Updates from the companies that build aircraft, covering new programs, orders, deliveries, and next-generation aircraft types. Follow Boeing, Airbus, Embraer, and the wider industry as their aircraft take shape.
August 29, 2026 17:38 UTC —
Boeing and its SPEEA engineering union resume contract talks on August 31 after members rejected a deal and authorized a strike from October 7.
August 29, 2026 08:07 UTC —
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner has passed 15 years since type certification, with more than 1.3 billion passengers carried and 540 new nonstop routes.
August 27, 2026 20:09 UTC —
Airbus Belfast A220 workers will ballot on strike action after 93% rejected a pay offer, putting the world’s only source of A220 wings at risk.
August 26, 2026 09:14 UTC —
Boeing’s SPEEA engineers and technicians rejected a new contract and authorized a strike if no deal is reached before contracts expire October 6.
August 12, 2026 15:17 UTC —
China’s COMAC C919 flew its first international route on August 12, linking Beijing and Mongolia, as Boeing and Airbus keep their global edge for now.
August 11, 2026 13:14 UTC —
Embraer’s Q2 2026 revenue hit an all-time high of $2.2 billion. Here’s what drove it, and why the planemaker just raised its profit guidance.
August 10, 2026 19:58 UTC —
Archer Aviation will acquire Boeing’s Wisk, Insitu and SkyGrid units, and Boeing takes a stake in Archer instead of owning eVTOL outright.
August 4, 2026 14:22 UTC —
The MC-21-310 first production aircraft flew August 3 from Irkutsk, an 83-minute flight that moves Russia’s all-domestic narrowbody toward certification.
August 4, 2026 02:52 UTC —
FAA certifies the Boeing 737 MAX 7 after seven years of delays, clearing the smallest MAX variant for Southwest deliveries. What changed and what comes next.
August 2, 2026 13:39 UTC —
Lockheed Martin says F-35 production will hold at 156 jets a year, even as its $21.4 billion 2027 budget request for 85 more jets depends on Congress.
August 2, 2026 13:06 UTC —
Iran says its homegrown Simorgh turboprop has entered certification and targets 2027 service. The An-140 lineage behind it has a troubled record.
July 31, 2026 03:06 UTC —
Boeing 737 MAX 7 and MAX 10 certification flight testing is complete, with FAA approval expected in 2026 and first customer deliveries in 2027.
July 30, 2026 09:27 UTC —
US-Bangla Airlines will add 21 Boeing 737 jets in a $1.5 billion leasing plan, its largest fleet expansion, to grow routes across Asia and beyond.
July 30, 2026 02:36 UTC —
Textron Aviation Q2 2026 results: business jet deliveries fell to 40 from 49, but higher prices kept revenue flat and the backlog near $8 billion.
July 29, 2026 04:56 UTC —
Boeing Q2 2026 results show a record $715B backlog and positive free cash flow, yet the planemaker still posted a net loss as margins stay thin.
July 28, 2026 04:22 UTC —
Boeing reports second-quarter 2026 results on July 28 after handing over 171 jets in the quarter, with debt and 787 supply still in focus.
July 27, 2026 08:42 UTC —
Embraer’s order backlog hit a record $34.5 billion in Q2 2026, up 16% year over year, driven partly by a big new UAE defense order.
July 26, 2026 06:22 UTC —
Boeing 737 MAX 7 certification is close, the FAA said at Farnborough, with the larger MAX 10 to follow. Here is what caused the long delay.
July 25, 2026 14:03 UTC —
Farnborough 2026 closed with about 327 aircraft orders, far below pre-show forecasts near 800. Supply limits, not weak demand, explain the quiet show.
July 24, 2026 15:13 UTC —
Qantas’ A350-1000ULR flew nonstop from Toulouse to Melbourne in 19 hours, a key Project Sunrise test toward the world’s longest flights in 2027.
