Boeing defends 787 Dreamliner safety after whistleblower claims

An employee works on the tail of a Boeing Co. Dreamliner 787 plane on the production line at the company’s final assembly facility in North Charleston, South Carolina. Travis Dove | Bloomberg | Getty Images Boeing on Monday defended the quality and safety testing on its 787 Dreamliner and 777 aircraft, days after one of … Read more

How Bombardier is cashing in on elites’ desire for private jet travel

A seat and a bed onbaord a Bombardier Global 6500 business jet on display during the Singapore Airshow in Singapore, on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Planes, trains and snowmobiles comprised the transportation portfolio that Bombardier was riding as the 21st century unfolded. But the Montreal-based company also was carrying … Read more

US airlines ask the Biden administration not to approve additional flights between the US and China

WASHINGTON (AP) — Large U.S. airlines and some of their unions are asking the Biden administration to stop approving any more flights between the United States and China because of what they call “anti-competitive” policies that China imposes on U.S. carriers. The airlines and unions said Thursday that China closed its market to U.S. carriers … Read more

Boeing airplane deliveries drop during Q1 amid safety crisis

Boeing 737 MAX airplanes are pictured outside a Boeing factory on March 25, 2024 in Renton, Washington.  Stephen Brashear | Getty Images Boeing airplane deliveries dropped in the first quarter to the lowest number since mid-2021 as the company faces increased scrutiny after a door plug blew out from one of its 737 Max 9 planes midair … Read more

Solar eclipse flights swarm small airports

General view of the sunset on the boardwalk ahead of this Monday’s eclipse on April 07, 2024 in Mazatlan, Mexico.  Hector Vivas | Getty Images Monday’s solar eclipse is giving some of the country’s smaller airports their moment in the sun. The Federal Aviation Administration reported arriving flights at airports from Burlington, Vermont, to southern … Read more

Boeing engine part fell off during Southwest flight takeoff: FAA

A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 arrives at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport on January 20, 2024 in Honolulu, Hawaii.  Kevin Carter | Getty Images A Southwest Airlines flight returned to Denver International Airport Sunday morning after a Boeing engine cowling fell off the plane and struck a wing flap during takeoff, the Federal … Read more

Why the Boeing 737 Max has been so problematic

Just over five years ago, 346 people were killed in two plane crashes that happened five months apart in Indonesia and Ethiopia. Both were Boeing 737 Max 8 planes. Then in January 2024, a near catastrophe occurred when a door plug blew off an Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 plane at 16,000 feet, shortly after it took off from … Read more

Boeing CEO Calhoun took home $5M last year ahead of 737 Max crisis

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., before meeting with a group of senators on Jan. 24, 2024. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images Outgoing Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun’s take-home pay fell to $5 million last year after declining a bonus, compared with $7 million in 2022, and … Read more

India’s Vistara cuts flights as pilots’ protest over salary revisions

Tata Group currently owns a 51% stake in Vistara, and the remaining 49% is owned by Singapore Airlines. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images India’s Vistara airline has cut flights following cancelations and delays all week as pilots have been on a strike of sorts over salary revisions.  Pilots have called in sick to protest … Read more

United asks pilots to take unpaid time off, citing Boeing delays

Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner, from United Airlines company, taking off from Barcelona airport, in Barcelona on 28th March 2023.  JanValls | Nurphoto | Getty Images United Airlines is asking pilots to take unpaid time off next month, citing late-arriving aircraft from Boeing, according to a note sent to pilots. It’s another example of how Boeing’s customers … Read more