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Articles tagged “boeing 737 max”

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The Ethiopian Boeing 737 Max Crash Leads to One of the Strangest Weeks Ever in Aviation

The worldwide grounding of the Boeing 737 Max fleet “out of an abundance of caution” is a break with the FAA’s traditional data-driven approach to accident investigations. Could this mean an end to the way safety decisions have been made?

Madhu Unnikrishnan, Skift | 5 years ago

The Ethiopian Boeing 737 Max Crash Leads to One of the Strangest Weeks Ever in Aviation

Airlines

Southwest May Bear Biggest Brunt After FAA Grounding of Boeing Max Jets

U.S. airlines downplayed the significance of the FAA's decision to ground the Boeing 737 Max, mostly saying they have enough slack in their fleets to take care of most customers. American and United probably will be OK, but it's hard to believe this will be business as usual for Southwest. It has more Max aircraft than the others.

Brian Sumers, Skift | 5 years ago

Southwest May Bear Biggest Brunt After FAA Grounding of Boeing Max Jets

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FAA Grounds Boeing 737 Max Jets in Reversal of Earlier Stance

The Federal Aviation Administration finally bowed to pressure. The United States followed the world and grounded all Boeing Max jets, including the larger models flown by United Airlines.

Brian Sumers, Skift | 5 years ago

FAA Grounds Boeing 737 Max Jets in Reversal of Earlier Stance

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UK Closes Airspace to Boeing’s Latest Jet

This is another serious blow for Boeing. We'll have to wait until investigators have analyzed the flight data recorders before we can get a full picture of what happened to Flight 302.

Patrick Whyte, Skift | 5 years ago

UK Closes Airspace to Boeing’s Latest Jet

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U.S. Airlines Hold Off Grounding Boeing’s Latest Jet Despite New Calls for Caution

U.S. airlines have so far decided not to ground their Boeing 737 Max jets. Will they continue to hold off? Or will they err on the side of caution?

Brian Sumers, Skift | 5 years ago

U.S. Airlines Hold Off Grounding Boeing’s Latest Jet Despite New Calls for Caution

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United Airlines Warns Pilots on Issue That Plagued Fatal Lion Air Flight

It seems like operators were caught off guard about some advanced functionality on the Boeing 737 Max. This is both odd and unusual.

Brian Sumers, Skift | 5 years ago

United Airlines Warns Pilots on Issue That Plagued Fatal Lion Air Flight

Airlines

Southwest Tries to Do More With Less Because of a Temporary Aircraft Shortage

The conventional wisdom is that airline passengers will do anything to save a buck. That's often true, but not always. Southwest has recently added more flights that depart before 6 a.m. and arrive after 10 p.m., and its load factor has suffered.

Brian Sumers, Skift | 6 years ago