FAA ‘Very Encouraged’ by Talk with World’s Regulators on Grounded Boeing 737 May 24, 2019 By Alan Levin and Justin Bachman The chief U.S. aviation regulator said he was very encouraged by a one-day discussion with his counterparts from around the...
Alphabet’s Wing Is First Commercial Drone Unit Certified as Airline April 24, 2019 By Alan Levin An offshoot of Alphabet Inc.’s Google has become the first drone operator to receive government approval as an airline, an...
FAA Board Says Boeing 737 Max Software Fix Won’t Require Added Training April 18, 2019 By Alan Levin and Mary Schlangenstein A board of pilot experts appointed by U.S. aviation regulators has reviewed Boeing Co.’s proposed software fix for the grounded...
Records Show Sensors Linked to Boeing 737 Max Crashes Vulnerable to Failure April 11, 2019 By Alan Levin and Ryan Beene The crashes of two Boeing Co. 737 Max jets in five months have focused attention on a little-known device that...
Next-to-Last Flight of Lion Air’s Doomed 737 MAX Was Saved by Off-Duty Pilot March 20, 2019 By Alan Levin and Harry Suhartono As the Lion Air crew fought to control their diving Boeing Co. 737 MAX 8, they got help from an...
Investigation Found FAA Employees Warned of Boeing Influence Over Safety Approvals March 19, 2019 By Alan Levin and Peter Robison Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employees warned as early as seven years ago that Boeing Co. had too much sway over...
Satellites Found 1st Concrete Evidence of Link Between Boeing 737 MAX Crashes March 14, 2019 By Alan Levin The first concrete evidence of a possible link between two deadly Boeing 737 MAX crashes came from space. A new...
U.S. Joins Nations Grounding Boeing 737 MAX Planes Following New Data March 13, 2019 By Alan Levin and Jennifer Epstein U.S. regulators reversed course Wednesday and announced they will ground Boeing Co.’s top-selling 737 Max family of airliners amid safety...
U.S. FAA Reaffirms Safety of Boeing 737 Max as Groundings Continue Across Globe March 13, 2019 By Alan Levin U.S. aviation regulators reiterated that they see no safety issue with the beleaguered Boeing Co. 737 Max jetliner that warrants...
FAA Signals Confidence in Airworthiness of Boeing 737 MAX After 2nd Deadly Crash March 12, 2019 By Alan Levin and Julie Johnsson U.S. aviation regulators signaled their confidence in the safety of Boeing Co.’s embattled 737 MAX jetliner, issuing a global notice...