In a candid interview, David Calhoun largely laid the blame for the company’s 737 Max crisis on his predecessor. By Natalie Kitroeff and David Gelles March 5, 2020 FLORISSANT, Mo. — In his eight weeks…
Boeing v. Airbus competition drove both to strive for lower costs Lean Manufacturing seeks to optimize production SMS strives to reduce Safety Risks Boeing leadership adequately balance these two disciplines? The woes of Boeing’s…
Collection of COVID-19 articles with aviation angles AIRLINES, AIRPORTS, BUSINESS & GENERAL AVIATION, MANUFACTURERS and ET CETERA A POTPOURRI OF INFORMATION In these difficult times, the COVID-19 news is overwhelming and it is useful…
Need for Commercial Centers to Synergize UAS development Battle Creek Airport to learn from Grand Sky FAA Research Centers Unmanned Aerial Systems, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles or Drones entered the US aviation market a few years…
BREXIT-out and UK CAA-in, or EASA-stay 2016 until now to prepare for CAA-in and EASA-out ADS wants EASA as certification regulator UK Secretary of Transport states CAA ready A long and tortuous flight path took…
News reports about the Ethiopian Airlines crash, the Boeing 737 MAX8, the FAA and Boeing have offered a variety of “expert” opinions on the certification process. In particular, these talking head have thrown the terms…
New Boeing 737 Max 8 instant message released Press places blame on Boeing Held by DOJ under subpoena and Boeing could not release If DOJ sent to FAA in January 2019, the FAA might have…
Aviation has been elevated by technology for decades ever since the Wright Brothers. Future strategies likely have straight-lined their expectations of greater efficiencies in both the powerplant and airframe developments. This article hypothesizes that leading…