Airplanes

Boeing and operators are bracing for heightened scrutiny as the MAX returns from a 20 month safety grounding, but safety experts say such glitches are common and usually go unnoticed.

The Federal Aviation Administration has temporarily halted flights at Nashville’s main airport following an explosion in the city that disrupted telecommunications in the area.

Boeing is battling to build momentum for the 737 MAX as its cash-cow jetliner re-enters commercial service following a 20-month safety ban triggered by fatal crashes.

Earlier this month, employees received a memo titled “International extraction procedure – COVID affected crew member" that outlined how United will safely extract crew from a foreign country to help them avoid quarantines or treatments unless necessary,

All 111 people aboard were transported by bus to the terminal at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport after the mishap.

U.S. airlines, already struggling under the economic depression of the COVID-19 pandemic, were forced to cancel more than 600 flights this week as a massive snowstorm pounded the East Coast. 

The bill would allocate $17 billion to airlines and allow them to bring back more than 32,000 workers furloughed in October

Southwest Airlines Co said on Wednesday it expects to take delivery of 35 737 MAX aircraft from Boeing Co through the end of 2021.

Global jet fuel markets are coming back to life, resuscitated by a rebound in air cargo demand, gradually recovering passenger traffic and hopes that COVID-19 vaccines will spur more international flights in 2021.

The broader quality-control checks, covering the entire fuselage of the planes rather than just certain sections around the tail, are why inspections are taking longer than previously anticipated, the officials said. It also explains why no Dreamliners were delivered in November.

China's Civil Aviation Administration is recommending that crews aboard charter flights to coronavirus hotspots wear disposable diapers rather than using the restroom on the plane.

Boeing said orders for 88 of the planes were canceled in November, pushing the total to 536 for the year.

The trade unions say a number of states are employing the same public health measures for crew members as the general public.

American says it's the first major carrier to offer this expansive preflight testing program within the United States.

Southwest Airlines, which has never laid off a worker in its 49-year history, notified 6,828 employees that they may be involuntarily furloughed next year as the airline industry continues to suffer amid the coronavirus pandemic. 

Boeing has signed its first order for 737 MAX jets since the Federal Aviation Administration cleared the planes to fly again last month, the company announced Thursday.

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced a new policy last week that could bar most additional unfair or deceptive practices by airlines, according to reports.

The increase in passenger volume, although a noteworthy development for the devastated airline industry, is worrisome to health officials who have begged Americans to limit their holiday gatherings.

The New York-based airline expects fourth-quarter flight capacity to decline as much as 50% versus last year, worse than its prior forecast of at most a 45% drop.

Daily passenger volume continues to hover around 1 million in the days leading up to Thanksgiving.