Reports this morning indicate that Boeing is facing a new delay, this time with the GE-9X engines for the 777-9 and 777-8 models. The engine anomaly results from a mechanical issue near the 11-stage high pressure compressor. A redesign of…
It was going to happen, as the airline industry starts to sense a slowdown. The order splurge of the past few years was unprecedented. Between them, Airbus and Boeing are sitting on a seven-year backlog in single-aisle aircraft. But because…
The Problem Boeing has a big problem. The MAX crisis didn’t create the problem but has certainly highlighted and exacerbated it. What is the problem? Communications or better stated, the lack of communications coming from Seattle or Chicago. The MAX…
Another problem has emerged for Boeing, this time for both the 737MAX and 737NG aircraft. Boeing has discovered a problem with leading edge slat tracks manufactured by a supplier that may not have been properly heat treated, and need to…
Boeing is finding itself in new trouble after it and the FAA have identified potentially faulty parts fitted on 312 737NGs and MAX aircraft. Following a Service Bulletin by Boeing the FAA will issue an Airworthiness Directive for inspection and…
The FAA is now apparently investigating the handling of the 737NG in addition to the handling of the 737MAX with respect to runaway trim situations. During the analysis of emergency procedures utilizing a 737NG simulator, regulators are now aware of…