That means all those Airbus A350s, Boeing 787s and 777s and other planes due to fly airlines' normally robust schedules to Beijing, Shanghai and other points have, in effect, received their furlough notice — expiry unknown. What are they to do now? The answer is tricky. Airlines can pa...
For now, customers seem to be taking things into their own hands. There have been a lot of posts from folks saying they'd no longer fly in a Boeing aircraft. And people are now using sites like Kayak to filter Boeing planes out of their travel plans. ...
Which U.S. airlines fly the Boeing 737 Max 9? Currently, there are only two airlines in the U.S. that fly the Boeing 737 Max 9: Alaska Airlines and United Airlines. United is the biggest operator of Max 9s in the world. The two airlines together operate about two-thirds of the 215...
Boeing added software that they didn’t fully brief airlines on. That software was triggered based on a single point of failure, while the plane has two angle of attack sensors it only used data from one at a time. Planes are built now...
What if I don't want to fly on a Boeing 737 Max 9? United told CBS News that it will allow passengers who don't want to fly on a Max 9 aircraft to change flights without additional cost, depending on seat availability. Meanwhile, Alaska Airlines said that it still has its flexible ...
Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners are carrying passengers in the United States again for the first time since they were grounded after a panel blew out of the side of one of the planes.
Passenger planes- Designed for transporting groups of people, these planes have pressurized cabins, seats, toilets, and sometimes screens and small kitchens. They are used for commercial flights by airlines, but can also be private. This is an easy way to distinguish between Boeing and Airbus air...
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 FAA has approved a process to allow the Boeing 737 Max 9 to fly again. That move clears the way for airlines to begin inspecting the planes so that they can be OK’d to fly. Each of the 171 grounded aircraft must undergo the process. That includes inspection of the bolts, fittings...
During the week, airlines schedule more than 60 flights everyday between the country’s capital and financial hub – each way – often using their biggest jets, from the iconic Boeing 747 to the newest Airbus A350. With plenty of widebody options in its fleet of almost 1,000 planes, Air...