Boeing‘s latest 737 MAX crisis deepened on Monday after United Airlines said it had found loose bolts on multiple grounded MAX 9 aircraft, raising new concerns among industry experts about how its best-selling jet family is manufactured. U.S. regulators grounded 171 MAX 9 planes after a panel blew off an Alaska Airlines-operated flight not long … Read more
Representational picture of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 Max | Photo Credit: AP Digital tools set to save Kashmiri script from disuse For centuries, the Kashmiri language has survived only through oral traditions; by 2013, those who could write the script fell to just 5%. This year, two technological giants, Microsoft and Google, will infuse … Read more
DALLAS: Boeing is asking federal regulators to exempt a new model of its 737 Max airliner from a safety standard designed to prevent part of the engine housing from overheating and breaking off during flight. Federal officials said last year that Boeing was working to fix the hazard on current Max planes. In the meantime, … Read more
Airbus SE reigned supreme at the Paris Air show this week, kicking off with a mammoth 500-plane order from low-cost carrier Indigo. Now all it has to do is find enough workers to build them. Lurking just beneath the spectacle of multi-billion dollar aircraft sales and aerial acrobatics on display outside the French capital is … Read more
A file photo of the finalists of Boeing National Aeromodelling Competition at IIT Delhi, in New Delhi in 2014. This year’s finale was held at R.V. College of Engineering in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: Kamal Narang Boeing announced the winners of the 8th annual Boeing National Aeromodelling Competition in India, on May 3. This year’s … Read more
The U.S. planemaker was forced to halt deliveries of the 767F freighter and KC-46 tanker earlier this year after it discovered center fuel tanks made by a supplier were not properly sealed. Source link
“This 470 aircraft order also comprises of roughly around 40-50 aircraft from Airbus and 40-50 aircraft from Boeing, which are going to be long haul aircraft. Other airlines are also procuring now long haul aircraft,” says Jyotiraditya Scindia, Aviation MinisterA big aircraft order that has been placed by airline. What is the larger picture that … Read more
Tata Group-owned Air India has placed an order for 840 planes with Airbus and Boeing, including the option to acquire 370 aircraft, with a senior airline official on Thursday saying the order is a “landmark moment” in the Indian aviation history. The announcement by Air India’s Chief Commercial and Transformation Officer Nipun Aggarwal comes a … Read more
An Air India Boeing 777 plane. | Photo Credit: Reuters India will require around 2,210 new planes in the next two decades and out of them, 1,983 units will be single-aisle jets, Boeing said on February 14 as it projected a nearly 7% annual domestic air traffic growth through 2041. Unveiling its 2022 Commercial Market … Read more
Airbus and Qatar Airways return to court on Friday as a contractual and safety dispute over A350 passenger jets descends into a tug-of-war over confidential documents while the sums at stake in their unprecedented falling-out top $1.5 billion. Qatar Airways is suing Airbus over damage to the painted surface and anti-lightning system on A350 jets, … Read more