Canadian regulators, citing satellite tracking data that suggest the flight profile of the Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX that crashed Mar. 10 is similar to that of last October’s Lion Air MAX 8 accident, has banned all MAX operations in Canada until further notice.
By Kurt Hofmann, Helen Massy-Beresford, Polina Montag-Girmes
European operators are replacing grounded Boeing 737 MAXs with other aircraft in their fleets, as well as looking to lease additional capacity following a ban on operating the type in the region.
Boeing said in a statement that it has determined — out of an abundance of caution and in order to reassure the flying public of the aircraft’s safety — to recommend to the FAA the temporary suspension of operations of the entire global fleet of 371 737 MAX aircraft.
The U.S. FAA is pressing on with planned changes to Boeing 737 MAX aircraft stemming from the October 2018 Lion Air Flight JT610 accident, but has not seen evidence from the recent Ethiopian Airlines MAX 8 accident to take additional steps, such as the precautionary groundings around the globe.
The last control inputs from the flight deck of Atlas Air Boeing 767-300ER that dove into a marshy bay on approach to Houston Intercontinental Airport (IAH) Feb. 23 included maximum thrust and nose-down elevator deflection, a National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) update reveals.
The Trump administration is seeking to send $51.7 billion to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in fiscal 2020, a 5% increase over the previous year’s enacted level, according to estimates released by the Office of Management and Budget Mar. 11.
Advanced composites provider Hexcel is offering new technologies for composite material production and recycling, while developing thermoplastics for airframe applications.
China Eastern Airlines is considering setting up a carrier on Hainan, the island province that is home to HNA’s Hainan Airlines, two industry sources said.
Malaysian MRO provider Sepang Aircraft Engineering (SAE) is considering expanding its capabilities as one of Southeast Asia’s key support facilities for the region’s many LCCs operating Airbus aircraft.
Malaysia’s Prime Minister said a range of government actions will be considered for Malaysia Airlines Bhd. (MAB), as the airline continues to work on a revised business strategy to address its latest financial challenges.
IATA launched its latest industry certification, the Centre for Excellence for Perishable Logistics (CEIV Fresh), at the World Cargo Symposium 2019 Mar. 12, with Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (HACTL) and Cathay Pacific Services Limited (CPSL), as its first recipients.
Several U.S. senators are urging the FAA to follow the lead of countries including China, Germany and France by temporarily grounding all Boeing 737 MAX 8s, following the deadly crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302 Mar. 10.
Boeing’s reputation and stock price will be bruised after the Mar. 10 crash of an Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX 8, but financial analysts suggest the effect will be relatively short-lived—and importantly for suppliers, should not affect continued production of the key program.
The CEOs of some of Europe’s largest airlines—easyJet, International Airlines Group (IAG), KLM, Lufthansa and Ryanair—are all anticipating further airline failures, despite reasonably positive market conditions.
Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg (FBB), the operator of Berlin’s three airports—Schönefeld, Tegel and the new Brandenburg airport—is in Cebu, Philippines for Routes Asia 2019 for the first time in a bid to attract potential long-haul flights from Asia.
NASA’s fiscal 2020 budget request supports the ongoing X-57 Maxwell electric-propulsion and X-59 QueSST low-boom supersonic flight demonstrators, but some within the agency are concerned about future X-planes.
From the latest commercial helicopter news to the irresistible growth of eVTOLs and novel hybrid-electric propulsion systems, listen to Tony Osborne and Guy Norris as they discuss the highlights of HAI’s recent Heli Expo 2019 convention from a freezing week in Atlanta.
