News US airline scope clauses are a part of the pilot union agreements with major airlines that restrict the number of aircraft that regional airlines can operate on behalf of the major airlines. Typically, that clause restricts the number of…
News “Curiouser and curiouser!” Mark Forkner, Boeing’s chief technical pilot on the MAX project, invoked his Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination in response to a grand jury subpoena issued by the U.S. Department of Justice in conjunction with their investigation…
News Recognizing the growing market for Urban Air Mobility (UAM) and electric Vertical Take Off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft, National Business Aircraft Association (NBAA) invited new entrant XTI Aircraft to display the TriFan 600 vertical takeoff airplane as part of…
News Several sources have confirmed to us that a meeting between Boeing and the Joint International Technical Review Committee last week went so poorly that committee members asked Boeing to stop their presentation after only a half dozen or so…
News There are several items that are making news today about the MAX and 787-10 that merit attention, so we will focus on them one by one. The issues include: Boeing has conducted almost 500 test flights since the grounding…
News Boeing announced a $4.9 billion charge in the second quarter for the MAX groundings, with that charge focusing on payments to customers assuming a 4th quarter 2019 return to service. That charge is in addition to the $2.2 billion…