Boeing B737 MAX is an aircraft type that held so much promise. It remains a Boeing brand that recorded highest order at introduction. It is Boeing’s newest family of single-aisle airplanes. The 737 MAX is the fastest-selling airplane in Boeing history with about 5,000 orders from more than 100 customers worldwide. But two tragic crashes […]
*The National Transportation Safety Board says the 2018 incident began with a broken fan blade piercing the plane’s engine cover. Boeing should redesign engine covers on all its 737NG aircraft following an accident that killed a mother-of-two, investigators have said. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) looked at the April 2018 incident, which saw an […]
US aircraft manufacturer, Boeing said that while the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and international aviation regulators would determine the timing of certification and return to service, the company continues to target FAA certification of the updated flight control software this quarter. Boeing said it is possible that it could resume deliveries of the 737 MAX […]
Boeing stood by predictions Wednesday that the troubled 737 Max jetliner will return to the skies by the end of the year. CEO Dennis Muilenburg noted, however, that it isn’t Boeing’s decision: Federal and global aviation authorities will determine whether they approve of software changes that will recertify the 737 Max. In saying the 737 […]
Chicago-based aerospace giant Boeing announced late Monday that it would update flight control systems on its 737 Max 8 commercial jetliners after the plane was involved in two deadly accidents in the past five months. The move came hours after the Federal Aviation Administration issued an advisory mandating specific “design changes” no later than April 2019. For […]
