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Boeing has hopefully learned its lesson on cutting corners.

Boeing’s 737 replacement could break the company

Boeing has a chance to set a new standard of excellence for designing commercial aircraft. It can’t afford to get it wrong.

  • Thomas Black

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The A320’s success mirrors the European planemaker’s decades-long rise from fledgling planemaker to serious contender.

King of the skies: Airbus is about to take a crown Boeing has held for decades

In 1981, the year Airbus announced it would build a new single-aisle jetliner to take on Boeing, the 737 ruled the roost.

  • Anthony Palazzo
Investigative officials stand at the site of Air India Boeing 787 that crashed on June 13.

Air India junior pilot asked captain why he turned off fuel switches

New details add fresh perspective on the confusion in the cockpit during the 32 seconds between take-off and the crash of flight 171.

  • Allyson Versprille and Julie Johnsson
The tail of the Air India plane is seen stuck in a building at the site of the crash in India’s northwestern city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat state.

Fuel switches under scrutiny in Air India crash checked on Australian 787s

Attention has also focused on the mental health of the commanding pilot of the doomed flight.

  • Chris Zappone
Aircraft landing gear at the crash site of Air India flight AI171 in Ahmedabad.

India ramps up checks on Boeing 787s after fatal crash

Urgent safety checks are being carried out for dozens of Boeing 787 jets in the wake of the Air India crash.

  • Mihir Mishra and Leen Al-Rashdan
An Air India 787 Dreamliner approaching Melbourne Airport.

Is the Air India crash one tragedy too many for Boeing’s reputation?

The prospect now that the Dreamliner could acquire the taint of a 737 Max-level issue, real or imagined, would be an unwelcome challenge for the company. 

  • Chris Zappone
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The tail of the Air India plane is seen stuck in a building at the site of the crash in India’s northwestern city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat state.

Boeing’s safety record under scrutiny after Air India disaster

Air India flight 171 is the first fatal crash for Boeing’s Dreamliner, with the company already under a cloud for its record with the 737 Max.

  • Chris Zappone
COMAC Chinese-built passenger plane - a jigsaw of components from existing makers of airliners like Boeing and Airbus.

‘Prisoner’s dilemma’: How China is using the West to try and rule the skies

China’s Great Leap Skyward has the potential to shake up global aviation, but first its premier commercial airliner must fully get off the ground.

  • Chris Zappone
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
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