Update: The Federal Aviation Administration today notified Boeing it is under investigation for potentially failing to ensure the door plug was properly installed. By Scott Hamilton Jan. 11, 2024, © Leeham News: Alaska Airlines Flight 1282’s (AS 1282)… Read More
By Scott Hamilton Dec. 27, 2022, © Leeham News: The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) today issued a critique of the newly released final investigation report of the Ethiopian government of the March 10, 2019, crash of… Read More
November 27, 2020, ©. Leeham News: After the lifting on the grounding order by the FAA, ANAC (Brazils regulator) followed in the week, and EASA issued its plans for public comment. What are the differences in the ungrounding… Read More
Subscription Required By Vincent Valery Introduction March 26, 2020, © Leeham News: Credit markets are effectively frozen for many businesses, Boeing said this week. That’s why the company asked Congress for $60bn in federal aid for itself and… Read More
Dec. 11, 2019, © Leeham News: A new round of Congressional Hearings about the Boeing 737 MAX got underway today. Before the hearing began at the House Transportation Committee, FAA Administrator Steve Dickson appeared on CNBC today. Among… Read More
Subscription Required By Vincent Valery Introduction Nov. 28, 2019, © Leeham News: As Boeing works its way through the 737 MAX crisis, all consideration whether to launch the New Midmarket Aircraft (NMA) is on hold. But the Boeing… Read More
By Judson Rollins Oct. 31, 2019, © Leeham News: One year ago this week, Lion Air flight JT610 went down in the Java Sea near Jakarta. It was the first of two accidents that would expose catastrophic design… Read More
Subscription Required By Vincent Valery Introduction Oct. 21, 2019, © Leeham News: As Boeing sorts out final requirements with regulators for the 737 MAX return to service, preparations to resume deliveries are in full steam. The company is… Read More
June 17, 2019, © Leeham News: The Paris Air Show opens today and the elephant in the room is the Boeing 737 MAX. There is no telling when the airplane will get FAA approval to return to service…. Read More
May 27, 2019, © Leeham News: Airlines are increasingly going public with desires to be compensated by Boeing for the grounding of the 737 MAX. Norwegian Air Shuttle and Spice Jet said shortly after the MAX grounding March… Read More