Airline news

First RAF P-8A Poseidon takes flight

The first Boeing P-8A Poseidon for the Royal Air Force has taken its first flight from Renton, Washington. The maritime poatrol aircraft, designated ZP801, took off and underwent a 90-minute test flight from the Boeing factory at Renton during which the aircraft underwent key testing. The aircraft has now moved [read more]

Boeing ecoDemonstrator 777
Airline news

Boeing rolls out latest ecoDemonstrator 777

Boeing has rolled out its latest ecoDemonstrator aircraft, a Boeing 777, which will serve as a flying test bed for over 50 projects. Boeing’s ecoDemonstrator program is flight test research program of aircraft company Boeing, which has used a series of specially modified aircraft to develop and test aviation technologies [read more]

LEAP engines on a Boeing 737 Max (Image: Nick Harding/TransportMedia UK)
Air show news

IAG gives Boeing a boost in Paris on Day 2

British Airways parent company, International Airlines Group (IAG), has given Boeing a boost at the Paris Air Show with a letter of intent for Boeing 737 Max aircraft. The surprise move sees IAG commit to purchasing 200 of the Boeing 737 Max aircraft which are currently grounded following two fatal [read more]

Boeing 787 Dreamliner (Image: Aviation Media Agency)
Airline news

Boeing woes mount up as 787 hit by FAA directive over tyres

Seattle-based air-framer Boeing has been hit with fresh woes as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued an airworthiness directive requiring modifications to the tires and wheels on its Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner and Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner models. The directive states that the tires and wheels “could be susceptible to damage” [read more]

Ethiopian 737 Max 8 (Image: Boeing)
Aviation safety news

Ethiopian 737 Max 8 crash: MCAS was activated

Air crash investigators probing the crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302 have concluded that Boeing’s MCAS system was active in the moments before it crashed killing 157 people according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. The Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) is a system that Boeing added to [read more]