CommercialInvestigation Finds 'Clear Similarities' Between 737 MAX Crashes, Boeing Trim System Under Scrutiny Having finished its analysis of the flight data and cockpit voice recorders for the doomed Ethiopian Airlines flight 302, the French Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses (BEA) has determined that "clear similarities" exist between the…
CommercialNew Information Linking ET 302 to Earlier 737 MAX Crash Led to Grounding One-off accidents are tragic, but the biggest concern for regulators, carriers and manufacturers is an underlying issue that could cause multiple disasters. Despite the cursory appearance of an eerie similarity to the…
CommercialWorldwide Bans Ground 737 MAX After U.S., Boeing Cave UPDATE, 3:07 p.m. ET: Boeing has released a statement of support for the grounding of the 737 MAX line of airplanes. "We are supporting this proactive step out of an abundance of caution,"…
CommercialBoeing to Release 737 MAX Software Update This Month Boeing is developing an update for its 737 MAX flight control software after two deadly crashes in the new aircraft within the last six months killed more than 300 people. In October,…
CommercialAfter Second Quick Crash, Countries and Carriers Ground 737 MAX-8 First China, then Indonesia, now several individual airlines are grounding their Boeing 737 MAX-8 fleets in the wake of the new narrow-body's second devastating accident in six months. Sunday morning, Ethiopian Airlines…
CommercialEthiopian Airlines 737 MAX Crash Kills 157 157 people were killed Sunday morning when Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 crashed shortly after takeoff from the country's capital city of Addis Ababa. The Kenya-bound 737 MAX 8 was in flight for…
CommercialFAA Issues Boeing 737 AOA Directive After Lion Air Crash The FAA has issued a new airworthiness directive (AD) on the Boeing 737 MAX after Lion Air flight JT610 crash investigators found the aircraft’s angle of attack (AOA) sensors are capable of…
ConnectivityAvionica, GE Aviation Form Joint Venture for Aviation Data GE Aviation and Avionica plan to take aircraft data usage and related product deliveries to new heights under a new joint venture. The two companies have not disclosed terms of the deal,…
CommercialSouthwest COO Talks Predictive Maintenance in Wake of 1380 at AMC/AEEC 2018 Southwest Airlines COO Mike Van de Ven has witnessed many events in the commercial airline industry, including tragedy in the form of the recent Southwest Flight 1380, in which an engine malfunction led to…
CommercialFirst Boeing 737 Max 9 Delivered to Thai Lion Air Boeing delivered its first 737 MAX 9 to launch customer Lion Air Group, also the first operator to put the MAX 8 into service. One of the world’s largest operators of 737s,…