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  • Wednesday, 24 February, 2021
    FAA orders Pratt & Whitney engines be inspected for cracks

    Emergency directive follows damaged turbine on Boeing 777 operated by United Airlines

  • Tuesday, 23 February, 2021
    ‘Metal fatigue’ believed to have caused 777 engine to break apart

    Federal investigators examine damage to jet turbine on United Airlines flight

  • Monday, 22 February, 2021
    Dozens of Boeing 777 aircraft grounded after United engine failure

    US regulator orders inspections of planes using Pratt & Whitney’s PW4000-112 turbines

  • Tuesday, 19 January, 2021
    Boeing Co
    Boeing 737 Max recertified to fly in Europe from next week

    EU warns US-built aircraft will be subject to closer scrutiny from region’s safety agency

  • Sunday, 10 January, 2021
    Indonesian authorities retrieve wreckage after plane crash

    Search and rescue agency resumes search after poor visibility hampers late-night effort

  • Saturday, 9 January, 2021
    Boeing airliner goes missing after take-off from Jakarta

    Search operation launched after jet carrying 50 passengers loses contact

  • Wednesday, 18 November, 2020
    Boeing Co
    US regulator clears Boeing’s 737 Max to fly again

    FAA order marks the beginning of the end of the worst crisis in the company’s history

  • Monday, 16 November, 2020
    Michael Skapinker
    Can Boeing’s 737 Max regain passengers’ trust?

    The findings of an investigation into the plane’s development have shattered faith in the manufacturer and its regulators 

  • Friday, 16 October, 2020
    Boeing Co
    EU safety watchdog poised to clear Boeing 737 Max for flight

    Regulator’s signal removes significant barrier to passenger jet’s return to service after fatal crashes

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  • Thursday, 15 October, 2020
    Career change
    Pilots swap the cockpit for trading screens

    Flying an aircraft requires the same concise decision-making as betting on financial markets, so a London firm decided to experiment

  • Wednesday, 16 September, 2020
    Boeing Co
    Boeing hid design flaws in Max jets from pilots and regulators

    Congressional report into why two 737 aircraft crashed within months of each other finds aerospace group cut corners

  • Tuesday, 8 September, 2020
    Boeing Co
    US regulators investigate production flaws in Boeing 787

    Deliveries of the jet will be delayed as the aircraft maker conducts additional inspections

  • Tuesday, 21 July, 2020
    Travel & leisure industry
    Airline chiefs urge Covid-19 testing on transatlantic flights

    European and US calls for co-ordinated programme as industry struggles to recover from pandemic

  • Sunday, 12 July, 2020
    Ukraine International Airlines
    Iran blames misaligned radar for shooting down of Ukrainian jet

    Human error contributed to catastrophe in which 176 people died after mistake by military, report says

  • Thursday, 9 July, 2020
    Boeing Co
    Boeing faces FAA investigation over safety programme

    Complaints from five engineers add to scrutiny over aeroplane maker’s culture after Max grounding

  • Tuesday, 2 June, 2020
    News in-depthThe Big Read
    The new era of quarantine: a muddled set of travel rules

    Many governments have decided to isolate arrivals because of coronavirus despite little agreement about how to go about it

  • Wednesday, 11 March, 2020
    Boeing Co
    Boeing moves to preserve cash and draws down $13.8bn loan

    Aircraft manufacturer’s shares slide 18% as it acts to deal with coronavirus impact

  • Friday, 6 March, 2020
    House report blames Boeing and FAA for 737 Max failures

    Congressional inquiry finds faulty design and lax oversight contributed to fatal crashes

  • Thursday, 6 February, 2020
    Aircraft manufacturing
    Boeing 737 set for certification flight within weeks

    FAA chief suggests grounded aircraft could return to the skies despite new software glitch

  • Tuesday, 28 January, 2020
    Peggy Hollinger
    Boeing’s travails run deeper than a few bad apples

    A focus on financials instead of investment in engineering contributed to the current crisis

  • Tuesday, 14 January, 2020
    Aircraft manufacturing
    Boeing cedes crown as largest plane maker to Airbus

    Order figures show weakness in widebody aircraft as well as fallout from 737 Max crisis 

  • Tuesday, 14 January, 2020
    News in-depthIran
    Justin Trudeau partly blames US for Iran plane crash

    PM’s comments reflect anger at Trump administration’s handling of Soleimani killing

  • Sunday, 12 January, 2020
    Boeing Co
    Anger over ex-Boeing chief’s potential $80m payout

    Families of 737 Max crash victims condemn Dennis Muilenburg’s pay package

  • Sunday, 12 January, 2020
    Iran
    Iran questions Revolutionary Guard over downing of airliner

    British ambassador arrested and briefly held during university protests 

  • Friday, 10 January, 2020
    Iran says foreign experts can take part in jet crash probe

    Tehran tries to fend off allegations that a missile downed Ukrainian passenger plane

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