Just when we thought the spate of Boeing 737 news last week was over, several new items broke over the weekend, none of them positive for Boeing. The saga is becoming tiresome. The MCAS on the MAX lacked the safeguards…
It is Friday, so let’s review this busy week in the world of the 737 MAX. A lot has been revealed about the crashes, Boeing’s internal safety upgrades, their future production plans, additional recommendations and lawsuits. The NTSB, in…
Delta Airlines is expecting $1 billion in additional earnings in South American traffic over the next five years thanks to the codeshare and strategic partnership with Chile’s LATAM Airlines Group, CEO and director Ed Bastian said in an investors’ call…
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Two recent uncontained failures on Pratt & Whitney PW1524-engines on SWISS Airbus A220-300s have prompted the FAA to issue an Airworthiness Directive (AD) for extra inspection of these Geared Turbofans. The AD also includes the PW-1900 as used on the…
Some 6,5 years since signing the order, Air France on September 27 has taken delivery of its first of 28 Airbus A350-900s. The arrival of the type marks a next step in renewing the (long-haul) fleet and swapping old for…