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Landing gear specialist Héroux-Devtek of Quebec, Canada, has agreed to be acquired and taken private by a U.S. private equity firm for about $1.35 billion.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

GE Aerospace expects to ship the first production standard GE9X to Boeing for installation on a customer-bound Boeing 777-9 later this month.

Airlines are on the verge of placing hundreds of orders for widebody jets. Listen in as editors and analysts discuss what’s behind the impending order boom.

Ethiopian Airlines CEO Mesfin Tasew says the Boeing 737-8s the carrier was expecting to receive this year have been delayed; he also doubts the 777X timeline.

Qatar Airways has issued an RFP to both Airbus and Boeing as it considers additional orders of the Airbus A350 and Boeing 777X.

Emirates Airline President Tim Clark expects to the new and expanded Dubai World Central Al Makhtoum Airport (DWC) to be operational between 2032 and 2034.

Singapore Airlines is optimistic that its first Boeing 777-9 will be delivered in 2025, despite airline peers recently estimating a revised timeline of 2026.

Boeing’s eternal conflict pits optimistic words against delayed actions.

Innovations can help airlines reduce their environmental footprint and cater to evolving travel patterns.

Lufthansa is anticipating further delays of its first Boeing 777-9 deliveries and now does not expect the first one to come until 2026, CEO Jens Ritter said.

Buoyed by double-digit first-quarter revenues and a busy commercial and defense orderbook, GE Aerospace reported an operating profit of $1.5 billion.

GE Aerospace is gearing up for the start of deliveries of production standard GE9X engines incorporating an improved combustor liner design.

Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr expects Boeing to deliver the first 777-9 in 2025 after Boeing CEO Stan Deal reassured him of no further delays.

An array of technologies is being matured that could transform the design of airliner wings.

Thai Airways may split its new order for Boeing 787s between the -9 and -10 variants, the airline’s CEO Chai Eamsiri tells Aviation Week.

Europe’s Clean Sky 2 research program ends in March, having matured an array of potential technologies for Airbus’ next airliner.

Qatar Airways is planning to keep its eight Airbus A380s in service until its first Boeing 777X is delivered.

Ethiopian is expecting to finalize a further order for at least 10 400+ seat widebody aircraft over the next few weeks.

With lower-than-expected time on wing at other airlines, Emirates decides against large order for the A350-1000 for now.

The two legacy carriers with long histories announced significant orders at the Dubai Airshow as they look to compete on a broader scale.

Emirates leads a long list of commercial aircraft orders announced at Dubai Airshow, but the fortunes of Airbus and Boeing differed.

Boeing tets pilot Mike Bryan discusses the Boeing 777-9 manoeuvres at the flying display at Dubai Airshow 2023.

Emirates has placed a firm order with Boeing for a further 90 777X, including for the smaller 777-8 variant, while flydubai has ordered its first 787s.

The Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO talks with Aviation Week about key issues facing the company.