January 8, 2021 09:11 am
USA, Jan 8: Boeing will pay $2.5 billion to settle a Justice Department investigation and admit that employees misled regulators about the safety of its 737 Max aircraft, which suffered two deadly crashes shortly after entering airline service.
January 23, 2020 13:34 pm
LONDON/CHICAGO, Jan 23: Boeing Co’s (BA.N) new chief executive has sent the aerospace giant back to the drawing board on proposals for a new mid-market aircraft, effectively shelving in their current form plans worth $15 billion-$20 billion that had been overtaken by the 737 MAX crisis.
September 17, 2019 11:30 am
Sept 17: A panel of international air-safety regulators is finishing a report, which is expected to criticize the initial U.S. approval process for Boeing Co’s (BA.N) 737 MAX jets, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people briefed on the conclusions.
September 8, 2019 14:05 pm
Sept 8: Boeing Co on Saturday announced it had suspended load testing of its new widebody 777X aircraft as media reports said a cargo door failed in a ground stress test.
August 28, 2019 14:07 pm
EVERETT, Aug 28: Boeing Co said on Tuesday that an aircraft order from China could result from any deal to end a yearlong trade war between the world’s two largest economies.
May 29, 2019 14:25 pm
SEOUL, May 19: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) will organise a summit with airlines, regulators and manufacturers in 5 to 7 weeks to discuss what is needed for the Boeing Co 737 MAX to return to service, the airline group’s head said on Wednesday.
May 6, 2019 12:00 pm
American multinational aircraft manufacturing company Boeing knew that their 737 Max aircraft was experiencing problems months before the deadly Indonesia Lion Air crash last October but failed to disclose the issue to federal regulators until after the incident.
May 4, 2019 09:28 am
FLORIDA, May 4: A Boeing 737 commercial jet with 136 people on board slid into the St. John’s River near Jacksonville, Florida after landing on Friday, a spokesman for Naval Air Station Jacksonville said.
April 8, 2019 18:25 pm
PARIS, April 8: Boeing’s decision to cut production of its 737 aircraft hit the shares of its suppliers on Monday, while its own shares were lower in U.S. pre-market trading.
April 6, 2019 19:58 pm
CHICAGO/SEATTLE, April 6: Boeing Co said on Friday it plans to cut its monthly 737 aircraft production by nearly 20 percent in the wake of two deadly crashes, signaling it does not expect aviation authorities to allow the plane back in the air anytime soon.
April 6, 2019 08:15 am
CHICAGO/SEATTLE, April 6: Boeing Co said on Friday it plans to cut its monthly 737 aircraft production by nearly 20 percent in the wake of two deadly crashes, signaling it does not expect aviation authorities to allow the plane back in the air anytime soon.
April 3, 2019 21:00 pm
SEATTLE/PARIS, April 3: Boeing anti-stall software on a doomed Ethiopian Airlines jet re-engaged as many as four times after the crew initially turned it off due to suspect data from an airflow sensor, two people familiar with the matter said.
April 2, 2019 00:05 am
Changes to Boeing’s 737 MAX flight-control software prevent the system from activating in case of erroneous data from angle-of-attack (AOA) sensors and give pilots complete nose-down stabiliser command.
March 23, 2019 11:30 am
CHICAGO, March 23: The three U.S. airlines that own Boeing Co’s (BA.N) 737 MAX are meeting the U.S. manufacturer this weekend to review a software upgrade for the jet that has suffered two fatal crashes in five months, officials from the airlines told Reuters.
March 14, 2019 18:00 pm
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March 14, 2019 09:00 am
WASHINGTON, March 14: The United States grounded Boeing Co’s money-spinning 737 MAX aircraft on Wednesday over safety fears after an Ethiopian Airlines plane crash that killed 157 people, leaving the world’s largest planemaker facing its worst crisis in years.
March 13, 2019 00:05 am
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 flight to Nairobi that crashed on Sunday with 151 passengers and eight crew members aboard had unstable vertical speed, according to flight tracking site Flightradar24
March 12, 2019 10:49 am
GARA-BOKKA, March 12: The United States told airlines it was safe to fly 737 MAX 8 planes on Monday as investigators found two black box recorders that will help piece together the final moments of an Ethiopian Airlines jet before it plunged to the ground on Sunday.
March 11, 2019 10:00 am
CHICAGO/WASHINGTON, March 11: The latest version of Boeing Co’s best-selling 737 family - a global industry workhorse - has again been thrust into the spotlight after a fatal crash in Ethiopia, months after a deadly crash involving an identical brand-new jet in Indonesia.
March 11, 2019 09:00 am
SHANGHAI, March 11: China’s aviation regulator has ordered domestic airlines to suspend their Boeing 737 Max aircraft, Chinese media outlet Caijing reported on Monday, following a deadly crash on Sunday of a 737 MAX 8 operated by Ethiopian Airlines.
January 14, 2019 16:49 pm
KATHMANDU, Jan 14: A Boeing aircraft of Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) that was taken to Malaysia for repair around two months ago will be repatriated home tomorrow (Tuesday) after successful maintenance, said NAC officials.
January 14, 2019 14:21 pm
DUBAI, Jan 14: A Boeing 707 military cargo plane crashed in bad weather on Monday west of the Iranian capital, killing 15 out of the 16 people on board, the Iranian army said.
February 5, 2018 07:21 am
KATHMANDU, Feb 5: Officials of aircraft maker The Boeing Company arrived in Nepal on Sunday to hold discussions with Buddha Air which has unveiled plan to expand its wings in the international skies.
November 21, 2017 08:44 am
KATHMANDU, Nov 21: Etihad Airways has announced that it would operate Boeing 787 Dreamliner on all its flights to and from Switzerland.