Boeing 737 Max: Europe ‘will not accept’ FAA’s safety decision on grounded jet September 5, 2019 Europe’s aviation safety regulator will insist on running its own tests on Boeing’s troubled 737 Max before allowing it to fly again, rather than accepting the verdict of its US counterpart. Read more: Boeing admits sensor malfunctioned on both fatal 737 Max crashes Such a decision from the European Aviation Safety Agency’s (Easa) could dash [...]
Norwegian Air no longer expects to fly Boeing 737 Max this year September 2, 2019 The interim boss of Norwegian Air, one of the major carriers of the grounded Boeing 737 Max jet operating out in the UK, has said the airline is unlikely to fly the aircraft this year. Read more: Norwegian Air boss tweets about ‘good meetings’ with Boeing after 737 Max ban Geir Karlsen, who is acting [...]
Boeing 737 Max: First customer lawsuit comes in against plane maker as Russian firm sues August 27, 2019 Boeing is facing its first lawsuit from an aviation industry customer of its Boeing 737 Max, after a Russian firm that ordered 35 planes is said to have sued it for breach of contract. Avia Capital Services, an aircraft leasing company that is a subsidiary of Russian firm Rostec, made an order for 35 Max [...]
Up in the air: Risks pile on for aerospace industry as 737 Max saga continues August 22, 2019 Risks are mounting for the world’s aerospace industry, amid political tensions and delays to Boeing’s grounded 737 Max jet returning to service, according to ratings agency Moody’s. Read more: Boeing takes $4.9bn hit on 737 Max groundings to compensate airlines The grounding of the best-selling passenger jet in March after two deadly crashes killed 346 [...]
Thousands of Boeing 737 Max flights booked despite lack of regulatory approval August 18, 2019 Airlines have sold tens-of-thousands of flights aboard Boeing’s 737 Max for the last few months of 2019, despite the fact the jet is still banned from the skies after two crashes killed 346 people. Tui, Norwegian and United Airlines have booked people on to more than 32,000 flights on the 737 Max 8 and 9 [...]
Boeing suffers fresh blow as it delays long-range jet amid 737 Max struggles August 15, 2019 Boeing has pushed back the development of an ultra-long-range version of its upcoming 777X jet as it struggles to get on top of the crisis which has left its best-selling 737 Max grounded for six months. The 777X will have a range of 10,500 miles, meaning it can make a 21-hour non-stop flight from Sydney [...]
Lion Air ‘urgently’ needs more Boeing 737 Max jets to support growth August 14, 2019 Indonesian airline Lion Air “urgently requires” more Boeing 737 Max jets, after two crashes involving the model – one of which was a Lion Air jet – left the entire global fleet grounded in March. The airline’s co-founder, Rusdi Kirana, told Reuters that once regulators allowed the plane back in the skies, it needed more [...]
Rolls-Royce shares drop after ‘hailstorm’ of jet engine fragments cause chaos in Rome August 12, 2019 A “storm of steel and iron” raining down on people in a busy suburb of Rome over the weekend sent engine maker Rolls-Royce’s market value tumbling more than half-a-billion pounds today. Romans were forced to take cover on Saturday as hot fragments of metal fell from a Boeing 787 Dreamliner jet flying over the Fiumicino [...]
Boeing crisis: 737 Max grounding cuts global airline seats by 40m August 7, 2019 The grounding of Boeing’s 737 Max means at least 40m fewer aircraft seats will be available this summer. Aviation regulators across the globe grounded the jet in March after two crashes triggered by a faulty anti-stall system killed 346 people. Read more: Boeing takes $4.9bn hit on 737 Max groundings to compensate airlines Boeing hopes [...]
Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary blasts Boeing over 737 Max delays July 29, 2019 Ryanair could have no Boeing 737 Max jets available next year unless the aircraft manufacturer “gets its sh*t together,” said the airline’s boss, Michael O’Leary, this morning. The number of Max jets available to the Irish airline next summer could drop to zero, he said, unless the plane maker upgrades the jet so that authorities [...]