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Boeing Cuts 17,000 Jobs, Delays 777X by a Year, Axes 767F
Boeing announced some important developments, including job cuts affecting 10% of its workforce, and another year of delays for the 777X.
When Will Airbus Launch A Stretch A220?
Before introducing a stretch A220 variant, Airbus need to make the effort worthwhile by ramping up production. And they’re really trying!Boeing Union Strike – Hopes For Quick (?) Resolution Gone
A month into the IAM 751 union strike, the odds of Boeing securing a deal any time soon look slim despite external pressure for a resolution.
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This One Made Me CRY! The Incredible story of United Airlines flight 1175
This is the story of United Airlines flight 1175. A perfectly smooth flight… followed seconds later by a violent explosion, an almost uncontrollable aircraft…and vibrations…. Sooo many vibrations…
EVERYTHING We Know About The Brazil Air Crash
It's way too early to make definitive conclusions on what happened to Voepass Linhas Aéreas Flight 2283, which sadly crashed into a residential area of São Paulo on the 9th of August 2024.
However, given how many Mentour viewers are nervous flyers, I decided to make this video explaining some of the basics based on what we know now.
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WHAT ON EARTH is Going on with the Boeing 777X?!
oeing just can’t catch a break: its newest and biggest airliner seemed to be progressing nicely this summer, until a NEW problem stopped it in its tracks. So… what happened, that caused the plane’s certification program to freeze again...
Is THIS Really The Future of Jet Engines?!
The CFM RISE is an exciting, VERY promising way to bring such a new generation of cleaner aircraft into our airports, and today, I’m going to answer some of YOUR questions about how it works and… I will look at WHY Boeing now seem a bit… unsure if the CFM RISE is the right choice for their next airliner.
The IMPOSSIBLE Task Facing Boeing’s New CEO
Boeing now has a new CEO, and for once, he’s NOT yet another manager in the same long line of Boeing board insiders that we’ve seen in recent years. So who IS Kelly Ortberg, and… what kind of person would even WANT to take on the laundry list of crises that make up the Boeing of today?
EVERYTHING We Know About The Brazil Air Crash
It's way too early to make definitive conclusions on what happened to Voepass Linhas Aéreas Flight 2283, which sadly crashed into a residential area of São Paulo on the 9th of August 2024. However, given how many Mentour viewers are nervous flyers, I decided to make this video explaining some of the basics based on what we know now.
Why THIS Airplane gives Boeing NIGHTMARES!
Boeing dismiss the XLR as a “niche” aircraft that they’re not that worried about. But is this actually true? Well, what I’m going to show you in this video is that, even if Boeing ARE worried about this plane, there is another, VERY similar Airbus that they are worried about much more.