All 737 Max grounding articles – Page 8
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NewsBoeing transfers Max workers and Spirit AeroSystems warns of staff cuts as production halt looms
Boeing has started temporarily reassigning employees affected by the pending 737 Max production halt, while major supplier Spirit AeroSystems has offered some staff the option to take “voluntary” layoffs.
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NewsBoeing changes mind, recommends simulator training for all 737 Max pilots
Boeing now is recommending pilots complete flight simulator training prior to returning to the cockpits of 737 Max – a position reversal for a company that long insisted computer-based training was sufficient.
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NewsAmerican Airlines and Boeing agree on 737 Max compensation
American Airlines says it has come to a confidential agreement with Boeing to compensate it for the losses it incurred due to the grounding of the 737 Max following two fatal accidents, and that it will be sharing the compensation with its employees.
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NewsAmerican Airlines expects to share 737 Max compensation with employees
American Airlines says it is still negotiating a compensation agreement with Boeing for the grounding of the airline’s 737 Max fleet, now in its 10th month, and that it expects to share the proceeds with its employees.
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NewsImproved fatal airline accident trend takes step back in 2019
Fatal airline accident data for 2019 appears to confirm that a long period of consistent improvement in airline safety statistics is coming to an end. Until now, modern airline safety performance had improved relentlessly, decade by decade, since the Second World War.
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NewsBoeing senior legal counsel Luttig to retire as executive shakeup continues
Boeing legal counselor and senior adviser Michael Luttig, who has overseen the company’s 737 Max legal matters, will retire from Boeing at year-end, Boeing says
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NewsBoeing CEO shuffle seen as another step toward Max certification
The departure from Boeing of former chief executive Dennis Muilenburg could bring the company one step closer to getting the 737 Max back in the sky, analysts say.
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In depthIntense scrutiny on Boeing overshadows unaddressed lessons from 737 Max crashes
Boeing’s 737 Max updates have largely addressed concern about the aircraft’s flight control system, however broader risks involving pilot training and aircraft maintenance remain unresolved, say aviation safety experts and commercial pilots.
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NewsBoeing CEO Muilenburg steps down, board chair Calhoun to assume top job
Boeing has named board chair David Calhoun its next chief executive in succession to Dennis Muilenburg, who has resigned from the company.
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NewsUnited extends 737 Max cancellations through June
United Airlines will pull its 14 Boeing 737 Max aircraft from its schedules through 4 June as the US Federal Aviation Administration’s safety review of the grounded aircraft extends into 2020 and carriers remain uncertain when those fleets could be cleared to return to service. The Chicago-based carrier had previously ...
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AnalysisMax production halt suggests grounding ‘could go long’: Cirium
Boeing’s decision to suspend 737 production in January is unlikely to have an immediate effect on residual values of the aircraft type, but the longer-term outlook is much less certain, in the view of Rob Morris, global head of consultancy at Ascend by Cirium.
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NewsBoeing to halt 737 production in January
Boeing confirms it will suspend 737 production in January, a move that comes 10 months after the aircraft’s grounding and that signal significantly-broader fallout from a crisis that has already hammered Boeing.
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NewsBoeing remains mum on reports of potential 737 production halt
Boeing declines to address reports it is considering reducing or halting 737 production following news that the Federal Aviation Administration’s certification of the troubled jet will not occur in 2019, as Boeing had hoped.
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OpinionThe end of 2019 does not signal an end to Boeing's woes
Boeing had been hoping that its problems would be, if not be ended, then at least on the way to being solved as 2019 draws to a close, but that no longer appears the case.
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In depthChina raises concerns over Max design changes; reiterates criteria for service return
A key global regulator appears to have reservations about Boeing’s updates to the 737 Max.
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NewsSouthwest and Boeing agree to terms on damages from Max grounding
Boeing has agreed to compensate Southwest Airlines for a portion of projected financial damages from the grounding of the global 737 Max fleet, the Dallas-based airline discloses 12 December.
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NewsFAA chief to meet with Boeing CEO amid Max timeline concern
Federal Aviation Administration chief Steve Dickson will meet today with Boeing chief executive Dennis Muilenburg to discuss Boeing’s “not realistic” 737 Max return-to-service timeline, the FAA says in a letter US lawmakers. The letter also says the FAA has concern that Boeing’s statements about the Max timeline may be perceived ...
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NewsFAA will not certify 737 Max in 2019: FAA chief
The US Federal Aviation Administration will not clear the Boeing 737 Max to fly until sometime in 2020, the agency’s chief said on 11 December.
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NewsRyanair passengers ‘will not know if 737 Max is due to operate flight’
Ryanair’s aircraft allocation procedures mean passengers will not be told during the booking process whether or not their flights are due to be operated by Boeing 737 Max jets, according to group chief executive Michael O’Leary.
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AnalysisInternational consensus key to returning 737 Max to service
Boeing has reiterated that achieving consensus among national aviation regulators will be key to ensure a successful return to service for the 737 Max, which has been grounded since March this year.