Articles about Aviation – Page 6 of 14

Ethiopian jet’s data record deepens concern about 737 MAX safety procedures

Readings from the recorders recovered from last month’s crash of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX jet reportedly suggest that… Read More

Hearings on Boeing 737 MAX crashes focus on certification and pilot training

Were airline pilots adequately trained on a catastrophic scenario involving the automatic flight control system for Boeing’s 737 MAX airplanes?… Read More

Boeing-backed GoFly Prize puts 5 personal flying machines in spotlight, with fly-off ahead

Five teams from around the world have risen to new heights in the GoFly Prize competition, a $2 million-plus contest… Read More

MagniX and Vancouver’s Harbour Air team up to test all-electric plane for B.C. flights

Two Pacific Northwest companies — MagniX, an electric propulsion venture headquartered in Redmond, Wash.; and Harbour Air Seaplanes, an airline… Read More

Report: Indonesia’s Garuda airline seeks to cancel 737 MAX order in wake of crashes

Indonesia’s national airline, Garuda Indonesia, is saying it wants to cancel an order for 49 Boeing 737 MAX 8 jets,… Read More

Transportation Department plans to audit certification process for Boeing 737 MAX

In the wake of two catastrophic crashes that may have had a common cause, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao today opened… Read More

Ethiopian jet’s data points to a system that was an issue for 737 MAX before the crash

The latest word from the investigation of last week’s crash of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 jet is… Read More

With Tesla as its model, MagniX revs up electric motors to revolutionize airplanes

REDMOND, Wash. — An electric-propulsion company called MagniX shifted its headquarters from Australia to Redmond just a few months ago… Read More

FAA grounds Boeing 737 MAX jets, citing ‘new evidence’ from Ethiopia crash site

The Federal Aviation Administration today ordered the temporary grounding of Boeing’s next-generation 737 MAX jets, due to “new evidence” collected… Read More

MIT computer scientists troll Donald Trump over tweet about planes becoming ‘too complex to fly’

In the wake of Sunday’s fatal Boeing 737 MAX airplane crash in Ethiopia, President Donald Trump took computer scientists to… Read More

Boeing will offer biofuel for jet deliveries, and Alaska Airlines says ‘Fill ‘er up’

Boeing says it will begin offering airlines and operators the chance to have their jets powered by biofuel when they… Read More

Port of Seattle pushes for sustainable aviation fuels, but it’s not easy being green

For years, the Port of Seattle has been talking about weaning Seattle-Tacoma International Airport off fossil fuels, but now it’s… Read More

Now boarding: Everett’s Paine Field and Alaska Air celebrate first passenger flights

EVERETT, Wash. — Today marks a “first” for the new passenger airline terminal at Everett’s Paine Field, thanks to Alaska Airlines’… Read More

Authorities recover cockpit voice recorder from Amazon Air plane crash site in Texas

The National Transportation Safety Board says it has recovered the cockpit voice recorder from the muddy Texas bay where an… Read More

Boeing unveils a new breed of ‘wingman’ drones that fly with piloted military jets

Boeing is unveiling a new type of uncrewed aircraft that’s designed to fly military missions alongside piloted airplanes, known as… Read More

Boeing-Safran joint venture for auxiliary power units has a name: Initium Aerospace

The 50-50 joint venture that Boeing and Europe’s Safran aerospace company formed last year to build auxiliary power units for… Read More

Boeing forges partnership with Aerion to speed up supersonic jet development

Boeing says it’s making a significant investment in Aerion to accelerate the development of the Nevada-based company’s supersonic business jet.… Read More

Team Zeva takes on a mission targeting the $2M GoFly Prize … with a flying saucer!

Team Zeva’s entry in the Boeing-backed $2 million GoFly Prize competition looks like a flying saucer that’s built for one — but… Read More

Surprise! Boeing hands Air Force the keys to not just one, but two KC-46 tanker jets

Boeing executives today added an extra twist to what was expected to be a cut-and-dried ceremony to hand over its… Read More

Boeing’s passenger air vehicle prototype rises into the sky for its first test flight

Boeing says it has successfully completed the first test flight of a prototype for its autonomous passenger air vehicle, which… Read More

Government shutdown is a real Paine for Alaska Airlines and Everett airport

The much-anticipated first commercial airline flights from Paine Field in Everett, Wash., have been postponed until March 4 at the… Read More

Boeing and Machinists Union tussle over automation’s effect on quality assurance

Boeing’s moves to automate its manufacturing processes and streamline the quality assurance process for its airplanes has sparked discussions with… Read More

Embraer's E190-E2 and Boeing's 737 MAX 7

Brazilian government OKs Boeing’s joint venture with Embraer for commercial jets

The Brazilian government today approved the creation of a joint venture that would give Boeing control over Embraer’s commercial airplane… Read More

After years of delay, Air Force accepts first Boeing KC-46 tanker; delivery coming soon

After struggling through years of delay and absorbing billions of dollars of cost overruns, Boeing says the U.S. Air Force… Read More

Billionaires leave space legacies: Jeff Bezos, Paul Allen join ‘Legends of Aviation’

Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos has racked up another round of recognition for his role on the space frontier: Next week… Read More

Boeing reports record airplane deliveries and growing order backlog in 2018

Boeing says it delivered a record-high 806 airplanes in 2018, with single-aisle 737 jets accounting for well more than half… Read More

Boom Supersonic closes $100M funding round for Overture faster-than-sound jet

Colorado-based Boom Supersonic says it has closed a $100 million Series B investment round to support the development of a… Read More

Airport drone disruption: It’s happening at Gatwick in London, could it happen here?

Hundreds of flights have been canceled and tens of thousands of airline passengers have been stranded because of the buzz… Read More

Boeing’s board boosts dividend by 20 percent and expands buyback program

The Boeing Co. reported today that its board of directors approved a 20 percent increase in the company’s quarterly dividend,… Read More

Boeing and Brazil’s Embraer set terms for commercial (and defense) joint ventures

Five months after announcing a tentative deal, the Boeing Co. and Brazil’s Embraer aerospace company say they’ve approved the terms… Read More