FAA publishes two highly awaited GTF ADs
It’s been a long time coming, but now it’s out. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe conditions of these products. A second AD, focused on the GTF, has now been made final and published. This FAA…
Year 2024
The Daily Boeing – key stories from 27 March 2024
Today’s Boeing stories focus on the forthcoming management changes and Boeing’s challenges. There are also a couple of overkill stories, including a report of an aircraft hitting a pack of dogs on a runway in Bolivia and a tabloid overkill…
US Airlines force change at Boeing, Delta excluded
A fascinating piece by The Air Current notes: “It was the CEOs of United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, American Airlines, and Alaska Airlines who ultimately catalyzed a change in leadership at the top of Boeing.” Boeing’s immediate future will elicit endless…
The US Airline Pilot Pool
The FAA’s pilot dataset provides a great look at this skill pool. We are focusing on ATP holders. We annoyed the ATC holder profession before , so we want to be careful this time. ALPA offers an upbeat assessment of…
Turning around a 100-year old company
Boeing is an aviation legend. William Boeing’s creation is over a century old, as old as commercial aviation. The first commercial flight was in 1914. Boeing is struggling today, but this is the time to look forward, not back. The…
Lufthansa runs into EU hurdles over ITA
On January 23, the European Commission opened an investigation into Lufthansa’s proposed ITA acquisition. Today, the findings have been published, with a Statement of Objections. The summary states: The Commission is concerned that the transaction may Reduce competition on a certain…