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Qatar Airways to launch First Class, as airline courts Airbus and Boeing for new planes

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Qatar Airways is developing a First Class concept and pursuing aircraft orders from aviation giants Boeing and Airbus, as part of a broader strategic overhaul under new group CEO Badr Mohammed Al Meer. “This is a new era,” Al Meer told CNBC on Thursday, unveiling changes at the airline that follow a multi-month “war room” … Read more

Movement of pilot’s seat a focus of probe into LATAM Boeing flight, report says

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(Reuters) -The movement of a flight deck seat is a key focus of the probe into a sudden mid-air dive by a LATAM Airlines Boeing 787 plane that left more than 50 people injured, aviation industry publication the Air Current reported on Wednesday. The plane, which was heading from Sydney to Auckland on Monday, dropped … Read more

Boeing Max problems shift growth plans at Southwest, United

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An aerial photo shows Boeing 737 Max airplanes parked on the tarmac at the Boeing Factory in Renton, Washington, on March 21, 2019. Lindsey Wasson | Reuters Boeing’s latest Max crisis is forcing some of its biggest customers to rethink their growth plans this year — and possibly beyond, several airline CEOs said Tuesday. Their … Read more

FAA audit finds Boeing 737 production issues: NYT

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STORY: Boeing’s 737 MAX production process has dozens of issues with quality control. That’s according to the New York Times…. reporting on Monday on an audit from the Federal Aviation Administration. The checks came after a door panel blew off an Alaska Airlines plane mid-flight in January. The paper said the aerospace giant failed 33 … Read more

Boeing Whistleblower Who Raised Safety Concerns Found Dead

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John Barnett, a former quality control engineer at Boeing who—just last week—testified against the company as part of a whistleblower retaliation lawsuit, has been found dead, the BBC reports. The M3 MacBook Airs are as Good as Ever, and That’s the Problem Barnett, 62, who previously worked for Boeing for three decades and retired from … Read more

Could Blue Origin Actually Beat SpaceX to the Moon?

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Blue Origin, the aerospace company founded by Jeff Bezos, is finally setting some ambitious timelines, saying it plans to conduct an uncrewed Moon landing in as little as a year from now, deploying a demonstration version of its Blue Moon Mark 1 (MK1) cargo lander. This ramps up the space rivalry big time, putting Bezos … Read more

American Airlines orders hundreds of planes from Boeing, Airbus, Embraer

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American Airlines flight 718, a Boeing 737 Max, takes of from Miami International Airport on its way to New York on December 29, 2020 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images American Airlines said Monday it is ordering 260 new narrow-body jets, including dozens of Boeing’s long-delayed 737 Max 10. The order includes 85 … Read more

Boeing in talks to buy back fuselage maker Spirit Aerosystems

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Airplane fuselages bound for Boeing’s 737 Max production facility sit in storage at their top supplier, Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc, in Wichita, Kansas, U.S. December 17, 2019.  Nick Oxford | Reuters Boeing is in talks to buy back Spirit AeroSystems, which makes fuselages for Boeing’s 737 Max jets, according to a person familiar with the … Read more

FAA’s Boeing Safety Report Doesn’t Inspire Confidence in Boeing or the FAA

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Ever since a passenger plane’s door blew off in early January, plane-maker Boeing has been under increased scrutiny. Now, a new report from the Federal Aviation Administration calls into question the aircraft manufacturer’s safety procedures, calling them “inadequate.” Prepping the Sandworm Scenes in Dune: Part Two The report, which was published Monday, was originally requested … Read more