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☆ Boeing orders bounce back on demand for a plane it can’t deliver yet
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

American placed orders for 85 of the Boeing 737 Max 10, the largest version of that troubled aircraft. It also converted previous orders for 30 of the shorter Max 8 version of the plane, which is currently flying, into additional Max 10 orders. That report showed no other orders for any version of the 737 Max. Besides American’s large Max order, Boeing also received orders for 28 of its widebody 777 jets during the month. Boeing also reported it delivered only 24 of the 737 Max jets in the month, and five 787 Dreamliners.

Persons: Max, Scott Kirby, Kirby Organizations: New, New York CNN, American Airlines, Federal Aviation Administration, Boeing, Alaska Airlines, FAA, Alaska Air, United Airlines, Airbus, United, Southwest Airlines Locations: New York, American, Alaska

☆ A whistleblower claims that Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner is flawed. The FAA is investigating
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Gregory Wallace | Gabe Cohen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Federal authorities say they’re investigating Boeing after a whistleblower repeatedly raised concerns with two widebody jet models, and claimed the company retaliated against him. Whistleblower Sam Salehpour, a Boeing engineer, alleges that Boeing took shortcuts when manufacturing its 777 and 787 Dreamliner jets, and that the risks could become catastrophic as the airplanes age. His formal complaint to the Federal Aviation Administration, filed in January and made public on Tuesday, is not specific to the newer 737 Max jet that has been grounded twice by the Federal Aviation Administration. In response to the complaint, the FAA said it investigates all whistleblower complaints. “Voluntary reporting without fear of reprisal is a critical component in aviation safety,” the FAA said.

Persons: Sam Salehpour, “ Organizations: CNN, Federal, Boeing, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA

☆ Eclipse flights swarm airports: 'We had to close the runway to park planes'
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

An airplane passes during a partial solar eclipse seen from Queens, New York City, U.S., April 8, 2024. Monday's solar eclipse is giving some of the country's smaller airports their moment in the sun. The Federal Aviation Administration reported arriving flights at airports from Burlington, Vermont, to southern Illinois were briefly halted Monday morning ahead of the total eclipse. The best views of the solar eclipse in the U.S. span from Texas through Illinois, Kentucky and Ohio to northwestern New York and Maine, according to NASA. "We had to close the runway to park planes," Alyssa Connell, head of operations at Southern Illinois Airport in Murphysboro, Illinois, told CNBC.

Persons: Alyssa Connell, Patrick Leahy, Dave Carman, It's, Carman Organizations: Federal Aviation Administration, NASA, FAA, Southern Illinois Airport, CNBC, International Locations: Queens , New York City, U.S, Burlington , Vermont, Illinois, Texas, Illinois , Kentucky, Ohio, New York, Maine, Murphysboro , Illinois, Vermont

☆ Southwest Boeing 737-800 flight from Denver loses engine cover, FAA investigating
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-07 | by ( Pete Muntean | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

New York CNN —A Houston-bound Boeing 737-800 plane operated by Southwest Airlines returned safely to Denver International Airport on Sunday after an engine cover fell off and struck the wing flap, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. “We apologize for the inconvenience of their delay but place our highest priority on ultimate Safety for our Customers and Employees,” the statement said. Southwest said its maintenance teams would review the aircraft, which departed at 7:49 a.m. local time and returned at 8:15 a.m. The plane was deemed airworthy in May 2015, per FAA records. Boeing declined to comment and referred CNN to Southwest for information about plane and fleet operations.

Organizations: New, New York CNN, Boeing, Southwest Airlines, Denver International Airport, Federal Aviation Administration, CNN, Southwest, Employees Locations: New York, Houston, Southwest

☆ These plane crash survivors and victims’ loved ones are becoming scared to fly again after years of travel. They’re not alone
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-06 | by ( Elizabeth Wolfe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

Others, however, said they are still confident in flight safety, pointing out that commercial air travel remains one of the safest modes of transportation. Cara and Erin Ashcraft survived the crash of American Airlines Flight 1420, operated on a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, during a landing at Little Rock National Airport on June 1, 1999. “I’ve never had concerns (about air travel safety) before. This is the hole left behind when the plug door of an Alaska Airlines flight blew off midflight on January 5, 2024. Pierson is wary of attitudes around the apparent safety of American air travel, he said.

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☆ Why the Boeing 737 Max has been so problematic
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-06 | by ( Erin Black | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Both were Boeing 737 Max 8 planes. Then in January 2024, a near catastrophe occurred when a door plug blew off an Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 plane at 16,000 feet, shortly after it took off from Portland, Oregon. The Department of Justice has opened a criminal investigation into the Alaska Airlines incident, and the Federal Aviation Administration said it found quality control problems in its audit of Boeing and fuselage maker Spirit AeroSystem 's 737 Max production process. The FAA has said it won't let Boeing expand production until it is satisfied with its quality control. CNBC explores how Boeing's 737 Max crisis unfolded and what the future holds for Boeing's best-selling jet.

Persons: Max, AeroSystem, Dave Calhoun Organizations: Boeing, Max, Alaska Airlines, of Justice, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, CNBC Locations: Indonesia, Ethiopia, Portland , Oregon, U.S, Alaska

☆ This new 'blended-wing' plane looks like a military stealth bomber and just got the green light to fly after decades of development
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-06 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

California aerospace startup JetZero got the green light to fly its new "Pathfinder" aircraft. The composite technology makes this new load bearing possible, Bragg told BI. "The product is essentially a new airframe and flight controls married to existing systems already certified for commercial flight," JetZero told BI. And most of those 200+ passengers would be in the middle section without a window, which Bragg told BI could put off travelers. Later, American aircraft industrialist and designer Jack Northrop built his famous "Flying Wing" aircraft in the 1940s, laying the framework for the eventual B-2 bomber.

