News
Southwest Airlines Suffers From Slow Boeing 737 Deliveries
Slow production and deliveries of Boeing 737s mean that Southwest will introduce cost-cutting measures, affecting its employee numbers.April 25, 2024
How Good Is The FAA At Watching Over Boeing Today?
After last January’s 737 MAX-9 blowout AND added scrutiny since the MAX groundings, is the FAA actually effective at overseeing…April 18, 2024
Rescue of Stranded Ural Airlines A320 Looking Unlikely
The fate of a Ural Airlines Airbus A320 sitting in a Siberian field now looks grim, with the airline saying…April 15, 2024
Spirit Airlines Furloughs Pilots, Defers Aircraft Deliveries
Spirit Airlines is deferring aircraft deliveries and will start furloughing pilots later this year, following JetBlue’s failed takeover bid.April 8, 2024
The Supersonic Race: How We Conquered the Sound Barrier (V)
The fifth part in a series on the history of how we conquered the sound barrier. Written by Dale J…April 7, 2024
The Supersonic Race: How We Conquered the Sound Barrier (IV)
The fourth part in a series on the history of how we conquered the sound barrier. Written by Dale J…April 6, 2024
Incidents
FAA Ungrounds The MAX-9 – But There’s Bad News For Boeing
The FAA laid out a process that will allow the 737 MAX-9 to return to service. But it will also…January 25, 2024
ACCIDENT: Air France A350 Tail Strike In Toronto
An Air France A350 suffered a tail strike during a go-around in Toronto, Canada, sustaining significant damage. There were no…January 23, 2024
UPDATED: JAL Airbus A350 On Fire After Hitting Other Aircraft
A JAL (Japan Airlines) Airbus A350 burst into flames after landing, following what appears to be an impact with a…January 2, 2024
INCIDENT: Russian An-24 Crew Accidentally Make River Landing!
The crew of an Antonov An-24 landed on a frozen river, instead of the runway. Fortunately, none of the occupants…December 28, 2023
INCIDENT: United 777 Suffers Bird Strike On Radome
A United Airlines flight crew had to return to their origin airport after a bird strike damaged the radome on…December 24, 2023
Boeing
Boeing Searches For Next CEO – In and Out of The Company
The “hunt” for the next Boeing CEO is on. And besides Boeing itself, the markets, airlines, lessors, suppliers, AND unions,…March 27, 2024
Dave Calhoun To Step Down As Boeing CEO, Stan Deal Retires
Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun is stepping down at the end of the year, and Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO Stan Deal…March 25, 2024
Boeing Problems Force United Airlines To Pause Pilot Hiring
Several airlines in the United States have had to slow down their pilot hiring recently, and now United does the…March 10, 2024
Boeing: 737 MAX-9 Door Plug Documents Don’t Exist!
Boeing hasn’t delivered key documents to the NTSB regarding the 737 MAX-9 door plug blowout, because they were never created,…March 9, 2024
American Airlines Orders 260 Aircraft – Including The 737 MAX-10
American Airlines ordered airliners from Airbus, Boeing, and Embraer – but its order for the 737 MAX-10 comes at a…March 5, 2024