Asia Pacific Jan 11, 2021
Jet crash adds to long list of aviation disasters in Indonesia
by Harry Suhartono
Statistics show the nation is the worst place in Asia to take an airplane, with with 104 accidents and 2,353 related fatalities since 1945.
Asia Pacific Jan 10, 2021
Divers pulled body parts, wreckage and clothing from waters off Indonesia's capital Jakarta on Sunday, as the military located a signal it hoped would lead to the wreckage of a jet that crashed with 62 people on board. The Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 plunged into ...
Asia Pacific Jan 10, 2021
Indonesia rescue teams scour sea for crashed plane amid poor weather
Indonesian ships with rescue divers and equipment to detect signals from a flight recorder resumed the search on Sunday for a Sriwijaya Air jet believed to have crashed into the sea minutes after takeoff from the Indonesian capital Jakarta. The Boeing 737-500 with 62 people ...
Business Nov 19, 2020
Boeing Max cleared to fly in U.S. as FAA lifts longest grounding
by Alan Levin and Julie Johnsson
The U.S. actions set the stage for other regulators to clear the Max, which would allow airlines worldwide to resume passenger service with the plane.
Business / Corporate | FOCUS Nov 1, 2020
‘We’re going to ground the fleet’: How Boeing’s 737 Max was parked
by Alan Levin
For days after the second fatal crash of a Boeing Co. 737 Max last year, one nation after another halted flights on the beleaguered jetliner. But officials in the U.S. held out, saying they needed hard evidence linking the two disasters to a common cause ...
Asia Pacific Oct 26, 2020
China to sanction Boeing and Raytheon over arms sales to Taiwan
China will impose unspecified sanctions on the defense unit of Boeing Co., Lockheed Martin Corp., and Raytheon Technologies Corp. after the U.S. approved $1.8 billion in arms sales to Taiwan last week. The sanctions will be imposed "in order to uphold national interests,” Chinese Foreign ...
Commentary / World Sep 21, 2020
The 737 MAX debacle won’t be the end of Boeing
by David Fickling
Is Boeing Co. capable of making commercial aircraft at all? It’s worth asking after an excoriating report by a U.S. congressional committee on the circumstances leading up to the fatal crashes of two 737 MAX planes. The accidents were "the horrific culmination of a series ...
Business Sep 17, 2020
Boeing Max crashes called 'horrific' result of lapses by company and regulator
Congressional investigators blamed two deadly Boeing 737 Max crashes on "repeated and serious failures" by the company and air safety officials, according to a report released Wednesday that called for an overhaul of the U.S. aviation regulatory system. "The Max crashes were not the result ...
National Sep 7, 2020
Germany grows wary about Japan's participation in patrol plane project
The German government is increasingly cautious about allowing Japan to take part in a joint project with France to develop marine patrol aircraft, sources familiar with the matter said Monday. As part of its efforts to boost defense-related exports, Japan has been seeking to offer ...
National Aug 12, 2020
Japan Airlines crash that killed 520 marked in Gunma, 35 years on
The annual trek to the crash site was spread over a few days this year, with participation restricted mostly to kin to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Business / Corporate Jul 30, 2020
After historic run, Boeing makes last call for pioneering 747
The plane-maker said Wednesday it would phase out production of the iconic four-engine jumbo jet before stopping in 2022.
Business / Corporate Jul 1, 2020
Boeing kept FAA in the dark on key 737 MAX design changes, U.S. says
The plane has been grounded from commercial flight since March 2019 after two crashes killed 346 people in Ethiopia and Indonesia over a five-month span.