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- Boeing CEO: MAX Pilots in Crashes Faced Multiple Tasks[Oct. 04, 2019]
The pilots of two Boeing 737 MAX jets that crashed and killed all 346 people on board may have been overwhelmed by "an already high workload environment" amid multiple cockpit warnings and may not have followed established procedures to regain control of the aircraft, Boeing's CEO believes.
- Russian Jet Hard Lands in Siberia, 49 People Seek Medical Aid: RIA[Sep. 26, 2019]
Forty-nine people on board a Russian passenger jet sought medical assistance after the plane hard landed in the Russian Siberian city of Barnaul on Wednesday, the RIA state news agency reporting, citing local emergency services.
- IATA Hopes Earlier FAA Meeting Will Improve Alignment on MAX Re-Entering Service[Sep. 24, 2019]
International Air Transport Association (IATA) director general Alexandre de Juniac on Tuesday said he hoped a gathering earlier this week of regulators in Montreal would improve alignment over conditions to allow Boeing's 737 MAX jet to re-enter service.
- Indonesia Finds Design Flaw, Oversight Lapses in 737 MAX Crash: WSJ[Sep. 23, 2019]
Indonesian investigators have found that design and oversight lapses played a key role in the October 2018 crash of Boeing Co's 737 MAX jet that killed all 189 people aboard, the Wall Street Journal said on Sunday.
- FAA Chief to Personally Test New Software for MAX 737[Sep. 20, 2019]
The recently appointed head of the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) plans to climb into a flight simulator to test software updates for the Boeing 737 MAX jet's anti-stall system when he visits the company in Seattle this week, a move one analyst called "theater".
- Smart Security Check System Launched in Guangzhou[Sep. 20, 2019]
A smart security check system was put into operation Thursday at the Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport in South China's Guangdong province to speed up the security check process.
- American Airlines Mechanic Accused of Sabotage Will Remain Behind Bars[Sep. 19, 2019]
A U.S. federal judge on Wednesday ordered that an American Airlines mechanic charged with purposely damaging an aircraft that was due to take off from Miami with 150 aboard remain behind bars before a trial, court papers showed.
- US Airlines Cancel More 737 Flights[Sep. 04, 2019]
Friction between Boeing and international air-safety authorities reportedly may delay the return of the 737 Max fleet in time for the year-end holiday travel season. Both American and United airlines have canceled flights for the jetliner into December.
- Cathay Pacific: Media Response[Aug. 27, 2019]
Cathay Pacific confirms that a number of portable oxygen bottles stored onboard two of its aircraft were found to be discharged or partially discharged while the aircraft were on the ground prior to departure in Toronto. Of the 22 bottles carried onboard each aircraft, five were affected on one aircraft and eight on the other.
- Cathay Pacific Media Statement[Aug. 28, 2019]
Cathay Pacific has learned that the Hong Kong Police Force has not issued a Letter of No-Objection with regards to the planned activities by the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions around Cathay City in the afternoon of 28 August (Wednesday).