Rolls-Royce’s power gearbox and ceramic matrix composites work are part of a plan that will culminate in the UltraFan, an engine aimed at future airliners for 2025 onward.

The Boeing 777X folding wingtip is designed for reliability and simplicity, with no moving parts or even wingtip lights beyond the hinge line.

An era ends as launch customer Lufthansa retires its last Boeing 737 after 48 years

Wholesale changes put in place by Boeing for 777X production have strategic implications for the company’s future effectiveness.

Boeing’s first 777X full-size composite wing skin test panel is being built as its robotic fuselage line picks up speed.

Aviation Week editors recently saw a demonstration of the folding wingtip at Boeing’s plant in Everett, Washington. The target time for extending and/or retracting the wingtip is 20 sec. Watch and listen closely when it reaches the selected position to hear the locking mechanisms engage.

Crosswind take-offs and landings are common, but they're no less scary to watch. See frightening landings including the KLM Boeing 747 St. Maarten landing.

The tests completed in late September under the Fquroh project were the first demo flights of noise reduction designs applied to high-lift devices, according to JAXA.