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Boeing’s chief executive Dave Calhoun called the situation “a little bit of an all-or-nothing” as the scandal-ridden aerospace company faces a deadline to secure approval for the 737 MAX 10 jet from US authorities before new safety standards kick in next year. Under the 2020 Aircraft Certification, Safety, and Accountability …

Boeing’s decision to pause production of its popular 737 MAX plane may be due to sanctions imposed on Moscow, air safety expert Roman Gusarov told the newspaper Izvestia. Russia provides critical parts and components to the American aircraft maker. Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported that Boeing had to …

China Eastern Airlines and its subsidiaries have temporarily grounded 223 Boeing 737-800 aircraft, the company’s spokesperson Liu Xiaodong said in a press conference on Thursday, according to CNN. On Monday, China Eastern Airlines flight 5735 crashed in a remote, mountainous region in the south of the country as it flew …

China’s Civil Aviation Authority confirmed on Monday that a Boeing 737 had crashed in a mountain range in Tengxian, Guangxi, in the country’s south. The plane had been carrying 132 people – 123 passengers and nine crew – the authority announced in a brief statement. It is not yet known how …

Boeing has announced that it is suspending technical support operations for its planes owned by Russian airlines after multiple countries closed their airspace to Russian planes in response to Moscow’s attack on Ukraine. “We have suspended major operations in Moscow and temporarily closed our office in [the Ukrainian capital Kiev],” …

Walt Disney, Verizon, and Boeing, as well as California-based biopharmaceutical firm Amgen and tech conglomerate Honeywell, were the worst stocks of 2021, according to stock market index Dow Jones. Disney and Verizon stocks saw double-digit percentage losses, while the other three firms booked losses in the single digits. Entertainment giant …

Airplane makers Boeing and Airbus have renewed their warnings that 5G cell phone signals – supposed to be rolled out in earnest in early January – may threaten the ability of aircraft to operate safely in low visibility areas. The CEOs of both plane manufacturers warned US Transportation Secretary Pete …

The aerospace firm agreed to settle with lawyers representing families of some of the victims on Wednesday, vowing to compensate them “fully and fairly” so long as they drop any claims to punitive damages over a crash that killed 157 people, Reuters reported, citing a filing in the US District …

Mark Forkner, 49, a chief technical pilot for the aerospace giant between 2014 and 2018, was charged on Thursday by a federal grand jury, according to the Department of Justice, which claimed he “deceived” the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Aircraft Evaluation Group about a particular system on the MAX, later …

“Boeing is requiring its US-based employees to either show proof of vaccination or have an approved reasonable accommodation (based on a disability or sincerely held religious belief) by Dec. 8,” the company said in a statement to media outlets on Tuesday, adding the decision is to “ensure compliance with President …