What is going on with Boeing planes, and what does John Oliver have to do with it? It's been a turbulent few weeks for Boeing planes, as several aircraft have experienced alarming issues mid-flight — we'll get into that later — but the company started getting a lot of heat for its...
Last year, the FAA told pilots to limit use of an anti-ice system on the Max in dry conditions because of concern that inlets around the engines could overheat and break away, possibly striking the plane. And in December, Boeing told airlines to inspect the planes for a possible loose bol...
There were 176 passengers and seven crew on theBoeing 767. The passengers were able to continue their journey on another jet. It's just the latest in a recent series of concerning incidents involving planes.In January, a Boeing jet had a door plug fly off in midair, sparking investigations...
How far the new aircraft compete with Boeing and Airbus will depend a lot on international sales. Almost all orders so far have been from Chinese airlines. This is no small market, though. As Simple Flyingrecently reported, Boeing estimates that China will need $1.4 trillion of new aircraft ...
Boeing 737-900 No Bombardier Q400 No Embraer 175 No American Airlines If you are hoping to have a screen on your domestic flight your odds of getting an American Airlines plane with a TV screen are not very high. Only about 20% of narrow body planes for American Airlines have TV screens...
The latter is in a mountainous area with unpredictable winds and at times intense fog, according to an article from the Airplane Owners and Pilots Association, a group for pilots of smaller general aviation planes. Experience Matters Airlines provide pilots with extensive information about airports ...
NASA astronauts can't wear Boeing Starliner spacesuits in SpaceX's Dragon. Here's whyNASA's Starliner astronauts will temporarily have an emergency spot available on a SpaceX Crew Dragon, but they can't wear spacesuits there. That will change in a few weeks.Space Crossout: New Apocalyptic...
Some airlines even have different models of the same aircraft: Delta has several models of Boeing 767-300ER planes with different cabin configurations. Try to search for the seat map on your own reservation page first to get an idea of the version of the plane you’re on, before heading ...
Boeing has been in the headlines a lot lately following a series of incidents after the January Alaska Airlines near-miss in which a door panel came off mid-flight.
But it's been a very bad year for Boeing. In January, an Alaska Airlines flight lost a door plug mid-flight. Later that month, loose parts were found on grounded 737 Max 9 planes. Inspections, audits and investigations followed—and so did tumbling consumer confidence. ...