An Airbus employee works on an aircraft part of the Airbus A350 at the Airbus Atlantic plant in Bouguenais, near Nantes, western France, on Feb. 29, 2024. Sebastien Salom-gomis | Afp | Getty Images Airbus is ramping up production of its A350 aircraft because of consumer demand and not the ongoing crisis at U.S. rival Boeing, according … Read more
Just over five years ago, 346 people were killed in two plane crashes that happened five months apart in Indonesia and Ethiopia. Both were Boeing 737 Max 8 planes. Then in January 2024, a near catastrophe occurred when a door plug blew off an Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 plane at 16,000 feet, shortly after it took off from … Read more
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Boeing’s 737 has been around since the 1960s. There have been many variations of the aircraft but the 737 Max, which debuted in 2017, has encountered problem after problem over the last five years. From two fatal Max 8 crashes in 2018 … Read more
An aerial photo shows Boeing 737 Max airplanes parked on the tarmac at the Boeing Factory in Renton, Washington, on March 21, 2019. Lindsey Wasson | Reuters Help wanted at Boeing. CEO Dave Calhoun on Monday announced he is stepping down from the aerospace giant’s top post at year’s end as the company struggles with … Read more
French planemaker Airbus is “not happy” about the multitude of problems facing its U.S. rival Boeing, according to its chief financial officer. “We’re not happy with the issues that our competitor’s having. I think it’s not helpful for the industry, and if it’s not helpful for the industry, it’s not helpful for Airbus,” Thomas Toepfer … Read more
A Renault Espace E-Tech full Hybrid (L) and a Megane E-Tech 100% Electric EV (C) are displayed during the Geneva Motor Show 2024 at Palexpo on Feb. 26, 2024 in Geneva, Switzerland. John Keeble | Getty Images News | Getty Images Renault’s chief executive on Tuesday said that European policymakers should take inspiration from China … Read more
A model of a Wisk Aero LLC electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxi during the Singapore Airshow in Singapore, on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images SINGAPORE â Among displays of defense jets, passenger airliners and high-tech aviation equipment at the Singapore Airshow were electric air transport vehicles â … Read more
Miniature models of Boeing commercial airplanes displayed at the Singapore Airshow in Singapore on February 20, 2024. Roslan Rahman | Afp | Getty Images SINGAPORE â Boeing touted its 737 Max aircraft as “the safest airplane” and said China’s latest domestic jetliner Comac C919 is similar to offerings by Airbus and Boeing that are already … Read more
A model of Comac’s C919 aircraft at the Singapore Airshow on Feb. 6, 2018. SeongJoon Cho / Bloomberg / Getty Images SINGAPORE â China is gearing up to showcase its narrow-body passenger jet to a global audience for the first time at the Singapore Airshow. Touted as a competitor to Boeing’s 737 and the Airbus … Read more
An aerial photo shows Boeing 737 MAX airplanes parked on the tarmac at the Boeing Factory in Renton, Washington, U.S. March 21, 2019. Lindsey Wasson | Reuters SINGAPORE â Boeing will not be bringing any commercial planes to the Singapore Airshow, shifting the spotlight for passenger jets to rival Airbus as well as China’s homegrown … Read more
