Latest Aerospace Headlines

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Qatar Airways Suffers UK Court Setback in Feud With Airbus

Apr 27 2022 // LONDON – A British judge on Tuesday denied a bid by Qatar Airways to reinstate a jet contract canceled by Europe’s Airbus in the latest twist to a dramatic feud playing out in UK courts.The companies have been...

DHL Operated Boeing Jet Breaks in Two After Skidding Off Runway

Apr 11 2022 // A Boeing Co. 757 cargo jet operated by DHL broke in two after skidding off the runway at Juan Santamaria International airport in Costa Rica.The crew reported hydraulic problems with the 22-year-old aircraft after takeoff...

Small Plane Crash Kills 2 in Central Texas; FAA, NTSB to Investigate

Apr 8 2022 // Two people were killed April 5 when the small plane they were flying in crashed near a Central Texas airport, officials said.Those aboard the single-engine Cessna TU206H were a man and a woman, according to the Texas...

Qatar Airways Says It Wasn’t Obliged to Accept Deliveries of Flawed Jets From Airbus

Apr 8 2022 // Qatar Airways said it wasn’t obliged to accept deliveries of Airbus SE A350 jetliners until an issue with surface paint is fixed, accusing the European planemaker of lowering its standards to minimize the problem.In...

Airbus, Qatar Airways’ Dispute Over Billions of Dollars of Jets Enters UK Court

Apr 7 2022 // Airbus and Qatar Airways are set to face each other in court as a dispute over billions of dollars of jets enters a theatrical phase and rattles some airline leaders.The Gulf carrier will on Thursday ask a UK judge to...

Update: China Eastern Airlines’ Boeing 737-800 Crashes; 132 People Feared Dead

Mar 21 2022 // A China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 with 132 people on board crashed in mountains in southern China on a domestic flight on Monday after a sudden descent from cruising altitude. Media said there were no signs of...

Boeing, Reform Issues Await New U.S. Aviation Safety Chief

Feb 18 2022 // The next head of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will face challenges overseeing Boeing Co. and a series of reforms mandated by Congress in the wake of two fatal 737 MAX crashes.The job opened late Wednesday...

Texas Judge Drops Two of Six Boeing Max Test Fraud Counts Against Pilot

Feb 14 2022 // A judge has tossed two of six fraud counts against a former Boeing pilot involved in evaluating the troubled Boeing 737 Max jetliner.A federal judge in Fort Worth last week dismissed, on technical grounds, counts that...

SpaceX Satellites Falling Out of Orbit After Being Hit by Solar Storm

Feb 11 2022 // SpaceX’s newest fleet of satellites is tumbling out of orbit after being struck by a solar storm.Up to 40 of the 49 small satellites launched last week have either reentered the atmosphere and burned up, or are on...

NASA Concerned About SpaceX Satellite Deployment Plan

Feb 10 2022 // The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) raised concerns about SpaceX’s plan to deploy about 30,000 satellites for its Starlink, as have some major companies.Elon Musk’s SpaceX previously...

FAA Proposes Rules to Protect Certification Workers From Manufacturer Interference

Feb 8 2022 // The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Monday it was issuing draft guidance seeking to protect aviation employees who perform government certification duties from interference by airplane manufacturers and...

NASA: Earth’s Temperature in 2021 Was 1.5 Degrees F Above Baseline

Feb 3 2022 // Earth’s global average surface temperatures in 2021 were 1.5 degrees Fahrenheit (0.85 degrees Celsius) above the average for NASA’s baseline period, a new report shows.The average tied with 2018 as the sixth...

FAA Expects Addressing Safety Issues to Cause Only ‘Minimal Disruptions’ to Air Travel

Feb 3 2022 // The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is confident that aviation safety concerns about 5G C-Band deployment will be addressed “safely with minimal disruptions,” the head of the FAA will tell U.S. lawmakers...

People Moves: Chubb Hires Global Aerospace’s Abbott; Brit Names Chaganty as Chief Data Officer; WTW Taps Marsh’s Gardner for GB Renewable Energy & Power Team

Feb 1 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Chubb Global Markets, Brit Ltd. and Willis Towers Watson.A summary of these new hires follows here. Chubb Global Markets Appoints Abbott as Product Head...

Families of Crash Victims Want Boeing 737 Settlement Reopened

Jan 28 2022 // Relatives of passengers who died in crashes of Boeing 737 Max jets are pressing Attorney General Merrick Garland to help them re-open a settlement that shielded Boeing from criminal prosecution for misleading federal...

FAA Discloses 50 Airports That Will Have 5G Buffer Zones

Jan 10 2022 // The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Friday disclosed a list of 50 U.S. airports that will have buffer zones when wireless carriers turn on new 5G C-band service on Jan. 19.AT&T and Verizon Communications on...

Appeals Court Revives Boeing 737 MAX Shareholder Lawsuit

Jan 10 2022 // A U.S. appeals court on Friday revived a pension plan’s 2019 shareholder lawsuit against Boeing Co officers and directors alleging they had made false public statements about the 737 Max.The plane was involved in two...

Qatar Airways Seeks More Than $600M in Dispute Over Airbus A350’s Surface Flaws

Jan 7 2022 // Qatar Airways is seeking more than $600 million in compensation from Airbus over surface flaws on A350 jetliners, according to a court document shedding new light on an escalating business feud worth $4 million a day.The...

Airbus Faces €300 Million Lawsuit From Group of Investors Over Bribery Scandal

Jan 7 2022 // Airbus SE is facing a 300 million euro ($340 million) lawsuit from a group of investors over allegations it failed to properly disclose a sprawling corruption scandal and subsequent settlement.The lawsuit, filed in the...

Prosecutors Say Italian Supplier Produced 4,000 Flawed Parts for Boeing Over 5 Years

Dec 22 2021 // MILAN – An Italian supplier at the center of recent industrial snags on the 787 Dreamliner airplane produced more than 4,000 non-compliant parts destined for Boeing Co. over five years, a preliminary report from Italian...