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 […]
*Cockpit Voice Recorder Found *Air Peace Reacts over Order of Same Aircraft Ethiopian Airlines has grounded its entire Boeing 737 MAX 8 fleet after the Sunday crash of one of its planes on a flight to Nairobi that killed all 157 on board. The aircraft, a recently delivered 737 MAX 8, took off from Addis […]
The acquisition of the 80 percent stake, costing Boeing USD$4.2 billion, was approved by 96.8 percent of voters at a shareholders’ meeting in São Paulo. The vote, by owners of 67 percent of outstanding shares, approved the joint venture between Boeing and Embraer for the Brazilian company’s commercial aircraft and services operations. Boeing will own […]
