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Bird strike forces jetliner to make emergency landing

Agence France Presse
Posted at Mar 06 04:02 PM

A US jetliner taking off from Cuba experienced engine trouble after hitting birds and returned to Havana for an emergency landing on Sunday. Read more »

Pilots walk away from 737 crash in Australia

Agence France Presse
Posted at Feb 08 01:06 PM

Two pilots have made a "miraculous" escape after their Boeing 737 water-bombing plane crashed and burned while fighting a blaze in remote Western Australia. Read more »

US charges Boeing with misleading investors on 737 MAX safety, fined $200-M

John Biers, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 23 09:00 AM

US securities officials fined Boeing $200 million over the aviation giant's misleading assurances about the safety of the 737 MAX airplane following two deadly crashes, regulators announced. Read more »

Boeing says risk 737 MAX 10 could be canceled

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 08 08:38 AM

Boeing's CEO said the company could cancel the 737 MAX 10 if regulators don't certify the jet before new crew alerting system standards take effect in December, according to a report. Read more »

Norwegian buys 50 Boeing 737 MAX, ending dispute

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 31 08:55 AM

Low-cost carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle said it would buy 50 Boeing 737 MAX 8 planes, ending a dispute between the companies and helping revive the US-made aircraft after two deadly crashes. Read more »

Grim search for victims after China's first plane crash since 2010

Reuters
Posted at Mar 22 12:06 PM

Rescuers in China scoured heavily forested slopes on Tuesday with hopes fading of finding any survivors from the 132 people aboard a China Eastern Airlines 600115.SS passenger jet that crashed a day earlier. Read more »

Ethiopian Airlines to resume 737 MAX flights after 2019 crash

Robbie Corey-Boulet, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 01 02:02 PM

Ethiopian Airlines is set Tuesday to operate the Boeing 737 MAX for the first time since a crash nearly three years ago killed all 157 people on board and triggered the global grounding of the aircraft. 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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Indonesia locates black box recorders from crashed plane

Dessy Sagita, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 11 11:47 AM

Body parts, twisted wreckage and clothing were plucked from waters off the Indonesian capital Monday after a passenger jet with 62 people aboard crashed shortly after take-off a day earlier. Read more »

Indonesia locates black boxes of crashed jet as body parts recovered

Nilufar Rizki and Yuddy Cahya Budiman, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 10 08:58 PM

(UPDATE) Indonesian authorities on Sunday located the black boxes of the Sriwijaya Air jet that crashed into the sea soon after taking off from the capital Jakarta, as human body parts and pieces of the plane were retrieved. Read more »

Boeing's updated 737 MAX completes first flight with media onboard

Tracy Rucinski, Reuters
Posted at Dec 03 02:37 PM

Boeing Co's 737 MAX staged its first post-grounding flight with media on board on Wednesday, as carriers seek to demonstrate to passengers that the redesigned jet is safe after a 20-month safety ban. Read more »

Battered by pandemic, Boeing cutting 30,000 jobs in two years

John Biers, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 29 06:03 AM

NEW YORK - Pressured by a prolonged commercial travel downturn and the hit from the 737 MAX crisis, Boeing on Wednesday announced an additional 7,000 job cuts that will lower headcount by 30,000 positions over two years.   Read more »

US spells out changes for Boeing 737 MAX to fly again

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 04 10:14 AM

US aviation regulators on Monday spelled out new requirements for the Boeing 737 MAX before the grounded jet is permitted to fly again. Read more »