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THE DAY IN PHOTOS: June 20, 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 20 11:47 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. 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 »

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 »

United Airlines plane lands safely in Colorado after engine failure on air

Hayden Smith/@speedbird5280/Handout via Reuters
Posted at Feb 21 04:17 PM

United Airlines flight UA328, carrying 231 passengers and 10 crew on board, returns to Denver International Airport with its starboard engine on fire after it called a Mayday alert, over Denver, Colorado, U.S. Saturday.  Read more »

Malaysia believed MH370 was murder-suicide plot: former Australian PM

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Feb 19 06:38 PM

DARWIN, Australia - A former Australian prime minister said he was told "very early on" in the investigation of the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 that the Malaysian government believed the pilot deliberately crashed the plane as part of a murder-suicide plot, local media reported Tuesday. Read more »

PAL revives Cebu-Los Angeles route to raise Mactan Airport status

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 21 03:56 PM

PAL said the revival of the nonstop flight service will allow residents of various cities in the Visayas and Mindanao to enjoy more convenient connections via Cebu.  Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 22, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 23 02:56 AM

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LOOK: PAL plane engine spews fire, takes emergency landing

Courtesy of Geri Camahort Lamata
Updated as of Nov 22 10:36 AM

Screengrab shows engine of Philippine Airlines Flight 113, a Boeing 777, spewing fire minutes after take-off from the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in a video provided by Geri Camahort Lamata on Friday, Manila time. Read more »

Boeing brings back humans after automation problems on 777 assembly

Reuters
Posted at Nov 15 08:35 AM

The world's biggest planemaker said it had stopped using robots for the forward and rear sections of the fuselage. According to industry sources, the system had caused problems with reliability and rework issues. Read more »