CommercialBoeing Looks to Make Reparations for 737 MAX Grounding as it Works on NMA Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg doesn't blame the airlines that are clamoring for compensation after the grounding of the 737 MAX — he said it's the plan. "We're working with individual customers," Muilenburg…
CommercialViaSat Doubles Equipped Fleet During Strong 2019 Viasat wrapped up its fiscal year 2019 with $2.1 billion in revenue, marking a 30 percent growth from 2018, highlighted by nearly $1 billion in government systems earnings and a viral growth…
CommercialBoeing Finishes MCAS Fix for 737 MAX Boeing's 737 MAX is back in the air — at least for flight testing. The company has completed its software update on the maneuvering characteristics augmentation system (MCAS) system and test flown…
CommercialFAA Admin Nominee Dickson Pledges to Investigate MAX, Prioritize Safety Restoring trust in the FAA will be a big job for the agency's next administrator, and Congress wants nominee Stephen Dickson to know it. Appearing before the Senate's Commerce Committee, which oversees…
CommercialBoeing Knew the AOA Disagree Alert on the 737 MAX Didn't Work — and Said Nothing In 2017, Boeing learned that the angle-of-attack (AOA) disagree alert — a standard feature on all 737 MAX aircraft — didn't work on the majority of the planes. The company determined that…
CommercialUPDATE: 737 MAX Pitches Boeing Revenues Into the Red UPDATE, 04/29/2019: Boeing's board of directors has approved a $2.055 per share quarterly dividend. The manufacturer paid $1 billion in dividends in Q4 2018 and $1.2 billion in dividends in the first…
CommercialFAA OK's Updated MCAS for 737 MAX, Awaits Industry Comments The FAA Flight Standardization Board (FSB) has reviewed Boeing's update to the 737 MAX's maneuvering characteristics augmentation system (MCAS) and determined it is "operationally suitable," according to a new report the agency put…
CommercialFAA Stands By Delegating 737 MAX Certification in Senate Hearing Acting FAA Administrator Dan Elwell is still confident in the Boeing 737 MAX, even as U.S. Senate aviation subcommittee chairman Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) says the aircraft's issues "threaten to erode trust in…
CommercialSouthwest 737 MAX Makes Immediate Emergency Landing The global grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX hasn't ended the airplane's woes, as a MAX 8 flying without passengers for Southwest Airlines on March 26 had to make an emergency landing…
CommercialFAA Reviewing Boeing's 737 MAX Software Update The FAA is reviewing the 737 MAX software update intended to fix issues with the plane's anti-stall system after two 737 MAX-8s crashed within six months. The update will affect all 737…