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Boeing reports $1.2 bn loss on 777X delay, Russia costs

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 28 08:25 AM

Boeing reported a $1.2 billion first-quarter loss, hit by a series of new one-time costs on its Russia business, the Air Force One presidential jet and the new 777X plane. 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 »

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 »

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 »

FAA posts pilot training standards for Boeing 737 MAX

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 07 11:17 AM

US aviation safety regulators on Tuesday released pilot training protocols for the Boeing 737 MAX, moving the grounded jet one step closer to returning to the skies. Read more »

Angkas donates motorcycle shields, provides free rides for Pasig City frontliners

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 13 06:27 PM

Angkas said Thursday it donated plastic barriers for Pasig City frontliners who own motorbikes while medical workers would enjoy free rides from its fleet. Read more »

US holds off on extra tariffs in EU Airbus dispute

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 13 04:18 PM

Washington said Wednesday it would hold off on its threat to impose higher tariffs on $7.5 billion worth of EU goods in its long-running dispute over subsidies to European aircraft maker Airbus. 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 »