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Best-Selling Boeing 737 Under Scrutiny After Another Deadly Crash

Mar 11 2019 // A fatal crash in Ethiopia on Sunday involving an updated version of Boeing Co.’s best-selling 737 is putting the spotlight back on the aircraft just five months after another deadly crash involving another brand-new...

UK’s Global Aerospace Is Boeing’s Lead Insurer

Mar 11 2019 // Britain’s Global Aerospace is the lead insurer for the world’s biggest plane maker Boeing Co, the insurer’s top boss said on Monday.“I can confirm that Global Aerospace leads Boeing, and also Lion...

Update: Ethiopia Airlines Crash Prompts Some Nations to Ground Boeing 737 MAX 8s

Mar 11 2019 // China and Indonesia grounded their fleets of Boeing’s 737 MAX 8 aircraft on Monday as witnesses recalled the terrifying spectacle of smoke and debris trailing from an Ethiopian Airlines plane before it crashed...

Marsh, Jardine Lloyd Thompson Agree to Sell JLT’s Aerospace Unit to Gallagher

Mar 4 2019 // Marsh & McLennan Cos. (MMC) and Jardine Lloyd Thompson (JLT) have entered into an agreement to sell JLT’s aerospace business to Arthur J. Gallagher.The agreement provides for the acquisition of all assets within...

NASA Warns SpaceX, Boeing on Space Program Safety Concerns

Feb 21 2019 // NASA has warned SpaceX and Boeing Co. of design and safety concerns for their competing astronaut launch systems, according to industry sources and a new government report, threatening the U.S. bid to revive its human...

Lockheed Martin Sued for Fraud over Washington Nuclear Site

Feb 15 2019 // The U.S. Justice Department is accusing Lockheed Martin Corp. of using false records and making false statements to bill the Energy Department for tens of millions of dollars in unauthorized profits and fees at the Hanford...

Boeing Sued for Negligence in Southern California Wildfire

Feb 7 2019 // Boeing Co. was accused of negligence tied to a wildfire that tore through Malibu, California, in November and that purportedly started on the grounds of the nearby, disused Rocketdyne testing site.A group of homeowners...

Boeing Sees Flying Cars Revolutionizing Urban Transportation, Package Delivery

Jan 25 2019 // Boeing Co said on Wednesday its flying car prototype hovered briefly in the air during an inaugural test flight, a small but significant step as the world’s largest planemaker bids to revolutionize urban...

Victim’s Family Sues Boeing Over Lion Air Flight Crash

Dec 27 2018 // The family of a man who was killed when a Lion Air flight crashed in October has sued Boeing Co., alleging the 737 MAX 8 aircraft was “unreasonably dangerous” and demanding a jury trial in Chicago, where the...

Boeing Defends 737 MAX Planes as Safe Amid Calls for More Pilot Training

Dec 7 2018 // Aviation authorities in Indonesia and India on Thursday pushed for more simulator training for Boeing Co 737 MAX pilots following the deadly Lion Air crash, while the world’s largest planemaker reiterated that its...

Suit Filed in Kansas Says Cessna Crash Caused by Drill Bit Left During Repair

Dec 5 2018 // A drill bit left during repair of a single-engine Cessna aircraft is responsible for a 2015 crash in Arkansas that caused minor injuries to the pilot and destroyed the new $712,290 aircraft, a federal lawsuit filed in...

Boeing Defends 737 Safety as First U.S. Lawsuit Filed Over Lion Air Crash

Nov 16 2018 // Boeing Co. has been sued in what may be the first U.S. claim tied to the crash of Lion Air Flight 610, which dove into the Java Sea after taking off from Jakarta Oct. 29.Irianto, the father of Dr. Rio Nanda Pratama, an...

Safety Board Hearing Probes Fatal Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Explosion

Nov 15 2018 // The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board opened an investigative hearing on Wednesday into the fatal engine explosion on a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 that killed one passenger.Dallas-based Southwest has been under...

U.S. Pilots Maintain Boeing Never Warned of System Linked to 737 Crash in Indonesia

Nov 13 2018 // Two U.S. pilots’ unions say the potential risks of a safety feature on Boeing Co.’s 737 Max aircraft that has been linked to a deadly crash in Indonesia weren’t sufficiently spelled out in their manuals...

New Clues to Lion Air 737 Max Crash Revealed in Boeing, FAA Warnings

Nov 8 2018 // A Boeing Co. warning to 737 Max operators around the globe provides the first clues about how bad data from an airflow sensor might have contributed to the deadly crash of an Indonesian airliner last week.The bulletin and...

Update: Boeing Issues Warning About 737 Max Jet in Response to Lion Air Crash

Nov 7 2018 // Boeing Co. is advising airlines on procedures to deal with false readings from an plane sensor that authorities say malfunctioned on a 737 Max jet that crashed off the Indonesian coast over a week ago.The operations-manual...

Data Recorder Shows Crashed Boeing 737 Max Had Airspeed Issues on Last 4 Flights

Nov 6 2018 // The Lion Air plane that crashed in the Java Sea last week had faulty airspeed readings during its last four flights and Indonesian investigators called on planemaker Boeing Co. and U.S. authorities to ensure there...

Crashed Lion Air Boeing Jet Previously Had Problems with Altitude, Speed Sensors

Nov 2 2018 // The Lion Air jet that crashed into the Java Sea off Indonesia earlier this week had experienced problems with the sensors used to calculate altitude and speed on its previous flight, an issue that could help explain why...

Boeing 737 Max, Operated by Indonesia’s Lion Air, Crashes with 189 on Board

Oct 29 2018 // A Boeing Co. 737 Max jet, operated by Indonesia’s Lion Air, crashed in the Java Sea with 189 people on board, making it the model’s first accident and potentially the worst commercial aviation disaster in three...

Single Pilot Operations for Air Cargo a Test for Autonomous Flying

Oct 11 2018 // Aerospace and innovation have gone hand-in-hand since the days of Orville and Wilbur Wright. Airplanes were once simple metal tubes powered by propellers. Long-haul flying meant four engines and at least three pilots on...