Richard Weiss and Alan Levin, Bloomberg
Not long ago, the world looked to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration for guidance. But the Boeing 737 Max saga has changed this. Now, Europe wants to make its own call about whether the airplane is safe. This process could take a while.
1 week ago
David Koenig, Associated Press
Looks like this is another step in the process to get the aircraft flying again. Regulators won't want to rush things as they need to be seen taking a thorough approach.
4 weeks ago
Alan Levin, Bloomberg
Tensions in the Gulf region aren't going anywhere, and the FAA warns that the instability has the capacity to spread to airlines.
1 month ago
Mary Schlangenstein and Alan Levin, Bloomberg
This whole sorry episode has shed much-needed light on the sometimes murky world of airline regulation. There might be a logical reason for the FAA refusing to mandate new simulator training, but given the circumstances it would just look really bad.
1 month ago
Mark Gurman and Alan Levin, Bloomberg
The Federal Aviation Administration and its European counterpart take safety issues very seriously. Hopefully passengers get the message.
1 month ago
Julie Johnsson and Amanda Albright, Bloomberg
It's more bad news for the Max: the jet may well be grounded until early next year, later than guidance Boeing is providing to customers. Boeing's confidence in the software fix is beginning to look unconvincing.
2 months ago
Benjamin D. Katz and llan Levin, Bloomberg
Let's hope Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg was sitting down when he learned about this newly surfaced concern by EASA regulators. Boeing's most recent timeline for the return of the 737 Max was this September, but this latest red flag raised could potentially change matters.
3 months ago
Peter Robison and Anita Sharpe, Bloomberg
The software system that caused two 737 Max crashes — MCAS — is well-known by now, and a fix is said to be under way. But Boeing may have even larger problems on its hands if reports of additional software problems on its next generation jets are verified.
3 months ago
Mary Schlangenstein, Bloomberg
Southwest is the second major U.S. carrier to remove the Max from its summer schedule entirely. All eyes are on when Boeing can deliver a much-awaited software fix to restore faith in the aircraft.
3 months ago
Brian Sumers, Skift
Regardless of how you feel about the handling of the Boeing 737 Max, this is a big issue. Airlines have always assumed global regulators would reach the same conclusions about aircraft safety. Now they're not so sure, and that could cause longer-term issues.
4 months ago
Benjamin Bain and Matt Robinson, Bloomberg
Boeing remains in the hot seat — and the temperature's rising as regulators intensify their scrutiny.
4 months ago
Julie Johnsson and Mary Schlangenstein, Bloomberg
Often, when airlines fly planes to the desert for storage, they never fly again. But this is different. Airlines need to make sure the aircraft will be ready to go back into service when the FAA lifts its ban. That requires considerable work.
4 months ago
