The Most Important Story in Airlines in 2019
Brian Sumers, Skift
The grounding of the Boeing 737 Max worldwide may be the most consequential aviation event in the past decade. Boeing is still confident the plane will fly again. But when?
1 month ago
Brian Sumers, Skift
The grounding of the Boeing 737 Max worldwide may be the most consequential aviation event in the past decade. Boeing is still confident the plane will fly again. But when?
1 month ago
Mary Schlangenstein, Bloomberg
Southwest is good at the public relations game. Its executives know they can't rush the Max back into service. They plan a coordinated effort to show the public it's safe.
1 month ago
Courtney Rozen, Ryan Beene, and Alan Levin, Bloomberg
Boeing has gotten much of the blame in the 737 Max aftermath. But on Wednesday it was the FAA's turn to face harsh questions around its oversight and handling of the crisis.
1 month ago
Patrick Whyte, Skift
Like many other European airlines, it's been a pretty tough year for Lufthansa. The airline could probably do without a potential FAA fine hanging over it as it tries to start fresh in 2020.
2 months ago
Harry Suhartono, Will Davies and Kyunghee Park, Bloomberg
Though the assessment focuses on the civil aviation authority, not individual airlines, this comes at a bad time for Malaysia Airlines, which is seeking new investors, and for AirAsia X if the low-cost, long-haul carrier plans to open new U.S. routes.
2 months ago
Angus Whitley, Bloomberg
Boeing is in the midst of a reputational crisis that few corporations have seen the magnitude of before; the last thing it needs is issues with another jet.
3 months ago
Brian Sumers, Skift
Boeing said Wednesday it expects regulators in some countries soon will approve its fixes to the 737 Max program. We've heard this before. But indications seem to suggest Boeing is close this time.
3 months ago
Alan Levin, Bloomberg
The FAA has some ways to go to regain its reputation after the 737 Max crisis. This latest allegation from a federal agency that investigates whistle-blower complaints won't help.
4 months ago
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.
4 months 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.
5 months 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.
5 months 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.
5 months ago