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Boeing gets OK to provide internet from space

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 04 06:36 AM

WASHINGTON - Boeing on Wednesday gained US authorization for a project to launch satellites that will provide internet services from space. Read more »

US to charge ex-Boeing pilot over 737 MAX crashes

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 17 03:53 PM

US prosecutors are preparing to indict a former Boeing test pilot suspected of misleading aviation regulators over safety issues blamed for two fatal 737 MAX crashes. Read more »

Behind Airbus-Boeing truce lies a common rival: China

Mathieu Rabechault, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 21 08:34 AM

While the United States and Europe waged a 17-year trade battle over subsidies to Boeing and Airbus, China poured money into its own commercial aircraft to take on the Western aviation duopoly. Read more »

Newest Boeing 737 MAX makes first test flight

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 19 07:26 AM

The newest version of Boeing's 737 MAX made its first test flight over Washington state on Friday, just months after the plane returned to service following a worldwide grounding after two fatal crashes. Read more »

Airbus and Boeing: 5 things to know

Tangi Quemener and Mathieu Rabechault, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 16 08:47 AM

 The European Union and the United States have agreed to extend their truce in the long-running dispute between rival aircraft manufacturers Airbus and Boeing over mutual accusations of illegal subsidies. Read more »

Flying taxis could poach passengers from planes, Avolon says

Tim Hepher, Reuters
Posted at Jun 11 09:24 AM

PARIS - Airbus and Boeing watch out - one of the world's largest aircraft owners says passenger planes could see their wings clipped by the rapid spread of flying taxi startups. Read more »

Boeing plans new 737 MAX output jump in late-2022, sources say

Eric M. Johnson and Tim Hepher, Reuters
Posted at May 24 09:00 AM

The plans would lift output beyond an early 2022 target of 31 a month, which the sources said Boeing aims to reach in March.   Read more »

Luxury jet makers battle over lucrative spy plane niche

Allison Lampert and Tim Hepher, Reuters
Posted at May 13 10:45 AM

From the South China Sea to the Middle East and the Baltic, governments are eyeing "special mission" business jets capable of looking or listening at potentially lower running costs than converted passenger or military planes. Read more »

A hydrogen future for planes, trains and factories

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Mar 31 04:06 PM

Hydrogen could potentially power trains, planes, trucks and factories in the future, helping the world rid itself of harmful emissions. Read more »

Boeing seals large 737 MAX order as airlines eye recovery

John Biers, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 30 08:56 AM

US carrier Southwest Airlines agreed to buy 100 additional Boeing 737 MAX planes, the companies announced Monday, in a vote of confidence for the aircraft after a 20-month grounding. Read more »

US selects compensation Feinberg firm to oversee Boeing 737 MAX victim fund

David Shepardson and Tracy Rucinski, Reuters
Posted at Mar 11 08:38 AM

Prominent attorneys Kenneth Feinberg and Camille Biros have been named to oversee a $500 million victim compensation fund for the relatives of 346 people killed in two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes, a spokeswoman for Feinberg confirmed on Wednesday, the second anniversary of the second crash. Read more »

Boeing orders top cancellations for first month since 2019

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 10 08:50 AM

Boosted by new contracts for the 737 MAX, Boeing reported Tuesday that new commercial plane orders last month exceeded cancelations for the first time since November 2019. Read more »

Boeing cites risks in design of newest Airbus jet

Reuters
Posted at Mar 03 07:54 AM

PARIS - Boeing Co has raised concerns over the design of arch-rival Airbus' newest narrow-body jet, the A321XLR, saying a novel type of fuel tank could pose fire risks. Read more »

United orders 25 more Boeing 737 MAX planes in sign of confidence

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 02 09:49 AM

United Airlines reached an agreement to purchase 25 more Boeing 737 MAX aircraft for delivery in 2023, the carrier said Monday, in a sign of an expected post-coronavirus travel industry recovery. Read more »

Boeing 777 with engine trouble makes emergency landing in Moscow

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 26 04:35 PM

A Boeing 777 airliner on Friday made an emergency landing in Moscow with engine problems, the operating airline said, days after another model rained down engine debris over the United States.   Read more »

US agency fines Boeing $6.6 million over regulatory lapses

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 26 08:06 AM

The US aviation oversight agency announced Thursday it fined Boeing a total of $6.6 million, for a series of lapses in the manufacturer's regulatory and safety obligations. Read more »

Why the Boeing 777 problem isn't as dire as the MAX crisis

Juliette Michel and John Biers, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 23 08:50 AM

The incident badly shook passengers, but nobody was harmed -- a huge difference from the two tragic crashes of Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines MAX planes that together claimed 346 lives and  Read more »

Boeing grounds 777s after engine fire

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 22 10:21 PM

Boeing confirmed Monday that dozens of its 777 aircraft were grounded globally after the engine of a United Airlines plane caught fire and scattered debris over a suburb of Denver, Colorado. Read more »

Boeing 747 cargo plane drops engine parts in Netherlands, investigation launched

Reuters
Posted at Feb 22 08:57 PM

An incident involving a Boeing 747-400 cargo plane that dropped engine parts shortly after take-off from Maastricht airport on Saturday is under investigation, the Dutch Safety Board said. Read more »

US aviation body orders extra inspections of some Boeing 777s

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 22 10:57 AM

The US Federal Aviation Administration ordered extra inspections Sunday of some Boeing 777 passenger jets, after a United Airlines flight suffered engine failure a day earlier, scattering debris across a Colorado community.   Read more »