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US aviation regulator probing system outage after huge disruption

John Beirs, with Julie Chabanas in Washington, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 12 10:36 AM

Aviation authorities are racing to figure out what caused the outage of an alert system that forced the temporary halt on all US domestic takeoffs. Read more »

Amazon pushes social media app Parler offline after Capitol attack

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 11 01:45 AM

Messages of support for the Wednesday's rioters along with calls for new demonstrations had flourished on Parler, leading Google to remove it from its app store on Friday, followed by Apple on Saturday.   Read more »

Trump supporters who stormed US Capitol should not be allowed to fly, airline union says

Tracy Rucinski, Reuters
Posted at Jan 07 02:27 PM

Sources at two US airlines said there had been unruly passengers on flights into the D.C. area on Tuesday, raising concern about their departure. Read more »

U.S. airline CEOs renew request for more aid in letter to Congress

David Shepardson and Tracy Rucinski, Reuters
Posted at Nov 19 03:37 PM

The chief executives of the seven largest U.S. airlines made a fresh plea for more payroll relief before the end of the year and pointed to the challenges of distributing a COVID-19 vaccine in a letter to Congressional leaders on Wednesday. Read more »

US aviation authority investigating Boeing 787 manufacturing flaws

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 08 07:40 AM

The US aviation authority is investigating manufacturing flaws in the Boeing 787 after the company reported that certain plane parts did not conform to its production standards.   Read more »

Boeing seeks more voluntary layoffs

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 19 09:14 AM

Boeing is launching a second round of voluntary layoffs to trim its workforce, the company said Tuesday, as it navigates a brutal commercial aviation market and seeks to return the 737 MAX to service. Read more »

See for yourself: How US airplanes are cleaned today

Mike Arnot, The New York Times
Updated as of Aug 06 07:25 AM

The new key standard for airlines and passengers is: “How clean is it?”  Read more »

US airlines report losses as latest COVID-19 spike mars outlook

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 24 09:35 AM

American Airlines and Southwest Airlines both reported quarterly losses Thursday as the industry reins in spending and reduces flights amid a shaky demand environment further weakened by the latest spike in US coronavirus cases. Read more »

US regulators complete test flights on Boeing 737 MAX

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 02 07:35 AM

Air safety regulators successfully completed three days of flight tests on the Boeing 737 MAX, a key step in re-certifying the plane, US officials said Wednesday.  Read more »

Boeing gets go-ahead for test flights of troubled 737 Max

Niraj Chokshi and David Gelles, The New York Times
Posted at Jun 29 10:49 AM

Boeing has received Federal Aviation Administration approval to start test flights of its 737 Max to demonstrate that it can fly safely with new flight control software. The flights, which could begin as soon as Monday, represent a major step in the company’s effort to get its bestselling plane flying again.   Read more »

Boeing says production of embattled 737 MAX has resumed

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of May 28 09:25 AM

Boeing has resumed production of the 737 MAX at a "low" rate following 2 deadly crashes that led to the aircraft's global grounding by regulators, the company said Wednesday.  Read more »

Latin America's largest airline LATAM files for bankruptcy in US

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 26 02:51 PM

Latin America's largest airline LATAM filed for bankruptcy in the US on Tuesday, the company said in a statement, following a drastic slump in business caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »