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Environmentalists and industry weigh in on how to decarbonize aviation
By Dominic Gates Seattle Times aerospace reporter Under intense political pressure, the aviation industry has set itself a daunting challenge to decarbonize flying by 2050 and laid out a road map to get there through technological innovation. For environmentalists, especially in Europe, that prolonged switch to clean energy technology is not good enough. “It takes -
2023-06-22Boeing Aircraft Manufacturing Facility with Completed Aircraft
Image shows multiple Boeing commercial aircraft in green livery positioned outside a Boeing manufacturing facility near a waterway. The aircraft appear to be newly manufactured 737 or similar models awaiting delivery or final preparations. -
The new engine design touted to power the successor to Boeing’s 737 MAX
By Dominic Gates Seattle Times aerospace reporter PARIS — Airbus and Boeing are each helping with tests of a radical new engine design with an open fan being developed by CFM International, making it a prime candidate to power the next generation of all new airplanes in the mid-to-late 2030s. The new engine with a -
Boeing sees $8 trillion jet market as climate reshapes travel
By Julie Johnsson Bloomberg Boeing Co. predicts airlines around the world will add 42,595 jets valued at about $8 trillion over the next two decades, even as concerns over climate change affect the way consumers travel. The U.S. plane-maker’s latest tally of industrywide deliveries over the next 20 years takes into account growing activism over -
2023-06-16Boeing VB-8 Aircraft in Flight Formation
Image showing two Boeing VB-8 aircraft flying in formation above mountainous terrain with clouds. The aircraft feature blue and white livery with Boeing branding and are part of Boeing’s next-generation aircraft development program. -
Boeing CEO Calhoun offers hints of next new airplane
By Dominic Gates Seattle Times aerospace reporter Ahead of the Paris Air Show later this month, Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun this week expressed confidence in the jetmaker’s path to recovery and its ability to catch up with rival Airbus. Speaking in North Charleston, South Carolina, he also made comments about Boeing’s next all-new airplane that -
2023-05-24ET302 Boeing 737 MAX 8 Victims Memorial
A memorial display showing photographs of victims from Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET302, a Boeing 737 MAX 8 crash. The image appears to be from a government meeting or hearing, with an official in the background and the memorial board being held up in the foreground. -
Boeing expands ecoDemonstrator program with 787 aircraft
The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) added a new airplane to its ecoDemonstrator flying testbed program to target specific technologies on trans-Pacific flights. The program, which is run out of Paine Field and uses the Everett-made 777 aircraft, will continue to test an array of technologies on its primary aircraft, a 777-200ER. This year, those tests -
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