American Airlines Resumes Passenger Flights on Boeing 737 MAX Aircraft December 30, 2020 By David Shepardson and Tracy Rucinski Boeing’s 737 MAX resumed passenger flights in the United States for the first time on Tuesday after a 20-month safety...
Insurers, Regulators Warn About Safety of Jets Reactivated After Pandemic Storage December 15, 2020 By Jamie Freed SYDNEY – Regulators, insurers and experts are warning airlines to take extra care when reactivating planes left in extended storage...
Flight Attendants Say United Airlines Quarantine Protocols Are Unsafe December 14, 2020 By Tracy Rucinski United Airlines is telling some flight attendants whose colleagues test positive for COVID-19 to keep flying and monitor for symptoms,...
Lawmaker Calls FCC’s Spectrum Auction Danger to Aviation Band December 8, 2020 By David Shepardson A senior U.S. House lawmaker on Monday urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to delay the auction of portions of...
An Emerging Risk of COVID-19 Pandemic: Rusty Pilots Making Flying Errors December 1, 2020 By Harry Suhartono and Anurag Kotoky On Sept. 15, an Indonesian flight carrying 307 passengers and 11 crew to the northern city of Medan momentarily veered...
FAA Safety Agency Clears Boeing 737 MAX to Fly Again November 18, 2020 By David Shepardson and Eric M. Johnson After nearly two years of scrutiny, corporate upheaval and a standoff with global regulators, Boeing Co. won approval on Wednesday...
U.S. Expected to Grant Safety Clearance for Boeing’s 737 MAX This Week November 16, 2020 By David Shepardson After a standoff with global regulators, management turmoil and a massive safety review, Boeing Co. is set to win U.S....
Pilot Unions, Families of Crash Victims Seek Revisions to Training for Boeing 737 Max November 3, 2020 By Alan Levin Pilot unions and families of those killed in a crash of Boeing Co.’s 737 Max are asking for revisions to...
FAA Chief Completes Boeing 737 Test Flight: Likes What He Saw But Process Not Done October 1, 2020 By Eric M. Johnson and David Shepardson Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Chief Steve Dickson conducted a nearly two-hour evaluation flight at the controls of a Boeing 737...
European Union Safety Agency to Start 737 MAX Flight Tests August 27, 2020 The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) said on Thursday it plans to begin flight tests of U.S. planemaker Boeing...