Articles tagged “Boeing 787”

Airlines

Boeing Slows 737 Max Production, Expects to Pay Airlines $443 Million for Max 9 Grounding 

Boeing executives said the company would continue to slow 737 Max production as it weeds out quality control and safety issues.

Meghna Maharishi | 2 days ago

Airlines

Senators Call for ‘Detailed’ Investigation Into Boeing Following Whistleblower Report

Boeing faces increasing pressure from Washington to reform its safety and manufacturing protocols after allegations of problems with the structural integrity of the 787 and 777 became public.

Meghna Maharishi | 1 week ago

Airlines

American Airlines Revamps Passenger Experience Amid Premium Travel Boom

From rethinking menus to opting for more comfortable and sustainable bedding, American is hoping to win over more premium travelers with more premium products.

Meghna Maharishi and Elizabeth Casolo, Skift | 1 week ago

Airlines

Boeing Whistleblower Claims Company Took Shortcuts to Make the 787 and 777

A Boeing engineer alleged he saw “people jumping on pieces of the airplane” when manufacturing the 787, making it prone to defects.

Meghna Maharishi | 2 weeks ago

Airlines

TUI’s Chief Airline Officer Talks Summer 2024 and Boeing Orders

For the latest in our Leaders of Travel: Skift C-Suite Series, we sit down with Marco Ciomperlik, Chief Airline Officer at the TUI Group to gather his insights on the year ahead.

Gordon Smith | 3 weeks ago

Airlines

Boeing Secures FAA Clearance to Resume 787 Dreamliner Deliveries

After the slump caused by the grounding of its 737 Max airliner, Boeing had also been hitting many roadblocks with the delivery of its Dreamliner and then came the pandemic that crippled air travel. The resumption in the delivery of Dreamliners would help the plane maker generate much-needed cash.

David Shepardson, Reuters | 2 years ago

Airlines

Norse Atlantic Gets Thumbs Up to Fly From Europe to the U.S.

Timing is everything, and this startup carrier has much to gain if the Europe-North America market does manage to take off this spring.

Nora Buli, Reuters | 2 years ago

Airlines

Aircraft Leasing Exec Cites Frustration Over Boeing’s Production Problems

Boeing's challenges make for an uncompetitive environment given the current state of the aircraft-manufacturing duopoly. And Boeing's woes seems formidable.

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

Airline Weekly

Norway’s Newest Airline Ready With Jets But Still No Permits to Fly

3 years ago

Airline Weekly

Is Norwegian Air’s Cutback the End of Low-Cost International Flights?

3 years ago