute Boeing on fraud charges related to the 737 Max's certification. "The families that I represent are very disappointed with

Safety agency calls for FAA to update a matrix that classifies runway conditions and resulting braking performance. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is urging the Federal Aviation Administration to revamp how it classifies braking action on wet runways, a move re­sponding to a string of runway overruns. ­The NTSB also recommends that the regulator

The CEO predicts more commitments will follow as China's carriers bulk up their fleets to meet travel demand. Chinese leader Xi Jinping's recent commitment to acquire hundreds of Boeing jets should result in a firm order for the US manufacturer before year-end, concluding Boeing's nearly decade-long sales drought in China, according to chief executive Kelly

The FAA agrees that Boeing's production system is ready to make another 737 rate break. Boeing has already started running its 737 production system at a new higher rate of 47 jets monthly, though it does not expect to stabilise at that pace for several months. That is according to Boeing chief executive Kelly Ortberg,

The manufacturer expects the Max 7's approval will come first, followed in 'close proximity" to the Max 10's. Boeing's chief executive insists the company is closing in on certification of the 737 Max 7 and Max 10, while a new report says the manufacturer could secure approval for the Max 7 as soon as this

Airports have hesitated to invest, certification challenges remain. Regulatory, commercial and operational hurdles leave unclear when in-development electric and hybrid-electric aircraft might actually enter service, according to a new US government report. The report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO), a nonpartisan research agency, comes as some electric aircraft developers insist they are closing in

CEO Val Miftakhov's departure follows a tumultuous period that included staff cuts in the USA and UK. The chief executive and founder of hydrogen-propulsion developer ZeroAvia left the company on 26 May, a move that comes several months after the firm made sweeping layoffs and adjusted its development plans amid funding constraints. CEO Val Miftakhov