Business Feb 24, 2021
U.S. orders deeper testing after engine scare on Boeing plane
Metal fatigue has emerged as the chief suspect in the engine failure, which caused no injuries.
World Feb 23, 2021
A similar incident in Japan had already drawn scrutiny from U.S. regulators, but they had not yet reached a conclusion on the matter when the Denver engine failure occurred.
World Feb 23, 2021
Jet engine explosion over Denver rings alarms about shielding
by Alan Levin
The incident is the latest in a string of failures that has raised alarm among regulators about debris evading shielding that’s supposed to keep broken parts from hitting aircraft.
National Feb 22, 2021
Japan orders airlines to ground Boeing 777 jets after U.S. incident
The move comes after after a United Airlines 777 landed safely at Denver International Airport on Saturday after its right engine failed, spraying debris over a wide area.
World Feb 21, 2021
United Airlines plane showers debris near Denver after engine failure
A Boeing 777-200 operated by United Airlines made an emergency return to Denver International Airport on Saturday following an engine failure that rained debris on a city suburb. The airline said nobody aboard was injured. United Flight 328 was headed from Denver to Honolulu when ...
Commentary / World Feb 20, 2021
Flying taxis are an extremely expensive ride
by Chris Bryant
Despite their cost, air taxis could soon become reality thanks to advances in batteries, software and lightweight materials.
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 ...