Boeing confirms investigation into 777x load testing problems Last Static test Cargo Door Fails Special Board Report focuses on ENGINEERING B777x root cause analysis is CORPORATE STRESS TEST “Boeing last week confirmed that it is…
And didn’t say publicly Chief Executive Officer Dennis Muilenburg relates Board Committee Report Other than Muilenburg Board has no engineers neither does Committee Boeing aims to strengthen engineering oversight after panel review “By Eric M….
Media pounces on old EMI problem, cites big numbers Analytically low risk and all put a few have been replaced Facts in article, buried Bureau Chief, Editor-at-large at Bloomberg News Anita Sharpe is a writer,…
Boeing presents 777X’s first “milestone” taxi test FAA Finds New Problem With 737 Max Jets, Delaying Their Return To Flight Good news on B777-X type certification process FAA finds another problem with B737 Max 8…
New Jets Threaten Airbus and Boeing Duopoly China, Japan and Russia developing new commercial airliners First aircraft design is not that easy Comac and Sukhoi planes are having problems; Mitsubishi needs some pax amenities This…
Research examines Safety Culture evolution over time Results provide Lessons Perspectives of Unique Case Studies are informative The Flight Safety Foundation, an independent, international, and impartial non-profit that exists to champion the cause of aviation…
Billionaire Bass’s Supersonic Jet Dream Wins Boeing Backing Boeing makes ‘significant investment’ in supersonic jet developer Aerion V. Global warming: New supersonic airplanes would be terrible for environment, study warns Noise and climate impacts of…
Big Data and Automation pose great rewards and potential risks for the FAA and industry in multiple dimensions. The use of computers to handle routine flight maneuvers seems to have contributed to degraded pilot skills….