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An 18-month investigation lays out what caused the January 2024 Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 door-plug blowout—and what the manufacturer and FAA need to do.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating Boeing’s planned acquisition of aerostructures supplier Spirit Aerosystems.

Airbus is likely to launch larger versions of the A220 and A350 before building the A320neo family’s successor.

Boeing says it has deployed its MQ-28 collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) for the first time to an operational location, RAAF Tindal AB, where F-35As are based.

The board’s report includes 19 new safety recommendations: nine are for Boeing, 10 are for the FAA, and include a complete redesign of the door plug.

Politics has returned to airline decision-making, potentially leading to suboptimal fleets and higher pricing.

Next-generation engine testing is ramping up as Airbus readies for scaled aircraft performance-level evaluations of its open-fan propulsion system.

Industry players reveal that they do not really expect a new narrowbody airliner until closer to 2040 or beyond.

The blended wing body demonstrator from JetZero is intended to provide the basis for development of a new military tanker-transport and a midmarket airliner.

Boeing says it has issued a request for information (RFI) as part of on-going moves to assess the latest state-of-the-art engine concepts.

The U.S. Space Force anticipates the initial use of a ground system developed to support its new protected tactical waveform on orbit in fiscal 2027.

The European Space Agency (ESA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) June 18 to work with a third aspiring U.S. space station operator.

Boeing is considering a bid on the U.S. Army’s Flight School Next program, but has not yet decided what role it could play.

On location ATW editors share their takes on the Paris Air Show from a commercial air transport perspective.

Questions have lingered for years about industry’s commitment and timelines for providing a next-generation single-aisle (NGSA) aircraft.

Boeing and the U.S. Navy have completed the first major upgrade package on a P-8 Poseidon.

With Navy acquisition programs already in a “mess,” the Pentagon is skeptical about adding a second sixth-generation fighter onto a strained defense industry.

Turkish Airlines is “closing the final gap” with Boeing on a potential large aircraft order, Chairman Ahmet Bolat says.

Boeing’s win of the U.S. Air Force F-47 fighter program may have answered one of the longest-running questions hanging over the aerospace giant.

Bain & Company has issued a new report ahead of the Paris Air Show, which says that global air travel surpassed pre-pandemic levels in 2024.

The Paris Air Show is opening under a cloud following the crash of an Air India 787 just days ago. Editors discuss what investigators will be focusing on and what the accident means for the industry.

A new forecast from Boeing released on the eve of the Paris Air Show expects global demand for 43,600 new commercial deliveries over the next 20 years.

Boeing has released its latest 20-year Commercial Market Outlook which predicts demand for 43,600 new aircraft over the next two decades.

Cape Canaveral's Space Launch Complex 37 was razed June 12, as the U.S. Space Force considers leasing the site to SpaceX for Starship-Super Heavy operations.