CommercialBoeing to Pay $2.5 Billion to Resolve 737 MAX Investigation On Jan. 7, Boeing agreed to a pay a $2.5 billion fine to resolve the U.S. government’s investigation into the company’s 737 MAX passenger aircraft, which has been grounded since March 2019…
CommercialEASA Publishes Boeing 737 MAX Proposed Airworthiness Directive with RNP-AR, Stick Shaker Provisions The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) on Nov. 24 published its proposed airworthiness directive (AD) with software and wiring modifications that would allow Boeing's 737 MAX to return to passenger-carrying service…
CommercialBoeing Expects 737 MAX Regulatory Approvals, Delivery Restart in Fourth Quarter Boeing expects regulatory approval of the 737 MAX's return to service to occur before the end of the year, according to comments made by David Calhoun, the company’s president and CEO during…
CommercialWhat's Trending in Aerospace - September 20, 2020 Check out the Sept. 20 edition of What's Trending in Aerospace, where editors and contributors for Avionics International bring you some of the latest headlines happening across the global aerospace industry. Commercial Aviation The…
CommercialEASA Completes 737 MAX Test Flights Ahead of Joint Operations Evaluation European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) officials are ready to participate in a multinational evaluation of the 737 MAX’s re-entry into service after completing test flights of the aircraft in Vancouver, Canada.…
Business & GAWhat's Trending in Aerospace - August 30, 2020 Check out the Aug. 30 edition of What's Trending in Aerospace, where editors and contributors for Avionics International bring you some of the latest headlines happening across the global aerospace industry. Commercial…
CommercialFAA to Hire More Data Scientists, Software Engineers Under 737 MAX Certification Reform The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will hire more software and systems engineers, human factors experts and other technological subject matter experts as a way of improving how the agency certifies increasingly complex…
CommercialBoeing Commercial CEO Expects Mid-Year Return to Service of 737 MAX Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO Stan Deal expects the grounded 737 MAX fleet to achieve re-certification and a return to service by mid-year, the executive said during a fireside chat at the U.S.…
Commercial737 MAX Special Committee Report Seeks FAA Workforce, Design Review Improvements A new 68-page report published by the independent special committee tasked with reviewing the certification process followed by the FAA and Boeing for the 737 MAX found a major need for workforce…
CommercialBoeing's New CEO to Focus on 737 MAX Return to Service Boeing will have a new CEO starting Jan. 13, 2020, as the airplane maker announced current Chairman David L. Calhoun will take over for Dennis Muilenburg who has resigned. The leadership change…