Japanese Air Safety Experts Search for Voice Data from Plane Debris January 8, 2024 By Mari Yamaguchi A team of transport safety officials searched for a voice recorder from the severely burned fuselage of a Japan Airlines...
Airbus, Air France Acquitted over 2009 Rio-Paris Crash April 18, 2023 By Nicolas Vaux-Montagny PARIS (AP) — A French court on Monday acquitted Airbus and Air France of manslaughter charges over the 2009 crash...
Who’s to Blame? Jet Delivery Delays Spark Penalties Battle January 18, 2023 By Tim Hepher and Padraic Halpin DUBLIN –– A battle for compensation is brewing over delays in the delivery of commercial jets, with a Dublin aviation...
Families Seek Truth as Airbus, Air France Face Crash Trial October 10, 2022 By Nicolas Vaux-Montagny and Jeffrey Schaeffer PARIS (AP) — Nicolas Toulliou had just proposed marriage to his girlfriend. Nelson Marinho Jr. was heading off on a...
Boeing Weighs In on Potential Safety Risk With New Airbus Jet March 2, 2021 By Siddharth Philip and Charlotte Ryan Boeing Co. called out potential fire-safety issues with the fuel-tank design on Airbus SE’s coming 321XLR, a jet that’s crucial...
Boeing 737 MAX to Fly Again in Europe, Angering Some Crash Relatives January 26, 2021 By Tim Hepher PARIS, Jan 25 — Europe is set to lift a 22-month flight ban on the Boeing 737 MAX this week...
Boeing in Talks With Alaska Airlines For Potential 737 Max Order — Sources October 9, 2020 By Eric M. Johnson and Tracy Rucinski SEATTLE/CHICAGO — Boeing Co is in discussions to sell 737 MAX jets to Alaska Airlines once the plane returns to...
Aircraft Makers Go Digital to Fight Coronavirus Delivery Logjam June 1, 2020 By Francesca Landini MILAN, Italy — Helicopter and jet makers are turning to digital technology so customers can inspect their big-ticket purchases remotely...
After Boeing Crashes, Jet Design Rules to Get Tougher for All October 30, 2019 By Marcelo Rochabrun and Tim Hepher Planemakers worldwide face tougher scrutiny and changes in the way aircraft are certified in the aftermath of two fatal crashes...
U.S. Orders More Airbus A220 Inspections After Engine Failures October 29, 2019 By Mary Schlangenstein and Siddharth Philip Engines on Airbus SE’s new A220 aircraft must undergo stepped-up inspections for compressor rotor cracks after a third in-flight shutdown,...