Source link Production of Boeing’s 737 MAX jetliner has declined sharply in recent weeks due to a series of regulatory checks and safety audits, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing unnamed industry sources. In February, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) imposed a production ceiling of 38 jets per month, following a blowout on a 737 […]
Source link A United Airlines Boeing 777 traveling from Frankfurt to San Francisco was forced to make a U-turn around two hours into its flight on Friday, after a toilet malfunctioned and began leaking into the cabin. The aircraft circled over the North Sea as the cabin crew tried to fix the problem, although their […]
Source link Boeing President and CEO Dave Calhoun has announced he will step down by the year’s end as the US aerospace giant grapples with the fallout of the 737 Max crisis. The decision comes as part of the largest management shakeup in the company’s history. In a Monday letter to employees posted on Boeing’s […]
Source link The divestment is reportedly expected to boost the balance sheet of the crisis-hit aerospace multinational Boeing might sell at least two of its defense unit businesses to improve its finances amid mounting safety concerns, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing unnamed sources familiar with the discussions. The world’s second largest aircraft manufacturer by market […]
Source link The billionaire shared a screenshot of a satirical story highlighting the mechanical troubles with the US aerospace giant’s aircraft Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has ribbed US aerospace giant Boeing by sharing a story which jokes that passengers could bring sharp hand tools like screwdrivers aboard their flights to assist with […]
Source link A US regulatory review has identified numerous “non-compliance” issues in the aircraft maker’s production process A US safety audit of Boeing’s 737 MAX 9 manufacturing process – ordered in the wake of an airline’s midair door blowout earlier this year – has found dozens of quality-control shortcomings, including the use of dish soap […]
Source link John Barnett was set to undergo questioning in court on Saturday, but failed to show up A former Boeing employee was found dead in the US when he was scheduled to give evidence in a whistleblower lawsuit against his former employer, the BBC reported on Tuesday. The US aerospace giant’s production standards in […]
Source link The troubled aircraft has seen a new wave of groundings and safety checks in light of last month’s midair blowout The Boeing 737 Max passenger airliner is “the safest airplane” in the market, according to Dave Schulte, Boeing’s commercial marketing managing director for the Asia-Pacific region. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of […]
Source link China’s homegrown passenger jet, the C919, made its inaugural flight outside China on Sunday at the Singapore Airshow. The airliner, which took to the skies for its first commercial flight in May, has so far only been authorized to fly in its home country. The single-aisle jet, manufactured by the state-owned Commercial Aircraft […]
Source link The FAA has imposed a series of restrictions on the company’s 737 MAX jets after a mid-air blowout incident this month The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has temporarily prohibited Boeing from expanding the production of its 737 MAX planes citing passenger safety concerns. The decision comes on the heels of a blowout […]
Source link Safety inspections of the 737 MAX 9 planes operated by Alaska Airlines have revealed more quality-control failures Alaska Airlines, the US air carrier whose midair blowout earlier this month triggered the nationwide grounding of all Boeing 737 MAX 9 jets for safety inspections, has found loose bolts on “many” of the planes in […]
Source link The Federal Aviation Administration has advised carriers to check an older version of the 737 that employs similar door plugs to the grounded MAX 9 Russian Market is a project by a financial blogger, Swiss journalist and political commentator based in Zurich. Follow him on X @runews Boeing shares dipped slightly in early trading on […]
Source link The US secretary of state has been forced to take a smaller plane back from Davos because of a “critical failure” on his 737 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has briefly been stranded in Davos, Switzerland, and forced to use a smaller plane for his return flight to Washington after his Boeing […]
Source link An incident in which a panel ripped off a 737 Max-9 plane has led to the aircraft model being grounded in multiple countries Aircraft manufacturer Boeing has acknowledged design faults that resulted in a large piece of fuselage from a Boeing 737 Max-9 breaking off soon after takeoff last Friday. Several of the […]
Source link The US aerospace giant’s shares have taken a hit after an emergency landing led to the planes being temporarily removed from service Russian Market is a project by a financial blogger, Swiss journalist and political commentator based in Zurich. Follow him on X @runews Boeing shares plummeted 8% on Monday after the US Federal Aviation […]