News
- Emirates is reportedly expanding its 777F freighter orders. But the airline’s president is scathing about Boeing’s handling of its crisis.
October 18, 2024
- The 32,000 IAM 751 union members voted overwhelmingly to reject a new Boeing contract and to go on strike, from…
September 13, 2024
- Boeing and its biggest union of machinists and workers in Washington State reached a new contract deal. But is the…
September 9, 2024
- Boeing secured a contract for two USAF E-7A Wedgetails, alleviating fears that its recent DoJ plea deal would impact military…
August 12, 2024
- As job introductions go, new Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg faces quite a nightmarish one. He started on Thursday, and his…
August 10, 2024
- Images and video from Brazil confirm the tragic loss of a Voepass ATR-72 turboprop and its occupants which crashed into…
August 9, 2024
Incidents
- United Airlines told its employees to expect closer FAA scrutiny, following a number of high-profile incidents in the last couple…
March 23, 2024
- A mystery in-flight upset of a LATAM Boeing 787 appears to involve the inadvertent movement of a pilot seat, because…
March 16, 2024
- A United Airlines flight crew had to return to their origin airport after a bird strike damaged the radome on…
December 24, 2023
- This accident didn’t end in tragedy, but it is a rather graphic explanation of what a displaced runway threshold is,…
December 20, 2023
- The authorities in the United States and Denmark are investigating a passenger who boarded an SAS flight with no ticket…
December 17, 2023
Boeing
- Southwest Airlines will end the open seating strategy that it has used for decades, alongside other sweeping operational changes. But…
July 27, 2024
- Last week, Airbus announced that its A321XLR got its certification. Boeing has no answer to this jet, but this may…
July 22, 2024
- Boeing’s 777X certification delays are forcing launch customer Emirates to retrofit its 777-300ER fleet. And it wants compensation for that.
June 5, 2024
- Boeing is making progress on a redesign of the 737 MAX-7 engine nacelle, to permit its FAA certification. But more…
June 1, 2024
- Boeing has not delivered any aircraft in China recently, because of what appear to be trade restrictions, involving newly-certified parts.
May 27, 2024