Boeing 737 Max flight ban could be lifted by January
(Sharecast News) - Boeing said on Monday it could have its fleet of 737 Max jets flying again by January once safety checks on the model's software have been completed.
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(Sharecast News) - Boeing said on Monday it could have its fleet of 737 Max jets flying again by January once safety checks on the model's software have been completed.
Read more(ShareCast News) - Aeroplane maker Boeing has revealed plans to cut more than 4,500 jobs by June, as it cuts cost in response to slowing demand for its jets. The US group, which has been losing market share to French rival Airbus, said about 1,600 positions will go through voluntary redundancies
Read more(ShareCast News) - The US stock market watchdog has reportedly begun investigating Boeing's accounting practices, with particular focus on its 787 Dreamliner and 747 jumbo jet programs. The Securities and Exchange Commission is probing the projections by Boeing Commercial Airplanes of the long
Read more(ShareCast News) - Aircraft marker Boeing will reduce the production of its iconic 747 jumbo jet by half, the company confirmed on Friday. In a statement, the world biggest aircraft maker said it will slow the production rate of the model to just six planes a year from twelve with effect from Septem
Read moreBoeing Co. said it is in talks with Indian airlines Jet Airways and Air India about the sale of its 737 MAX jets. The aircraft manufacturer now expects India's commercial aviation fleet to expand more than five times in size over the next 20 years as demand grows. The company raised its forecast
Read moreBoeing has rolled out its first Dreamliner built at a rate of 10 a month, the fastest for a twin-aisle jet, but some employees are calling into question the planemaker's ability to sustain the pace. Two factories that assemble the 787 are struggling to cope with a ramp-up in production that began l
Read moreBoeing's Vice President Mike Fleming has said the reliability of its 787 Dreamliner is improving, but it still not satisfactory. The plane's reliability rate is about 98%, which means two out of every 100 flights in delayed. While it was above the 97% report in October it is still short of the fi
Read moreBoeing and Airbus have signed deals to buy 5bn dollars-worth of parts and materials from Abu Dhabi following the Dubai Airshow on Sunday. Boeing said on Monday it has signed a new deal with Abu Dhabi's state investment fund Mubadala for $2.5bn in advanced composites and machine metals. The comp
Read moreBoeing faced yet another setback in its Dreamliner 787 after Japanese airline ANA said it found an electrical wiring problem in fire extinguishers for the engines of three jets. The airline discovered the problem during pre-flight maintenance of a 787 jet at Tokyo airport, Sky News reported. ANA
Read moreBoeing and Airbus dominated the aviation industry's largest trade expo as it secured more orders than rivals. Boeing won $55.8bn orders while Airbus landed $55.6bn, following the first three days of the Paris Air Show, Bloomberg reported. Airbus received orders for 135 A320s from easyJet, plus a
Read moreInternational Airlines Group (IAG) has ordered 18 new Airbus A350 aircraft for its subsidiary British Airways(BA). The move is part of the company's plan to phase out a fleet of 30 Boeing planes over the next 10 years. The $1.6bn deal allows for an option for an additional 18 A350 aircraft. IAG pl
Read moreBoeing has started replacing batteries on its grounded 787 Dreamliner planes following approval from US aircraft regulation. The company is one step closer to getting the planes flying again after batteries overheated, resulting in grounding the entire fleet of 50. The first commercial 787 could
Read moreBoeing has been slammed for comments its executives made at a media briefing on plans to get the grounded 787 Dreamliner flying again, according to Bloomberg Friday. At the Toyko briefing on March 15th, Boeing officials said their proposed design changes to the Dreamliner's battery systems may all
Read moreAn investigation into the battery that caught fire aboard an empty Japan Airlines Boeing 787 in Boston this month has found it was not overcharged. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said the battery did not exceed its designed voltage of 32 volts. The group is continuing to examine
Read moreThe airline Norwegian has ordered its first set of engines from Rolls-Royce, the engine designer. Norwegian has selected Rolls-Royce's Trent 1000 engines to power nine Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. The Trent 1000 has been specifically designed to power Boeing's new Dreamliner aircraft and has bee
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