Tag: Federal Aviation Administration

• Monday, October 18th 2021 - 09:00 UTC

  The new Boeing model facing security issues

  

  Aircraft manufacturer Boeing keeps coming across unexpected hurdles. Now they have detected a quality problem with the 787 Dreamliner model, which has led to delays in the delivery of the newer units, in addition to drawing increased scrutiny from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

• Friday, January 8th 2021 - 07:53 UTC

  Boeing will pay US$ 2,5bn to resolve investigation related to the 737 MAX crashes

  

  Boeing Co will pay over US$ 2.5 billion to resolve a U.S. investigation into criminal conspiracy charges related to two deadly 737 MAX crashes that killed 346 people, the Justice Department said, but the plane maker will not be required to plead guilty.

• Tuesday, December 24th 2019 - 09:50 UTC

  Boeing and the grounding of 737MAX: Chronicle of a foretold sacking

  

  Boeing on Monday replaced its embattled chief executive, Dennis Muilenburg, as it attempts to pivot from a protracted crisis surrounding the grounding of its top-selling 737 MAX after two deadly crashes.

• Tuesday, March 12th 2019 - 11:33 UTC

  FAA says Boeing 737MAX8 model is airworthy but US Transport Secretary calls for “appropriate action”

  

  The US Federal Aviation Administration has told airlines it believes Boeing's 737 Max 8 model to be airworthy, after two fatal crashes inside six months. An Ethiopian Airlines plane en route from Addis Ababa to Nairobi crashed six minutes after take-off on Sunday, killing all 157 people on board. The incident followed Lion Air 737 Max 8 crash in October that killed 189.

• Monday, July 11th 2011 - 07:46 UTC

  Airline industry test second generation bio-fuels from algae to coconut oil

  

  After decades of waiting, commercial airlines have been given the go-ahead to use fuel made from algae, wood chips and other plants with obscure names. Test flights in recent years by Continental, Japan Airlines and Virgin Atlantic have shown that planes can fly on everything from coconut oil to jatropha, a plant that grows in the tropics.

• Wednesday, February 16th 2011 - 14:57 UTC

  New attempt in the US Congress for an Air Passenger Bill of Rights

  

  Airlines in the United States will carry a billion passengers a year by 2021, the Federal Aviation Administration predicted Tuesday raising the prospect of even more flight delays and complaints from the flying public.