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Biman Bangladesh adds a further 11 Boeing aircraft to its backorder
It’s still UN week, and on the sidelines, Boeing is rolling out another order – this time with Biman Bangladesh, which is adding 11 more aircraft to its backlog. Biman Bangladesh Airlines has placed an order for 11 787 Dreamliner and 737 MAX airplanes to grow…
FAA directs Boeing to inspect hundreds of 737 Max jets over possible cracks: How many are active in India?
The FAA on Thursday (local time) ordered inspections of 471 Boeing 737 Max jets over concerns about possible cracks in a structural component. Boeing said it supports the directive and is working on fixes. The order comes amid past safety scrutiny of the airc…
US notifies sale of support services for India's Apache helicopters, M777A2 howitzers
The principal contractors for the Apache support services deal will be Boeing Company and Lockheed Martin, while BAE Systems, located in Cumbria, UK, will be the principal contractor for the M777 howitzer support programme
AAIB to publish an interim report on Air India crash by June
The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau will release an interim report on the fatal Air India crash. This follows international guidelines for ongoing investigations. A final report requires extensive consultation with Boeing, Air India, and other agencies…
UPS Saw No Need for Changes After 2011 Boeing Defect Letter
A US safety investigator said United Parcel Service Inc. decided not to take further action after reviewing a 2011 service letter from Boeing Co. that flagged failures of a key structural component in the type of plane that later crashed …
India to monitor Boeing fuel-switch test tied to Air India London incident, documents show
NEW DELHI: Indian air safety officials plan to travel to Seattle to observe Boeing's testing of a fuel-control switch panel that was removed from an Air India 787 in February after the pilots on a London-Bengaluru flight flagged a possible defect, according t…
India to monitor Boeing fuel-switch test tied to Air India London incident, documents show
The testing, deemed “sensitive” by Indian officials, highlights the switches on Boeing Dreamliners that control jet fuel flow, as investigators finalise a report on last June’s Air India 787 crash that killed 260 in Gujarat
India to monitor Boeing fuel-switch test tied to Air India London incident, documents show
Indian aviation officials plan to visit Boeing’s Seattle facility in June to witness testing of a fuel-control switch module removed from an Air India Boeing 787 after pilots reported a possible defect on a London-Bengaluru flight in February, according to Re…
US approves defence support services for Apache helicopters and howitzers
The deals, worth an estimated USD 198.2 billion and USD 230 million respectively, involve major defence contractors including Boeing, Lockheed Martin and BAE Systems.
Pilots’ body flags fuel-cut risk in Air India Ahmedabad crash probe
In a recent detailed analysis, aviation experts highlight a proposed electrical failure scenario linked to lithium-ion batteries that may explain the Air India crash in Ahmedabad. This hypothesis, underpinned by Boeing's technical documents and historical dat…