Latest Aerospace Headlines
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Boeing Creates $50M Crash Victims’ Fund; Hires Feinberg to Oversee
Jul 18 2019 // Boeing Co. said on Wednesday it will dedicate half of a $100 million fund it created after two crashes of its 737 MAX planes to provide payments to families of those killed, with veteran U.S. compensation expert Ken...
FAA Hit for New Delay in Remote Drone Tracking Program
Jul 18 2019 // The Federal Aviation Administration has again delayed plans to propose new rules requiring the remote identification of drones, according to records and a member of Congress on Wednesday. Congress directed the FAA in 2016...
Fire Damages Equipment at SpaceX Facility in Florida
Jul 11 2019 // Authorities say a fire at a SpaceX facility in Florida caused damage to equipment, but no injuries were reported. News outlets report it happened Monday afternoon in Cocoa. City officials say firefighters responded quickly...
15 Families of Victims of Ethiopian Airlines Crash Reject Boeing’s Cash Offer
Jul 9 2019 // Fifteen Kenyan families of people killed in a plane crash in Ethiopia in March have rejected a proposal by Boeing to compensate them, saying they will pursue their claims in court. “So far our clients have rejected...
Boeing Offers $100 Million, Beyond Lawsuits, to 737 Max Crash Victims
Jul 7 2019 // JULY 3, 2019 — Boeing Co. is offering $100 million to support the families of victims and others affected by two crashes of its 737 Max jetliner, which killed 346 people and have led to scores of lawsuits. The money will...
Discovery of New Risk with Boeing 737 to Prolong Grounding
Jun 27 2019 // The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has identified a new risk that Boeing Co. must address on its 737 MAX before the grounded jet can return to service, the agency said on Wednesday. The risk was discovered during a...
Amazon Reveals Unique Delivery Drone; FAA Grants Limited Testing Approval
Jun 6 2019 // Amazon.com Inc. has unveiled a revolutionary new drone — part helicopter and part science-fiction aircraft — that the company expects to use for test deliveries of toothpaste and other household goods starting...
Consumer Watchdog Nader Says Boeing 737 Max Should Be Grounded Forever
Jun 5 2019 // Consumer advocate Ralph Nader said the larger engines mounted to the Boeing 737 Max represented a design flaw and called for the plane to be permanently grounded. The 737 Max “must never fly again,” Nader said....
Gallagher Finalizes Acquisition of JLT’s Global Aerospace Operations
Jun 3 2019 // Arthur J. Gallagher, the Rolling Meadows, Ill.-based insurance broker, confirmed the previously announced acquisition of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc’s (JLT) global aerospace operations was completed on June 1,...
Flying Is Less Safe Than It Was But It’s Not All Boeing’s Fault
May 31 2019 // Flying has become deadlier than it has been for years and it’s hard to pin it solely on Boeing Co.’s infamous 737 Max. Aircraft accidents occurred more frequently in almost every region worldwide in 2018 as the...
European Regulators Vow Independent Review of Boeing 737 Safety
May 29 2019 // European regulators assessing changes to Boeing Co.’s grounded 737 Max will scrutinize the jet’s entire flight-control system before a return to the skies can be approved. The review by the European Union...
FAA ‘Very Encouraged’ by Talk with World’s Regulators on Grounded Boeing 737
May 24 2019 // The chief U.S. aviation regulator said he was very encouraged by a one-day discussion with his counterparts from around the world on the steps needed to return Boeing Co.’s grounded 737 Max jetliner to service,...
Boeing Sued by French Widow in U.S. for $276 Million Over Ethiopian Crash
May 22 2019 // A French woman whose husband died in the crash of a Boeing 737 MAX airliner in Ethiopia has filed a U.S. lawsuit against the planemaker, seeking at least $276 million in damages. The crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight 302...
Airlines Urge Nations’ Regulators to Avoid Competing Safety Rules
May 20 2019 // Global airlines urged regulators on Friday not to compete over setting new safety rules, after two crashes led to the grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX and raised questions about the international influence of the U.S....
Boeing 737 Max Crashes Could Cost European Insurers $450 Million
May 17 2019 // Europe’s biggest insurers are on the hook for as much as $450 million from a pair of airline crashes involving Boeing Co. 737 Max planes. Munich Re reckons it could pay 150 million euros ($168 million), an estimate...
Pinto or Tylenol? What’s Boeing’s Strategy for Restoring Public, Pilot Trust in 737 Brand?
May 14 2019 // Boeing Co.’s 737 Max is about to join the list of brands trying to come back from ignominy. Analysts are digging into decades-old safety scares for clues to the future of the jetliner — and Boeing’s...
Texas Lawmakers Question FAA Delay on Hot-Air Balloon Regulations
May 13 2019 // The Federal Aviation Administration has not passed a new safety regulation that legislators say would fortify supervision of the hot-air balloon industry and help avoid fatal crashes similar to a Texas crash that killed 16...
Crash Victims’ Final Minutes Will Influence Financial Liability for Boeing, Insurers
May 13 2019 // The amount of money Boeing Co. and its insurers will pay to the families of those who perished aboard two doomed jets will be dictated in part by one particularly grim calculation: How long did the victims know they were...
Airports Told They Need FAA Approval to Install Drone Defense Measures
May 9 2019 // The Federal Aviation Administration told U.S. airports in a letter released on Wednesday they could not install drone countermeasures without federal consent, warning they could pose an aviation safety risk by interfering...
Boeing Says 737s’ Optional Data Display Alert Was Not Safety Risk
May 6 2019 // Boeing Co. did not tell U.S. regulators for more than a year that it inadvertently made an alarm alerting pilots to a mismatch of flight data optional on the 737 MAX, instead of standard as on earlier 737s, but insisted on...
