Boeing's rival, Airbus, has not been completely spared of difficulty. Hundreds of planes produced by the European company are being taken out of service to check for microscopic "contamination" of metals in engines made by Pratt & Whitney. Airbus also had a public dispute with Qatar Airways...
Boeing's rival, Airbus, has not been completely spared of difficulty. Hundreds of planes produced by the European company are being taken out of service to check for microscopic "contamination" of metals in engines made by Pratt & Whitney. Airbus also had a public dispute with Qatar Airways i...
This is what safety regulators are concerned about. That is why all the affected planes have been grounded – they want to be sure that all the Boeing 737 MAX planes with these doors are safe. One of the particularly unusual things about this incident is that door plugs have been used for...
HOW CAN TRAVELLERS STAY SAFE? Article content In short, buckle up. Turbulence can be tricky to predict, but experts stress that the first line of defence in the air is keeping the seatbelt fastened whenever possible. Article content “Planes are generally built to withstand turbulence,” Guinn ...
But if you're not into small planes, then you might not want to schedule a flight out of this airport. "When we arrived back at the airport, the other 13 passengers due to travel on our flight had arrived and were sitting in the waiting area," Friel wrote. "While the plane had 19...
Alaska Airlinesresumed a limited numberof flights with its Max 9s on Friday. United aims to follow suit on Sunday, but a spokeswoman said the airline might use them as spare planes Friday or Saturday. Those are the only two U.S. airlines that operate this particular model of the Boeing 73...
The Federal Aviation Administration said allBoeing 737 Max 9planes in the U.S. will be grounded until the agency is "satisfied that they are safe," an agency spokesperson said in a statement Sunday. While passengers may feel relief they won't be booked on Boeing 737 Max 9 flights for th...
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In 2018, Boeing announced it had prototyped an unmanned electric VTOL cargo air vehicle capable of transporting up to a 500-pound payload. As of 2024, however, Boeing hasn't announced any updates to its production or sale. Tethered drones are another option. They're physically tethered to a...
“So when the FAA administrator says, ‘yes, the planes are safe because we say they’re safe to fly,’ what he’s really saying is the aircraft meets the certification requirements we have put in place for the aircraft,” said Schiavo, former inspector general of the Department of Transpo...