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XB-1 on a supersonic test flight.

The supersonic start-up that could disrupt aviation with a faster, cheaper plane

Sleek airliners transporting passengers at supersonic speeds and reasonable prices over land could help restore some of the thrill of flying.

  • Chris Zappone

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US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Boeing deliveries to China have previously been disrupted at times of tension between Washington and Beijing.

Boeing jet returns to US from China amid tariff war

At least one Chinese airline could be halting deliveries due to US tariffs.

  • Lisa Barrington, Sophie Yu, Dan Catchpole and Tim Hepher
Boeing will be required to spend at least $US455 million to bolster its compliance and safety programs.

China’s risky move to ban Boeing’s planes

China has told its domestic airlines not to order Boeing planes or US parts. That will hurt America’s biggest exporter of manufactured goods and could damage China’s own aviation ambitions.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
Airline CEOs are adamant that Boeing prioritise improving its quality control over any attempt to accelerate production.

Boeing is bleeding billions, but it is too big to fail

Few companies confronting Boeing’s challenges would be able to contemplate raising more than $50 billion. But Boeing is not a normal company.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
The Boeing 777-9 on display at the Dubai Air Show last year.

New Boeing will be the world’s longest, widest passenger plane

After years of delays, the Boeing 777-9 is finally set to take off with airlines next year. Here’s what passengers can expect.

  • John Arlidge
The Starliner docked to the Harmony module of the International Space Station.

Starliner’s troubled space capsule begins to emit ‘strange’ noises

Last week, NASA officials deemed issues with Starliner’s propulsion system too risky to bring its first crew home as planned, dealing a major blow to Boeing’s struggling space program.

  • Chris Zappone
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An uncrewed Starliner capsule approaches the ISS.

Space headache: Astronauts’ plight piles pressure on Starliner program

NASA deemed the capsule’s troublesome thrusters unsafe for the return journey for two astronauts, creating the latest humiliation for Boeing at the hands of Elon Musk’s SpaceX.

  • Joey Roulette
Months after departing for a week-long flight, Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore will end up spending more than eight months in space.

Astronauts who went to space for a week stranded for eight months

The astronauts have been stuck at the International Space Station since the beginning of June – and will spend more months in space before returning to Earth.

  • Marcia Dunn
Boeing faces large fines.

Boeing to plead guilty to fraud for violating deal over 737 Max crashes

Boeing faces a criminal fine of as much as $721.4 million and will be required to spend at least $660 million to bolster its compliance and safety programs

  • Chris Strohm, Julie Johnsson and Allyson Versprille
The project is a major plank of China’s high-tech economic and military ambitions and its aim of being technologically independent of the West.

The West’s incompetence could surrender the skies to China

China is determined to become a major player in air travel, and the West is leaving the door open.

  • Matthew Lynn

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