1+ week, 4+ day ago   (802+ words) Boeing paid more than $3.1 million to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) earlier this year to settle penalties for widespread production and safety violations, including failures related to the Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 door-plug blowout. The FAA first proposed the $3,139,319 civil penalty…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (994+ words) Ethiopian Airlines is nearing a deal to buy up to 10 long-haul freighters from Boeing. The move would reinforce the African carrier’s position as one of the world’s fastest-growing air-cargo operators while giving Boeing an important customer for its 777 freighter family....

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (809+ words) For many airline passengers, booking a window seat is an important part of the flying experience. Whether it’s watching aircraft taxi, admiring the landscape below or catching a spectacular sunset above the clouds, the view is part of the journey....

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (740+ words) Mammoth Freighters has reached a major milestone in its passenger-to-freighter conversion programme with the delivery of its first Boeing 777-200LRMF to Jetran. The aircraft, registered N703DN and with serial number MSN 32222, is the first of more than two dozen 777-200LRMF freighters ordered by…...

3+ week, 5+ hour ago   (1197+ words) United Airlines‘ ordered hundreds of lie-flat seats for the Boeing 737 MAX 10 years ago. The problem? The aircraft they were designed for has yet to enter service. And as Boeing’s long-delayed narrowbody finally approaches certification, United faces an unexpected dilemma: what…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (584+ words) One is already flying passengers around the world. The other has become one of the most anticipated airliners in modern aviation. The Boeing 777 and Airbus A350 families have long dominated the long-haul market. But their rivalry is heating up as Boeing’s…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (818+ words) REGENT’s autonomous Squire seaglider has completed operations with the US military, as the company looks to expand beyond commercial transport and into defence. Neither a conventional drone nor a traditional boat, Squire uses wing-in-ground technology to skim just above the…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (689+ words) Tim Franta is CEO of Starfighters Space (NYSE American: FJET), which operates the world’s only fleet of F-104 supersonic aircraft. The company’s predecessor, Starfighters Inc., began in 1995 as an F-104 airshow flying team. It now operates seven F-104 jets from…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (625+ words) As the Air Force seeks to free up funds to purchase next-generation fighter jets and Collaborative Combat Aircraft, it is once again asking Congress for permission to retire older aircraft. Headline retirement figures are often more starting points for negotiation…...