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Key Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems is laying off 450 after production of troubled 737s slows
7 months, 1 week ago

Key Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems is laying off 450 after production of troubled 737s slows

Associated Press  

A key Boeing supplier that makes the fuselages for its popular 737 Max airplanes is laying off about 450 workers because production has slowed down ever since a panel flew off one of those airplanes operated by Alaska Airlines in midair in January. Spirit is Boeing’s most important supplier on the 737s because it makes fuselages and installs door plugs …

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Corendon Boeing 737's tire blows out on landing in Turkey
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Corendon Boeing 737's tire blows out on landing in Turkey

NL Times  

A Boeing 737 from Corendon Airlines suffered a blowout to a tire while landing at an airport in Antalya, Turkey. The incident was a result of damaged nose landing gear on the aircraft, the Turkish minister of transport Abdulkadir Uraloglu said. The Turkish company Corendon Airlines, which is separate from the Dutch Corendon, wrote that as far as they know, …

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Grounding of Boeing 737s is latest blow to business for aviation giant
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Grounding of Boeing 737s is latest blow to business for aviation giant

The Telegraph  

The decision by American regulators on Saturday night to temporarily ground several Boeing 737 jets is a massive blow to the US aircraft giant, as well as to the airlines that use its planes. The narrow-body airliners make up the majority of the aviation giant’s sales volumes with around 10,000 delivered since their inception. Now, after the fuselage of a …

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India ups surveillance for Boeing 737s after China crash
2 years, 9 months ago

India ups surveillance for Boeing 737s after China crash

The Hindu  

Aviation watchdog DGCA has placed Boeing 737 planes in the country under “enhanced surveillance” after an aircraft of the same model crashed in China with 132 persons onboard on Monday morning. A Boeing 737-800 aircraft of China Eastern Airlines on a domestic flight crashed in mountains in Southern China. We are closely studying the situation and in the interim, we …

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Panel’s report blasts Boeing, FAA for crashes, seeks reforms
4 years, 3 months ago

Panel’s report blasts Boeing, FAA for crashes, seeks reforms

Associated Press  

A House committee issued a scathing report Wednesday questioning whether Boeing and government regulators have recognized problems that caused two deadly 737 Max jet crashes and whether either will be willing to make significant changes to fix them. The report highlights the need for legislation to fix the approval process and deal with the FAA’s delegation of some oversight tasks …

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Bain Capital becomes the new owner of Virgin Australia after creditors agree to $3.5 billion deal
4 years, 3 months ago

Bain Capital becomes the new owner of Virgin Australia after creditors agree to $3.5 billion deal

ABC  

US private equity firm Bain Capital is the new owner of Virgin Australia, with the largest group of creditors voting in favour of the $3.5 billion sale on Friday. Key points: Virgin Australia's $3.5 billion sale to Bain Capital had been expected to pass with the backing of key unions and the Virgin Group The airline will no longer be …

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US Aviation Regulator Orders Thousands of Boeing 737s to Undergo Emergency Inspections
4 years, 4 months ago

US Aviation Regulator Orders Thousands of Boeing 737s to Undergo Emergency Inspections

News 18  

The Federal Aviation Administration is ordering emergency inspections of about 2,000 Boeing 737 airplanes because of a possible engine valve problem that could lead to engine failure. The FAA's emergency airworthiness directive orders inspections of older 737 Classic and Next Generation planes that may have been in storage as a result of sharply reduced air travel demand during the COVID-19 …

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