Air Transport Embraer E190F freighter is certified by the FAA After being certified in July in Brazil by the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC), Embraer’s E190F freighter was… Ricardo MeierOctober 11, 2024 Read More
Air Transport After six months, FAA finds no safety issues at United Airlines The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on October 2 that it found no safety issues at United… Ricardo MeierOctober 3, 2024 Read More
Air Transport NTSB recommends check on Boeing 737 jets for rudder issue The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued urgent safety recommendations to the FAA and Boeing to check… Ricardo MeierSeptember 27, 2024 Read More
Air Transport FAA orders inspection of Boeing 787 after LATAM aircraft plunges The FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) has ordered Boeing 787 operators to conduct inspections on their aircraft due to… Ricardo MeierAugust 20, 2024 Read More
Air Transport Boeing to change 737 door plug design after failing to determine how bolts were left on Alaska Air plane The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Tuesday that neither it nor Boeing could determine how the four… Ricardo MeierAugust 7, 2024 Read More
Air Transport Boeing 777-9 flies to high-altitude airport in Mexico for FAA certification Boeing has taken one of four test aircraft of the 777-9, the world’s largest twin-engine passenger aircraft, to… Ricardo MeierAugust 4, 2024 Read More
Air Transport Boeing 777-9 finally begins FAA certification flights Amid a wave of bad news, Boeing reached a milestone on Friday, the first certification flight of the… Ricardo MeierJuly 13, 2024 Read More
Air Transport FAA orders inspection of 2,600 Boeing 737s due to possible issue with oxygen masks The FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) has ordered operators of Boeing 737 NG and MAX jets in the United… Ricardo MeierJuly 9, 2024 Read More
Air Transport Boeing resumes delivery of 737 MAX 8 to United Airlines United Airlines received a new Boeing 737 MAX 8 again last week, 80 days after the last delivery… Ricardo MeierJune 17, 2024 Read More
Air Transport FAA clears United Airlines to receive new aircraft again The FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) authorized United Airlines to receive new jets and launch routes after nearly three… Ricardo MeierMay 31, 2024 Read More
Air Transport Boeing submits safety and quality improvement plan to the FAA Boeing has submitted its comprehensive action plan to the FAA to detail how the company intends to implement… Ricardo MeierMay 31, 2024 Read More
Business Aviation Beechcraft Denali begins certification flight tests The Beechcraft Denali single-engine turboprop has begun FAA certification flight tests, Textron revealed on Monday. The US civil… Ricardo MeierMay 6, 2024 Read More
Business Aviation FAA grants certification to Gulfstream G700 business jet General Dynamics, the company that controls Gulfstream, announced on March 29 that it had achieved type certification by… Ricardo MeierMarch 30, 2024 Read More
Air Transport FAA to step up oversight of United Airlines after incidents The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced on March 22 that it will expand oversight of United Airlines following… Ricardo MeierMarch 26, 2024 Read More
Air Transport NTSB suggests Boeing did not fully cooperate in investigation into Alaska 737 MAX crash Boeing has so far not shared all the information and documents requested by the NTSB, the National Transportation… Ricardo MeierMarch 6, 2024 Read More
Air Transport FAA gives Boeing 90 days to resolve systemic quality issues Boeing has 90 days to address quality and safety problems in the production of its aircraft, said the… Ricardo MeierFebruary 29, 2024 Read More
Air Transport NTSB: Alaska Boeing 737 MAX 9 was missing four door plug bolts The NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board), responsible for investigating transport accidents in the United States, confirmed in a… Ricardo MeierFebruary 6, 2024 Read More
Air Transport Boeing withdraws exemption request to certify 737 MAX 7 after pressure Amid great scrutiny and pressure from politicians and the media, Boeing withdrew its request for an exemption made… Ricardo MeierJanuary 30, 2024 Read More
Air Transport Alaska Airlines plans to return the 737 MAX 9 to commercial service on Friday, January 26 Alaska Airlines plans to resume scheduled commercial service with its Boeing 737 MAX 9 on Friday, January 26,… Ricardo MeierJanuary 25, 2024 Read More
Air Transport Boeing improperly reinstalled door plug on 737 MAX 9 – reports Workers at Boeing’s final assembly line in Renton reportedly removed and reinstalled the door plug that slipped off… Ricardo MeierJanuary 24, 2024 Read More