The 737 MAX 9 is currently grounded by the FAA for inspections after a plugged emergency exit door fell off mid-flight during Alaska Flight 1282. The 737 MAX was previously grounded for 1 year, 8 months, and 8 days after the Lion Air and Ethoipian Air crashes....
“Every Boeing 737-9 Max with a plug door will remain grounded until the FAA finds each can safely return to operation,” the FAA said in a statement. “The safety of the flying public, not speed, will determine the timeline for returning the Boeing 737-9 Max to service.” ...
although none of its airlines currently operate them. The Civil Aviation Safety Authority said Tuesday the ban will affect two foreign airlines — SilkAir and Fiji Airways — that use them for flights to Australia. The authority said Singapore's SilkAir has already grounded its 737 Max jets, a...
I’m sure I’m not the only one who is wondering if this current fiasco will be something that leads to these planes being grounded for just a few days, or if this could look similar to what happened in 2019 and 2020, when the 737 MAX was grounded for nearly two years. The outcome...
Boeing has been hit hard by the double impact of the 737 MAX grounded and the new crown pandemic. In order to save themselves, Boeing has cut production and layoffs. According to Boeing's statement, the output of its 787 Dreamliner has dropped from 14 in a month to 7. ...
SAN FRANCISCO, May 16 (Xinhua) -- Boeing said Thursday that it has completed software update and tests for 737 Max planes that have been grounded worldwide since March this year following two deadly air crashes in a short span of five months. ...
Investors still do not know when Boeing will resume sales of the 737 Max. And the longer the plane is grounded, the more money Boeing stands to lose. Despite the uncertainties, the FAA will eventually conduct a certification test flight. When that eventually happens, Boeing stock will start ...
Boeing is working to fix a newly discovered problem with software powering up on the 737 Max, adding to the list of tasks the aircraft maker faces to get the grounded plane back in the air.
Top photo | Rescuers work at the scene of an Ethiopian Airlines flight crash near Bishoftu, or Debre Zeit, south of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, March 11, 2019. A spokesman says Ethiopian Airlines has grounded all its Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft as a safety precaution, following the ...
Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX aircraft are parked on the tarmac after being grounded, at the Southern California Logistics Airport in Victorville, California on March 28, 2019. [Photo: IC] It added that it has flown the 737 Max with an updated flight control system, the Maneuvering Characte...