Even though the 737 MAX 8 aircraft was involved in both crashes, the 737 MAX 9 was grounded as well. Photo: Wikimedia. The ban of the 737 MAX aircraft will almost certainly lead to airlines asking Boeing for compensation for the grounded aircraft. After all, the airlines will lose money ...
Ever since Malindo Air (now Batik Air Malaysia) operated the first commercialBoeing 737 MAX8 flight on May 6th, 2017, the aircraft has been mired in controversy. While we will discuss safety issues surrounding the plane later, the primary purpose of this article is to examine the four Boeing...
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency is conducting tests in Vancouver the week of Sept. 7 to determine if the the redesigned Boeing 737 MAX is safe to fly. That Boeing plane was grounded after two fatal crashes of the 737 MAX 8 version that lead to 346 deaths. The firs...
The company has lost $27 billion since the start of 2019, around the time that its best-selling plane, the 737 Max, was grounded worldwide after the crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia. Revenue is down, debt is up. Boeing’s greatest strength is that is remains one of the world’s ...
The Max is the newest version of Boeing’s venerable 737, a twin-engine, single-aisle plane frequently used on U.S. domestic flights. The plane went into service in May 2017. Two Max 8 jets crashed in 2018 and 2019, killing 346 people. All Max 8 and Max 9 planes were...
Boeing grounded eight 787 Dreamliners last month to address the issues it detected. The issues are the latest problems Boeing is grappling with on top of its still-grounded 737 Max aircraft following two fatal crashes and the coronavirus crisis, which has hurt demand for new p...
was an early adopter of the Acro slimline seats, and Spirit and Frontier also have them. The trick, of course, comes if the planes are swapped for some reason, which is by no means rare these days, with airlines scrambling to get replacements for the still-grounded Boeing 737 MAX fleet....
According toReuters,the Boeing 737-500 that took off from Jakarta was 27 years old. Originally flown by carriers in the United States, it is not to be confused with the 737 MAX, which was grounded for 20 months and involved in two fatal crashes. ...
TORONTO, ON- MARCH 13 - Air Canada Registration number C-GEHV which had just come in as Flight AC 758, from San Francisco, a Boeing 737 Max 8, is rolled out of the gate after being grounded, in Toronto. March 13, 2019. (Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images) The loosening of...
deliveries of Max 9’s were delayed due to potential manufacturing flaws involving loose bolts in the rudder-control system. In 2018 and 2019 an earlier version of these planes, the Max 8, crashed twice resulting in the death of 346 passengers. Max 8 and 9 planes were grounded for two yea...