Boeing

Unique World War II spotter design eventually becomes grand champion at EAA AirVenture.

Little known or remembered today, the Boeing B-47 Stratojet paved the way for the modern jet airliner. You might consider its history the next time you take an airline flight. As you look out the terminal window at jet-powered rides, note the elegant profile, swept wings, and sleek tail surfaces of the aircraft on the […]

In commercial aviation or general aviation, we should trust—but always verify. 

The 737 Max 9 lost a door plug shortly after takeoff from Portland, Oregon.

It’s rare to find a pilot these days who doesn’t rely on a digital service for their flight planning, management, or debriefing. Often that means using multiple platforms—until now.  ForeFlight, a Boeing Company, has announced its acquisition of CloudAhoy, a debriefing software provider. According to a post on the ForeFlight blog, the acquisition was completed […]

The Queen of the Skies left a reminder in her wake.

The jumbo jet remade commercial aviation in its own image.

A preliminary report from investigators on the crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, as you doubtless have heard, looks to be another case of a new flight control augmentation system responding to bad data from an angle of attack sensor and putting the aircraft out of control. That system, as you surely know by now, […]