Inside the massive testing hangars across Seattle and Everett, the world's biggest jetliners are turned into mechanical lab rats. Hydraulic actuators yank their wings skyward, compressors simulate ...

The unexpected grounding of the entire 777X test fleet in August 2024 sent shockwaves through the aviation industry, but was it beneficial for Boeing?

Boeing has confirmed that it has halted flight tests of its entire 777-9 fleet after discovering the failure of an engine-related structural component, marking a setback to the widebody’s already ...

The first hull of the Boeing CST-100 Starliner Structural Test Article rests in a work stand inside the company’s modernized Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility high bay at NASA’s Kennedy ...

Boeing’s prolonged march toward certification of the 787 took another step forward Nov. 15 with the completion of destructive structural testing on a full-scale composite wing box. Although full scale ...

The turbulent air above a wildfire is punishing to aircraft structures. The excessive and frequent loads place an inordinate number of loading cycles on an aircraft, leading to accelerated crack ...