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Boeing Kept FAA In The Dark About Crucial Changes In MAX Flight Control System: Report
Wednesday, July 1, 2020 - 3:37am | 431Read More...Boeing Co (NYSE: BA) failed to submit crucial documents related to its MAX planes to the FAA, according to a government report. What Happened The 52-page report details activities ranging from the initial certification of the MAX planes in 2012 and spans through two fatal accidents involving the...
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Norwegian Air Cancels Boeing Orders, Seeks Return Of Pre-Delivery Payments: Report
Tuesday, June 30, 2020 - 2:11am | 357Read More...Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (OTC: NWARF) is canceling orders of 97 Boeing Co (NYSE: BA) aircraft and filing a claim for compensation for the non-operational 737 MAX and 787 planes. What Happened Norwegian Air, a budget airline based in Oslo, Norway, canceled orders of 92 MAX aircraft, five 787...
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Boeing 737 Max Test Flights For FAA Approval Start Monday
Monday, June 29, 2020 - 5:05am | 391Read More...The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) and the United States Federal Aviation Administration will start running test flights of the company's troubled 737 MAX aircraft on Monday, Reuters reported. What Happened In an email to the Congress on Sunday, FAA said it had completed the review of the...
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Boeing Restarts Manufacturing Of 737 Max Planes
Thursday, May 28, 2020 - 12:16am | 328Read More...Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) has restarted manufacturing its 737 Max commercial airplanes after halting production in January. What Happened Prohibited from flying since March 2019 after two fatal crashes that killed 346 people, the resumption of manufacturing marks a milestone for the aerospace company,...
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UPS Drone Deliveries To Help Retirees Practice Social Distancing
Tuesday, April 28, 2020 - 9:49am | 676Read More...Drones are proving to have many useful applications during a pandemic, not the least of which is delivering goods to minimize physical interaction and the spread of the coronavirus. United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE: UPS) on Monday said it will use a Matternet M2 drone system to make short-...
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Boeing Shares Lose Altitude On New Coronavirus-Driven Concerns
Friday, April 24, 2020 - 3:44pm | 410Read More...Shares of airplane maker Boeing Co (NYSE: BA) were down nearly 6% Friday after The Wall Street Journal reported that the grounded 737 MAX may not return to the skies until late summer or early fall. 737 MAX's Return Up In The Air The fate of Boeing's grounded 737 MAX hinges...
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Airline Workers Call For More COVID-19 Protections
Tuesday, April 21, 2020 - 4:59pm | 968Read More...Airline workers, like their counterparts at groceries, meatpacking plants, warehouses and ground transportation companies, are worried employers are not doing enough to protect them from infection. Even though airlines only have skeleton operations because of the coronavirus crisis and many...
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Pilots Union Demands FAA Get Tough With Airlines On COVID-19 Precautions
Monday, April 20, 2020 - 12:01pm | 867Read More...The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) says the Federal Aviation Administration's latest guidelines for protecting flight crews from exposure to the coronavirus are going unheeded by airlines. The FAA was scheduled to meet Monday afternoon with airline industry officials to discuss the guidelines...
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Boeing 737 Max Electrical Wiring Issues Further Delay Return To Sky
Monday, March 9, 2020 - 4:18am | 374Read More...Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) must fix electrical wiring issues inside its grounded 737 MAX planes before they are cleared to fly by the FAA. What Happened In another setback for Boeing, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) concluded that the wiring layout of the 737 Max violates wiring-...
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FAA Denies Requests To Extend Drone Remote ID Comment Period
Thursday, February 6, 2020 - 10:58am | 655Read More...The Federal Aviation Administration's drone remote identification rulemaking was years in the making, but the agency doesn't want to give industry and drone users extra time to comment on its proposal. The FAA issued its remote ID notice of proposed rulemaking in late December and gave the public...
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FAA Proposes $120,000 Penalty For UPS Dangerous Goods Violation
Monday, January 27, 2020 - 11:38am | 530Read More...The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Friday said it intends to fine integrated logistics giant UPS $120,000 for shipping a consignment of lithium batteries in an unsafe manner. The decision comes on the heels of airfreight interests stepping up pressure on governments to enforce violations...
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FAA Loosens Restrictions On Flights Over Persian Gulf
Thursday, January 16, 2020 - 10:03am | 427Read More...The Federal Aviation Administration has loosened recently imposed restrictions on U.S. aircraft flying over the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman in order to allow flights into and out of certain airports in the region. The FAA's action came shortly after several U.S.-based cargo airlines requested...
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FAA Proposes $9.3 Million In Fines Against Boeing, Southwest
Monday, January 13, 2020 - 11:54am | 695Read More...For the second time in five weeks, the Federal Aviation Administration is proposing a multi-million dollar penalty against Boeing Co (NYSE: BA) for allegedly installing improperly manufactured components on the wings of some of its 737s. The latest penalty proposal, announced by FAA late Friday...
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FAA Bans US Airlines From Flying Over Iraq, Iran
Wednesday, January 8, 2020 - 9:51am | 366Read More...Following Tuesday night's Iranian missile attack on U.S. military assets based in Iraq, the Federal Aviation Administration banned U.S. airlines from flying in the airspace over Iran and Iraq and the waters of the Persian Gulf and the Gulf Oman. In a statement released around 9 p.m. EST, the FAA...
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FAA Monitoring Middle East Situation For Safety Risks
Tuesday, January 7, 2020 - 9:49am | 381Read More...The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said Monday, Jan. 6 that it is closely monitoring events in the Middle East "to identify potential risks to civil aviation safety." FAA's statement comes in the wake of a U.S. drone attack early Jan. 3 in Baghdad that killed Iran's top military commander,...
