Regulators have banned the use of Dupont’s Kathon FP 1.5 biocide in Boeing 737 MAXs, the first of what is likely to be a series of mandates to protect fuel systems from in-service incidents linked to the anti-microbial fuel system additive.
Updated pilot training to support the Boeing 737 MAX’s return to service incorporates human factors lessons learned from the model’s two fatal accidents and related probes, providing pilots with more and clearer information on systems and emergency scenarios, pilots who have reviewed the draft material tell Aviation Week.
WASHINGTON—A U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) Office of Inspector General (OIG) report on the Boeing 737 MAX’s certification underscores the inadequacy of communication between Boeing and the FAA that helped set the stage for two fatal accidents and the model’s ongoing grounding.
ULCC Norwegian has issued notice to Boeing of its intention to cancel orders for 92 737 MAX and five 787s, together with the GoldCare service agreements accompanying all of the aircraft.
A bipartisan U.S. Senate bill targeting FAA certification improvements places substantial emphasis on human-factors research and funding, echoing several reports produced in the wake of the Boeing 737 MAX accidents and subsequent grounding.
Aerostructures giant Spirit AeroSystems, the leading supplier to the Boeing 737 MAX program, is furloughing more workers after the OEM recently told it to cut o
FRANKFURT—TUI Group has reached an agreement with Boeing over compensation for delayed 737 MAX deliveries and a new schedule that will see the airline take outstanding deliveries much later.
Boeing formally has decoupled restarting production of the 737 MAX from the recertification effort for the grounded narrowbody, and the OEM and leading supplier
Recent fleet and training decisions at Alaska Airlines indicate plans for a future business model oriented almost exclusively around Boeing and the 737.
Boeing is acknowledging that changes to the 737 MAX will not earn FAA approval until after mid-year at least, with both the return-to-service timing and broader macroeconomic landscape driving how quickly production rates increase.
Boeing has begun modifying stabilizer control wiring on its stored Boeing 737 MAX fleet—one of several tasks that must be completed before the aircraft can be handed over to customers.
Spirit AeroSystems—the primary supplier to Boeing including for much of the 737 MAX and which does substantial defense industry work—warned Wall Street on April 14 it will record a roughly $160 million loss for the recently ended first quarter of 2020, as well as a pretax loss of around $102 million.
The latest version of the Boeing 737 MAX master minimum equipment list (MMEL) corrects a conflict between the original MMEL’s allowances and pilot troubleshooting steps that allowed flights with no functioning autopilot, even as a checklist calls for autopilot engagement to correct flight-control issue.
Updated Boeing commercial airliner figures for 2020 through March reveal dramatic order cancellations and reduced deliveries as the air transport market continues to nosedive in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
