Boeing says it has completed software update for 737 Max jets and seeks FAA certification flight
Boeing Co. said Thursday it has completed a software update for its 737 Max jets, which have been grounded worldwide since March after they were involved in two fatal crashes. The announcement is a sign of progress for the aircraft-maker's efforts to get its best-selling ...
FAA deferred to Boeing on key 737 Max system assessments: source
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration did not independently evaluate the safety of a Boeing 737 Max system implicated in two deadly crashes, a person familiar with the matter said Tuesday. The U.S. regulator, as part of an internal review, has preliminarily concluded that FAA officials ...
U.S. FAA convenes multiagency board to review Boeing software fix
The Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday it had convened a multiagency Technical Advisory Board to review Boeing's proposed software fix on the grounded 737 Max. The board consists of experts from the FAA, U.S. Air Force, NASA and Volpe National Transportation Systems Center that ...
Boeing left airlines and FAA in dark on 737 alert linked to Lion Air crash
Boeing Co. knew months before a deadly 737 Max crash that a cockpit alert wasn't working the way the company had represented to buyers of the jetliner. But the planemaker didn't tell airlines or the Federal Aviation Administration of the problem with the warning light ...
FAA mulled grounding Boeing 737 Max jets last year after learning of anti-stall system woes: source
U.S. regulators considered grounding some Boeing 737 Max planes last year after learning belatedly of a problem with a system that is now the main suspect in two deadly crashes, a source close to the matter said. Investigators in the Lion Air crash in October ...
Pilots demand better training if Boeing wants to rebuild trust in 737 Max
American Airlines pilots have warned that Boeing Co.'s draft training proposals for the troubled 737 Max do not go far enough to address their concerns, according to written comments submitted to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and seen by Reuters. The comments were made by ...
Boeing abandons outlook and sees $1 billion in extra costs due to 737 Max debacle
Boeing Co. on Wednesday abandoned its 2019 financial outlook, halted share buybacks and said lowered production due to the grounding of its fastest-selling 737 Max jet after two fatal plane crashes in five months had cost it at least $1 billion so far. The world's ...
Anti-stall software upgrade for 737 Max nearing completion ahead of FAA certification, Boeing says
Boeing Co. has said it is close to a significant milestone that's one of the last steps before it submits to U.S. regulators a patch for anti-stall software linked to two fatal 737 Max accidents. The company has completed its engineering trial of the updated ...
Boeing under pressure amid scrubbed flights and Trump tweets to rebrand
Boeing faces a wave of flight cancellations by U.S. airlines and pressure from President Donald Trump to rebrand its top-selling 737 Max aircraft, a month after the plane was grounded worldwide in the wake of deadly crashes. American and Southwest Airlines say the grounding will ...
Too many travelers, too few planes is U.S. airlines' 737 Max summer dilemma
Normally U.S. airlines compete to sell tickets and fill seats during the peak summer travel season. But operators of the grounded Boeing 737 Max are facing a different problem: scarce planes and booming demand. The grounding of Boeing Co's fuel-efficient, single-aisle workhorse after two fatal ...
Boeing makes 96 flights to test software on troubled Max jet and gives pilots simulator time
Boeing's CEO says crews have made 96 flights to test a software update for its troubled 737 Max jet and will make more in coming weeks as the company attempts to convince regulators to let the plane fly again. Dennis Muilenburg also said Thursday that ...
Ethiopia inquiry shows Boeing Max hurtling uncontrolled to disaster
Ethiopia Airlines' doomed 737 Max jet hit excessive speed and was forced downward by a wrongly triggered automation system as pilots wrestled to regain control, a preliminary report into the crash that has shaken the aviation world showed on Thursday. Three times Capt. Yared Getachew ...
