All 737 Max grounding articles – Page 3
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NewsAir Canada Boeing 737 Max suffers engine issue on ferry flight
Air Canada says that one of its reactivated Boeing 737 Max experienced an engine issue during a repositioning flight, bringing renewed scrutiny to the beleaguered type just weeks after it was re-certificated following a 20-month grounding.
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NewsBoeing to speed up transfer of 787 production to South Carolina: reports
Boeing is reportedly speeding up the transfer of all 787 aircraft production to its North Charleston, South Carolina plant.
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NewsAeromexico is second carrier to resume 737 Max flights
Mexican flag carrier Aeromexico became the world’s second airline to return the beleaguered Boeing 737 Max to revenue service after a 20-month grounding following two fatal accidents.
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NewsUnited to return Boeing 737 Max to service on 11 February
United Airlines plans to bring the Boeing 737 Max aircraft back into its schedule from 11 February, with departures out of its Denver and Houston hubs.
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NewsGol to resume 737 Max operations on 9 December
Brazilian low-cost carrier Gol will resume flying the Boeing 737 Max aircraft from 9 December, making it the first airline in the world to do so, following the type’s 20-month grounding worldwide.
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NewsTo boost confidence, American offers five employee-only flights in the Boeing 737 Max
American Airlines plans to operate five employee-only flights in the newly re-certificated Boeing 737 Max ahead of its first scheduled passenger revenue flight on 29 December.
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NewsRapid global recertification of 737 Max still needed: IATA
IATA is calling on global regulators to authorise the Boeing 737 Max for a return to service as soon as possible following the FAA approval for the type even though the demand crisis has taken some of the pressure off the airline capacity requirements.
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NewsBrazil lifts Boeing 737 Max grounding
Brazil’s National Civil Aviation Agency ANAC has cleared the Boeing 737 Max aircraft to return to revenue service in that country following a 20-month grounding.
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NewsHow EASA’s 737 Max requirements differ from the US FAA’s
While the European airworthiness directive to modify the Boeing 737 Max for return-to-service are the same as those issued by the US FAA, some of the operational requirements will differ. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has invited comments on its proposed directive, which will enable operators of the twinjet ...
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NewsEASA expects to revoke 737 Max grounding in mid-January
Europe’s air safety regulator expects to publish a final airworthiness directive on modification of the Boeing 737 Max in mid-January, which will mark the formal revocation of the grounding order imposed on the twinjet. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has published, on 24 November, a proposed directive on the ...
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NewsEASA prepares to issue own 737 Max recertification directive
Europe’s aviation safety regulator is intending to issue its own proposed Boeing 737 Max airworthiness directive before the end of this month, which will enable European operators to start returning the embattled twinjet to service. Owing to this decision to pursue its own directive, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency ...
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NewsCopa struggles in Q3 amid travel restrictions
Panama’s Copa Airlines struggled during the third quarter as ongoing strict travel restrictions almost completely shut down the airline for the first 45 days of the period.
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NewsSouthwest expects passengers will accept re-certificated Boeing 737 Max
Southwest Airlines expects there will be a “minority” of passengers who will opt not to travel on the newly re-certificated Boeing 737 Max due to ongoing fears about the aircraft’s safety.
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AnalysisQuestions persist after 737 Max recertification
The grounding of Boeing 737 Max aircraft highlighted doubts about the effectiveness of US Federal Aviation Administration oversight. The FAA’s end of the Max flight ban on 18 November leaves families of Max crash victims unsatisfied and Congress trying to pass aircraft certification reform.
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NewsUS pilot unions satisfied with Boeing 737 Max improvements
US pilot unions say they are satisfied with the improvements to the Boeing 737 Max that led the Federal Aviation Administration to unground the aircraft and open a path for it to return to the airlines’ respective operating fleets.
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NewsIn clearing Boeing’s 737 Max, FAA eyes 737NG updates
The Federal Aviation Administration may require Boeing 737NG flight manuals to include updates now required for 737 Max manuals.
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NewsAirlines gear up to return Boeing 737 Max into fleet
American Airlines will lead the way in bringing the newly re-certificated Boeing 737 Max aircraft back into its schedule after the Federal Aviation Administration gave the jet the green light to start flying again.
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NewsHow Boeing 737 Max flight computers now handle angle-of-attack failures
The Federal Aviation Administration has provided more insight into how updated flight computers on Boeing’s 737 Max respond to angle-of-attack (AoA) indicator failures.
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NewsCanada’s 737 Max certification coming ‘soon’ but with different requirements
Canada’s transport minister has signaled his country will “soon” follow the USA in certificating the Boeing 737 Max.
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NewsBoeing 737 Max cleared to fly again after 20-month grounding
The Federal Aviation Administration has cleared the Boeing 737 Max to fly, a move coming 20 months after regulators grounded the jet following two crashes that killed 346 people.