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...
After an emergency landing of Boeing 737 MAX 9 jet operated by Alaska Air over the weekend, the Federal Aviation Administration has ordered the grounding and inspection of 171 planes, raising questions about their safety.
The Boeing Co. logo is displayed outside of company offices near Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in El Segundo, California. 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-fl...
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...
The plane is now out of service and is being evaluated. 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 ...
3. Trump believes that even with the promotion of electric vehicles, fossil fuels will still be the main source of energy for power plants. 4. Musk said that although he advocates for sustainable energy, it is not necessary to immediately take action to ban fossil fuels, and solar power wi...
The airport's tiny 1,729-foot-long (527-meter-long) runway is on a cliffside and slants upward to help planes slow down, according to an August 2022 CNN story. Additionally, as a government report on a 2017 crash there noted: "Meteorological condition of Lukla is very unpredictable." Her...
Every year, billions of people board planes that are built by one of two manufacturers—Boeing, an American manufacturer, and Airbus, a European corporation.
Copa said it had temporarily suspended 21 Boeing 737 Max 9s to comply with the FAA’s order. Turkish Airlines said it pulled its five Max 9s from service. HOW SAFE IS IT TO FLY ON ONE OF THESE PLANES? Federal officials and airline executives regularly tout the safety of ai...
The first thing we noticed is how large the cabin feels – there’s a surprising sense of openness and space which belies the plane’s compact dimensions. The A220’s windows add to this: in addition to being noticeably taller that those of the Boeing 717 they’re set higher in the ...