Remembering the first commercial Boeing 787 flight

Weekend Special | October 26, 2019

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Remembering the first commercial Boeing 787 flight The Boeing 787 Dreamliner was like no other aircraft at the time – built from composites, the wide-body aircraft promised exceptional performance and operational economics to potential customers. Yet the same customers were, rightfully so, annoyed with it. Read more

THIS WEEK IN THE NEWS

What happened to South African Airways planes? State-owned South African Airways (SAA) and Comair have had to ground some of their aircraft for compliance checks after irregularities were discovered during inspection at SAA’s maintenance subsidiary. In total, four airlines have been affected by the simultaneous aircraft groundings and the resulting flight disruptions, including SAA’s low-cost subsidiary Mango Airlines as well as Comair’s budget brand Kulula and flights operated on part of British Airways. While the nature of irregularities remains clouded and questionable, the flight cancellations are indeed real, as is the controversy surrounding SAA’s maintenance unit, which services both the flag carrier and Comair.  Read more

Indian government sweetens the deal for Air India sale push

Mitsubishi reportedly delays the SpaceJet for the sixth time

USAF B-52 intercepted by Russian fighter jet over Black Sea

Thai Airways denies risk of bankruptcy

Taiwan Mirage 2000 black box found two years after disappearance

ACCIDENTS

Investigators flag MCAS ahead of Lion Air crash final report

Lion Air crash report points to Boeing, FAA and airline flaws

A LOOK AT BOEING

Boeing presents Q3 2019 financial results, update on the 737 MAX During a very eventful week for Boeing, the manufacturer has announced its latest financial results for Q3 2019, including an update on the grounded 737 MAX.

It’s official: Boeing pushes 777X, to lower 787 production rate

Boeing shuffles top executives; fires commercial CEO McAllister

Blow from the past: Boeing 737 MAX crisis hit with controversy

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