Topic: boeing-737

Boeing to make $50M in payments to 737 MAX crash victims' families

Boeing to make $50M in payments to 737 MAX crash victims' families

David Shepardson, Reuters
Posted at Jul 18 04:03 PM

Boeing Co said on Wednesday it would dedicate half of a $100 million fund it created after two crashes of its 737 MAX planes to provide payments to families of those killed, with veteran US compensation expert Ken Feinberg hired by the world's largest plane maker to oversee the distribution. Read more »

Ethiopian crash families criticise Boeing over donation plan

Ethiopian crash families criticise Boeing over donation plan

Katharine Houreld, Reuters
Posted at Jul 05 07:42 AM

The families of victims of an Ethiopian air disaster on Thursday criticized Boeing's plan to donate $100 million to unspecified charities and communities affected by 2 crashes, saying it was too vague and that families should have been consulted first. Read more »

Boeing to give $100 million to 737 MAX crash victims' families, communities

Boeing to give $100 million to 737 MAX crash victims' families, communities

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 04 06:22 AM

Describing the sum as an "initial investment" over multiple years, the company said it would work with local governments and non-profit organizations to provide "hardship and living expenses" and boost economic development in regions affected by crashes of planes operated by Ethiopian Airlines and Lion Air.  Read more »

Boeing sees fix for latest 737 MAX software flaw in September

Boeing sees fix for latest 737 MAX software flaw in September

David Shepardson, Eric M. Johnson and Tracy Rucinski, Reuters
Posted at Jun 28 07:36 AM

Boeing Co will take until at least September to fix a newly identified problem on its grounded 737 MAX, a company official told Reuters, meaning the workhorse jet's return to service will be delayed until October at the earliest, significantly longer than most airlines had expected. Read more »

Boeing crisis, trade tensions cast pall over air show

Boeing crisis, trade tensions cast pall over air show

Eric M. Johnson, Andrea Shalal and Tim Hepher, Reuters
Posted at Jun 17 06:22 AM

The aerospace industry's marquee event is a chance to take the pulse of the $150-billion-a-year commercial aircraft industry, which many analysts believe is entering a slowdown due to global pressures from trade tensions to flagging economies, highlighted by a profit warning from Lufthansa late on Sunday. Read more »

FAA tells UN panel it expects Boeing 737 MAX approval by June: sources

FAA tells UN panel it expects Boeing 737 MAX approval by June: sources

Allison Lampert, Reuters
Posted at May 24 08:16 AM

US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) representatives told members of the United Nations' aviation agency they expect approval of Boeing Co's 737 MAX jets to fly in the United States as early as late June, 3 people with knowledge of the matter said, although there is no firm timetable for the move. Read more »

Turbulence as Boeing goes on charm offensive for 737 Max

Turbulence as Boeing goes on charm offensive for 737 Max

Natalie Kitroeff and David Gelles, The New York Times
Posted at May 09 08:19 AM

When Boeing dispatched one of its top lobbyists, John Moloney, to the headquarters of the influential union representing flight attendants a couple of weeks ago, he arrived determined to win their support. He met a skeptical audience. Read more »

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