Commercial Aviation
- GE’s Catalyst engine wins award for 3-D design – Source: GE
- Sukhoi plans to establish technical support center for its civil aircraft (Super Jet SSJ100) in Saudi Arabia – Source: Saudi Projects
- Boeing’s Washington, D.C., influence network tested in 737 MAX crisis – Source: SeattleTimes
- How a 50-year-old design came back to haunt Boeing with its troubled 737 Max jet – Source: LATimes
- Safety at center of Boeing lawsuit; worker, company disagree over who’s at fault – Source: Post&Courier
Business Aviation
- Swiss officials silent on jet flight to Venezuela – Source: SwissInfo
Airlines
- U.S. airlines visit Boeing as FAA awaits 737 MAX upgrades – Source: Reuters
- Ethiopian Airlines Had a Max 8 Simulator, but Pilot on Doomed Flight Didn’t Receive Training On It – Source: NYT
- Southwest’s Hawaii “Sharks” — Healthy Competition Or Bad Sportsmanship? – Source: OneMileAtATime
- Ethiopian Airlines defends its Boeing planes after deadly crash – Source: Reuters
Airports
- Port Authority studying Atlantic City airport purchase – Source: PressAtlanticCity
Defense
- Australia to purchase MC-55A ‘Peregrine’ electronic warfare aircraft – Source: UKDefence
Social Media of the Day
- Helicopter video from the evacuation of 1,300 passengers from the Viking Sky cruise ship off the coast of Norway – Source: Twitter
- Parody: Boeing 737 Max 8 safety demonstration – TheDailyShow
