All articles by Jon Hemmerdinger – Page 120
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Transportation Committee asks Boeing's CEO for more Max details
The chair of the House Transportation Committee has sent Boeing chief executive Dennis Muilenburg dozens of questions related to the 737 Max, including those touching on Boeing’s involvement in regulatory decisions and the information the company knew about Max risks, and when.
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Ex-Im Bank bill passes House but faces Senate roadblock
The US House of Representatives has passed a Democrat-supported bill reauthorising the Export-Import Bank of the United States, though the measure seems to have little chance of passing the US Senate.
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United scrubs 737 Max flying from schedules until early March
United Airlines has joined American Airlines and Southwest Airlines in removing the 737 Max from its schedules until early March 2020, a change aligning US carriers’ expectations even as Boeing projects the aircraft will be flying before year end.
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Embraer still eyeing development of turboprop family
As Embraer’s development of its E-Jets E2 programme nears conclusion, the company continues to consider development of a new family of turboprop aircraft that would complement E2s.
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LATAM swings to $86m profit after slashing international capacity
Capacity cuts to international markets and improved performance in Brazil helped push LATAM Airlines Group’s profit up 50% year-over-year in the third quarter to $86.3 million.
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Boeing head of commercial aircraft public relations resigns
Former Boeing Global Services vice-president of communications Conrad Chun has succeeded Linda Mills as vice-president of communications for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, effective immediately.
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Boeing's orders slipped in October as airlines swap 737 Max
Boeing's total number of commercial aircraft orders received in 2019 dropped by 11 during October as at least one customer swapped orders for the 737 Max to the 787.
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Embraer sees Boeing merger delay until at least March 2020
Embraer has delayed the expected close of its commercial aircraft merger with Boeing, now anticipating the deal will not be finalised until at least March 2020.
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Envoy Air ERJ-145 slides off icy Chicago runway
Video taken from the cabin of an Envoy Air Embraer ERJ-145 shows the moment the aircraft slides off an icy Chicago runway on 11 November.
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NewsAirbus unveils first A220 in Air Canada's colours
Airbus has unveiled the first A220 painted in the colours of Air Canada, a milestone coming ahead of the expected first delivery of the type to the carrier in December.
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US Congress raises new 'serious' concerns with 787 and 737 Max
US lawmakers have asked the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to provide information about two potentially “catastrophic” safety concerns involving the 737 Max and 787 – issues unrelated to the Max’s grounding.
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Alaska Air's Beck becomes COO, Minicucci remains president
Alaska Air Group has made several high-level management shifts, including splitting the president and chief operations officer (COO) role into two positions. Ben Minicucci, who formerly was Alaska's president and COO, has now taken the single title of president, Alaska says.
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Boeing chair talks certification 'reform', stands with Muilenburg
The chair of Boeing's board of directors conceded this week that the US aircraft certification processes needs "reform", though industry analysts remain uncertain what changes might be in store for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
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Boeing insists it addressed 787 oxygen bottle concerns
Boeing is pushing back against allegations that faulty emergency oxygen systems on 787s pose a threat to aircraft safety
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Spirit AeroSystems sees Bombardier deal as path to new markets
Spirit AeroSystems views its pending purchase of Bombardier's aerospace businesses as a means to acquire more Airbus work, expand its footprint into lower-cost regions and acquire high-tech, composite manufacturing assets.
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Spirit AeroSystems secures another discount on Asco purchase
Spirit AeroSystems will now pay $420 million to purchase Belgium aircraft component shop Asco, having secured a further $184 million discount due to ongoing fallout from a cyberattack against Asco earlier this year.
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Bombardier keeps 2019 delivery goal as 7500 production ramps up
Bombardier remains confident it will reach its goal of delivering 175 to 180 aircraft in 2019, though the Montreal-based airframer must significantly boost aircraft handoffs to achieve that goal.
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Latin American airlines embrace equity ties with larger carriers
Leaders of Latin American carrier expressed optimism on 28 October about the increasingly common joint ventures and airline-airline equity investments, while also downplaying regional challenges as workaday hurdles.
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Boeing CEO denies knowing of troubling emails and defends safety culture
Boeing's chief executive told lawmakers on 29 October that he was unaware until recently of newly-disclosed instant messages in which Boeing's former chief technical pilot described concern about the function of the 737 Max's Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) and said he unknowingly lied to regulators.
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Venezuela air sector in 'havoc' despite broader regional growth
Though Venezuela's airline industry has descended into shambles, the broader Latin American air transport sector is on track to expand at a leading pace in the coming decade, says industry group IATA's regional vice-president for the Americas Peter Cerda.
