With buyers of top-end corporate jets already shelling out almost as much as the price of the smallest Airbus and Boeing Co. (BA) jetliners, research into supersonic planes has focused more on business aircraft in recent years than on commercial models.

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Boeing sees strong demand for its 737-family jets over and above its existing plans to increase production by 12 percent by 2017 but would only revise up its goals if they can be sustained, a senior executive said on Monday. "Today …

Boeing expects to get about $30 billion in annual revenue from its total military and space program, according to CEO Jim McNerney, who told an investor conference in July that the company could make up for the fighter jet losses with new military …

The nearly $7 billion in contracts awarded this week have been split unevenly between Boeing (BA) and SpaceX, Elon Musk's space-exploration startup. For taxpayers, that leads to an … An earlier fighter jet, the F-16, has two engine providers. But in …

“Even though the aerospace and automotive opportunities are exciting, I urge investors not to overlook the attractiveness of [Alcoa's] legacy smelting business, which is a lot more attractive than it was a year ago,” Mr. Lane said. Metals industry …

As Boeing C-17 production winds down next year, company officials have revived a global marketing campaign to sell a military version of the 737-based Boeing Business Jet that can haul passengers and cargo. The C-40A Clipper entered service in 2001 …

Boeing is now proposing the 737-700 Boeing Business Jet for the emerging U.S. Air Force JStars (Joint Surveillance and Target Attack Radar System) replacement program. Eyeing the same requirement, meanwhile, Northrop Grumman has been flying a …

… the jet to perform a variety of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions and their integration. That showcases the “robust capabilities” that the Scorpion brings to customers, said Steve Burke, Textron AirLand's vice president of …

As we've reported, one company, Aerion, is well along with plans for a supersonic business jet and promises to have deliveries by 2020. Nice plan, but that's just five years off and the blink of an eye in aerospace certification time. Similarly …