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US Investigators Fly to China to Aid in Plane Crash Probe
U.S. accident investigators have flown to China to help authorities there probe last month’s deadly crash of a Boeing jetliner.
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Search and Rescue Begins After 737 Crashes in China
Search and rescue operations are underway in China after a Boeing 737 with 132 people aboard crashed in Guagxi.
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FAA Orders Inspections of All Boeing 737 Cabin Pressure Sensors After Switch Failures
The Federal Aviation Administration said it acted after receiving reports of newly installed switches failing.
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Investigators to Search Ocean Off Hawaii for Cargo Plane
Investigators will use sonar to search for a cargo plane that crashed into the ocean and sank near Honolulu
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American Airlines Plans Customer Tours of Boeing 737 Max and Pilot Calls to Boost Confidence in Jets
American Airlines is planning customer tours of the Boeing 737 Max and calls with its pilots in the coming weeks to boost the public’s confidence in the plane after two fatal crashes.
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FAA Issues Emergency Inspection Order for 737s Due to Engine Shutdown Issue
The top U.S. aviation regulator issued an emergency order requiring operators of the Boeing 737 passenger jet to inspect and potentially replace a key engine component, following four reports of unexpected engine shutdowns. The FAA’s “emergency airworthiness directive” applies to any 737 that has been in storage, which covers any plane that has not been flown in a week. Operators…
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United and American Push Back Expected Return of Boeing Max
United Airlines won’t use the Boeing 737 Max at all this summer, while American Airlines is still holding out hope for a late August return
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American, Southwest Airlines Plan to Resume Commercial Flights on 737 Max in March
American and Southwest airlines announced Friday plans to resume commercial flights of the Boeing 737 Max aircraft in March 2020.
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Lion Air Crash Report Points to Boeing, Pilots, Maintenance
Indonesian investigators found plenty of blame to go around for a Boeing 737 Max crash that killed 189 people a year ago. They faulted design decisions by Boeing that made the plane vulnerable to failure of a single sensor. They criticized U.S. safety regulators who certified the plane. And they pointed fingers at one of their country’s own airlines, Lion...
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Costs Pile Up for Airlines as Boeing 737 Max Grounding Enters Eighth Month
The worldwide grounding of the Boeing 737 Max, now in its eighth month, is driving up costs for airlines as they cancel thousands more flights into 2020. American and United this week joined Southwest in removing the planes, grounded since mid-March after two fatal crashes killed 346 people, from their schedules until January. Boeing executives have said they expect aviation...
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Reports Say Boeing Insider Filed Safety Complaint About Max
A Boeing engineer filed an internal complaint alleging that company managers rejected a backup system that might have alerted pilots to problems linked to two deadly crashes involving the 737 Max jet, according to published reports. The Seattle Times and The New York Times reported Wednesday that an engineer who worked on the Max said managers were urged to consider...
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Charge Against Miami Airport Airline Mechanic Highlights ‘Insider Threat'
The arrest of an airline mechanic suspected of being sympathetic with terrorists and charged with sabotaging a jetliner has renewed fear about the “insider threat” to aviation security. Despite security upgrades since the hijacking terror attacks of 2001, breaches including a gun-running operation at the nation’s biggest airport illustrate the possibility that a well-placed airline or airport employee could bring...
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Former Mechanic at Miami International Airport Pleads Not Guilty in Plane Sabotage Case
A former American Airlines mechanic who prosecutors say may have some links to terrorists pleaded not guilty Friday to charges that he sabotaged an aircraft with 150 people aboard. The plea came at a hearing in Miami federal court for Abdul-Majeed Marouf Ahmed Alani, 60. He’s charged with deliberately disabling a key navigation component inside the Boeing 737 at Miami...
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FAA Chief Meets Boeing Officials, Tries Out Max Simulator
The chief of the Federal Aviation Administration tested the Boeing 737 Max in a flight simulator Thursday, but the FAA declined to say how its updated anti-stall software performed. That software kicked in before two Max jets crashed, and fixing it is central to Boeing’s effort to get the grounded airplane flying again. New FAA chief Stephen Dickson said his...
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American Joins United in Extending Boeing 737 Max Cancellations Until December
American Airlines is pulling the Boeing 737 Max from its schedules until early December, a month later than it previously expected, as the grounding of the troubled planes following two fatal crashes continues, sparking flight cancellations over Thanksgiving. The planes have been grounded since mid-March when regulators ordered airlines to stop flying passengers with them after two fatal crashes within...
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Airlines Brace for Hurricane Dorian as Storm Threatens to Snarl Labor Day Travel Plans
Hurricane Dorian is strengthening and is forecast to hit Florida as a Category 4 storm, threatening to derail travel during the busy Labor Day weekend. Dorian is projected to make landfall in Florida with winds reaching 130 miles per hour, according to the National Hurricane Center. The air traffic control tower at Miami International Airport will close if sustained wind...
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New Analysis Estimates Southwest, American Have Lost Millions of Seats Due to 737 Max Grounding
It’s been five months since Boeing’s 737 Max jets were grounded, and for Dallas-based Southwest Airlines and Fort Worth-based American Airlines, the negative financial impact continues to grow.
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Airlines Hurt by the 737 Max Grounding Are Scrambling to Find Replacement Jets
Nolinor Aviation in Mirabel, Quebec, is a company in demand. Actually, its planes, pilots and maintenance teams are the hot commodity. With 10 Boeing 737-200 planes, Nolinor is leasing jets to airlines that are scrambling to cover routes and schedules hit hard by the grounding of Boeing’s 737 Max. “We have a lot of requests from many airlines that don’t...
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Southwest Airlines Pulling Out of Newark Airport, Consolidating NYC Operations at LaGuardia Amid Boeing 737 Max Woes
Southwest Airlines is pulling out of Newark Liberty International Airport and consolidating its operations at LaGuardia due to the continued grounding of the Boeing 737 Max plane, which it has more of than any other carrier, the airline said in its second-quarter earnings release Thursday.
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Canceled Flights, Higher Fares, Older Jets — Air Travel Takes a Hit From Boeing 737 Max Grounding
The worldwide grounding of Boeing 737 Max planes is now in its fifth month and disruptions to air travel are set to continue for several months more. Aviation regulators haven’t said when they might allow the 737 Max to fly again. They grounded the planes across the globe in mid-March after two fatal crashes — one in Indonesia in October...