Recently, the U.S. Department of Defense received a Boeing 747-8 jet from the government of Qatar, valued at $400 million. The plane is now in San Antonio, where it will undergo about $1 billion in upgrades to become the next…
President Trump was so frustrated with the Boeing Company’s delays in producing new versions of Air Force One that he accepted a new Boeing 747 from the Qataris to serve as that aircraft. Boeing failed to perform on a 2018…
Boeing’s aircraft have made headlines multiple times over the last few months — and not for the right reasons. On today’s episode of The Spectator P.M. Podcast, hosts Ellie Gardey and Aubrey Gulick discuss Christopher Rufo’s recent interview with a Boeing insider…
A LATAM Airlines jet flew into severe turbulence high above the western Pacific on March 11. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner plunged like an overripe coconut. Although the 263 passengers and nine cabin crew members landed safely, dozens were hurt, and 13 were hospitalized. Doctors treated 10 passengers and…
Word came on Thursday that the Air Force has grounded all of its KC-135 tanker aircraft because of a defective pin that could result in the loss of a part of the tail section of the aircraft while in flight….
Let’s begin with a major boost the flying public received in 1976, albeit a privilege enjoyed by a tiny fraction of fortunate flyers: the first commercial regular service on an SST (supersonic transport). The Concorde was a joint venture of…
A recent newspaper article lamented the end of what it called the “Golden Age of Travel” having ended with the pandemic, airport, and train station chaos, and soaring costs: Just imagine a world in which, almost overnight, the transport system…
At the turn of the last century, cars were made to order, one at a time. “Body by Fisher” — some will remember — meant literally that. The body was made by Fisher, which began as a builder of coaches…
For years now, the U.S. Export-Import Bank — an under-the-radar agency that provides subsidized loans to foreign firms willing to buy American products — has tried to remain relevant. After a semi-hiatus alongside criticism for functioning as the “Bank of…
