While the European airworthiness directive to modify the Boeing 737 Max for return-to-service are the same as those issued by the US FAA, some of the operational requirements will differ. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has invited comments on its proposed directive, which wil...
上周我们刚说了阿拉斯加航空的一架波音737 Max 9在天上突然崩了个舱门的事。 很幸运,当时舱门最近的座位是空的,否则巨大压力差很容易把人吸出去。 经历40分钟的空中惊魂后,飞机成功在波特兰迫降,机上177人无一人受伤。 (机上的巨大空洞) 饶是如此,仍有不少手机遭了难,乘客们的个人物品也飞出去不少,不过目前...
Here’s the thing: airlines are going to put as many seats on the plane as they can get away with. If they’re putting 200 seats on the plane anyway, it’s quite a lot more comfortable to be in the space-saving seats than it is in older ones that are now an inch or two closer...
This advice uses services and apps that have been around a long time and aren't going away. However, the volume of suspended services that are affecting the Boeing 737 MAX 8 at the moment is doubtlessly having an effect on them. With this number ...
The crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 on Sunday — five months after the Lion Air crash of the same type of plane in Indonesia — has raised many questions about the Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft. There are currently two types of Boeing 737 planes in use around the world that sound ...
United Boeing 737 MAX 9 What can make identifying the 737 challenging is that there are so many different variants. Let’s differentiate between the 737 NG (the older version of the jet), and the 737 MAX (the newer and more controversial version of the jet). ...
Boeing 737 MAX 8 Southwest has 34 Boeing 737 MAX 8 planes with 175 seats. SEATGURU.COM What's the best seat on Southwest? The best seat on Southwest is subjective and depends on whom you ask. Some, especially those with small children in tow, prefer the last row. Many others think the...
and the number and configuration of seats. For example, a low-cost airline may be more interested in packing in as many seats as possible while an international carrier may be more focused on includingmore premium seating. Some airlines even have different models of the same aircraft: Delta ha...
Many modern aircraft feature retractable landing gear, which pull up into fuselage during flight, but others still feature fixed landing gear that remain extended all the time. But what if your plane is prevented from making a conventional landing? That's next. Ejection Seats, Escape Pods and...
The holiday travel season has arrived and Americans are planning to fly in near record numbers, but the grounding of the Boeing 737 Max is complicating matters for airlines. CNBC's Phil LeBeau reports.