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☆ Rare 4.8-magnitude earthquake leaves little damage after rattling Northeast
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( Ray Sanchez | Alaa Elassar | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

She found her neighbors describing the same rattling, realizing they had experienced an earthquake in a suburb about 20 miles east of New York City. New York City Mayor Eric Adams urged New Yorkers to "go about their normal day.” Brittainy Newman/APUSGS said the earthquake occurred at 10:23 a.m. Three neighboring homes in Newark, New Jersey, were evacuated after residents reported structural damage, according to the city’s public safety director. Good quality New York moment.”In Jersey City, New Jersey, Kristina Fiore was sitting at her desk in her apartment when her building shook for a few seconds. The epicenter was just northeast of Lebanon, New Jersey, less than 50 miles west of New York City, according to the USGS.

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☆ Hot air balloon pilot had high level of ketamine in his system during crash that killed 4, toxicology report finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-04 | by ( Eric Levenson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The pilot of a hot air balloon that crashed in Arizona in January, leaving four people dead, had high levels of the psychedelic drug ketamine in his blood system, according to a forensic examination report from the Pinal County Medical Examiner’s Office. Cornelius van der Walt, the 37-year-old pilot of the balloon, had ketamine levels of between 1.1 to 1.2 mg/L in his system, according to toxicology testing from the FAA and from NMS Labs. For comparison, the United Kingdom considers ketamine levels over .02 mg/L to be indicative of impaired driving ability, the report says. Van der Walt had no reported prescription for ketamine, and the drug was not used during resuscitation attempts, the report states. The medical examiner’s report stems from the hot air balloon crash in Eloy, Arizona, on January 14 in which the pilot and three other people were killed.

Persons: Cornelius van der Walt, Van der Walt, van der Walt, Chayton Wiescholek, Kaitlynn Bartrom, Atahan Kiliccote, Valerie Stutterheim, Cameron Balloons Organizations: CNN, FAA, NMS Labs, US Drug Enforcement Administration, US Food and Drug Administration, National Transportation Safety Board, ” Police, NTSB Locations: Arizona, Pinal County, United Kingdom, Eloy , Arizona, Eloy, Union City , Michigan, Andrews , Indiana, Cupertino , California, Scottsdale , Arizona

☆ Inside Alef Aeronautics, the company trying to build a car you can both drive and fly
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-04 | by ( Deirdre Bosa | Cristy Garratt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Alef Aeronautics is in the early stages of developing a vehicle it hopes will both drive on roads and fly above them. We're trying to build a car which can vertically take off and fly efficiently," Jim Dukhovny, Alef Aeronautics' co-founder and CEO, told CNBC Tech: The Edge in an interview. In 2015, the team behind Alef met for the first time in a coffee shop, where Dukhovny scribbled the idea for his flying car down on a napkin. Dukhovny told CNBC there are currently 3,000 customers on its waitlist. Watch the video above for the rest of CNBC Tech: The Edge's interview with Alef Aeronautics' Jim Dukhovny and Director of R&D Oleg Petrov.

Persons: Jim Dukhovny, Dukhovny, Tim Draper, Draper, Tim, Oleg Petrov Organizations: Aeronautics, Alef Aeronautics, CNBC Tech, Alef, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, National, Traffic Safety Administration, SpaceX, CNBC Locations: Theranos

☆ Flying cars — or eVTOLs — are becoming reality. Would you ride in one?
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( Arjun Kharpal | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +36 min

They are flying cars, they're flying cars,Tom Chitty: These vehicles aren't necessarily actually cars with wheels, either, because I know that you've done you've got a program coming up soon about eVTOL. And the idea is there's going to be a fleet of these run by an operator. You've alluded to this feature program we've got coming out looking at the future of these, these flying cars, basically in these eVTOLs. And also, we can't finish this episode about flying cars and eVTOLs without talking about Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, the OG. Yeah, no, that's, that's very surprising.

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United Airlines is asking its pilots to take time off in May because of delays in receiving new planes that the airline ordered from Boeing, which is struggling with production due to manufacturing problems. A United spokesperson said Monday that the offer is voluntary. Almost all of the shortfall consists of Boeing 737 Max planes, including a new, larger model. United CEO Scott Kirby is one of several airline executives who have called out problems at Boeing and sought a meeting with Boeing directors. Shares of Boeing Co. fell 2%, while United Airlines Holdings was up less than 1% in midday trading Monday.

Persons: Leslie Scott, United, Max, Scott Kirby, David Calhoun Organizations: Boeing, United, Max, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, Alaska Airlines Max, Alaska Airlines, Boeing Co, United Airlines Holdings

☆ A United Airlines flight had to turn around after one of the toilets started leaking into the cabin, report says
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A United Airlines flight turned around after a bathroom malfunction. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementA transatlantic United Airlines flight was forced to turn around on Friday after one of its toilets malfunctioned and began leaking into the cabin, the German outlet RTL first reported. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: — Organizations: United Airlines, Passengers, FAA, Service, RTL, Boeing, Business Locations: German, Frankfurt, Germany, San Francisco

☆ 7 taken to hospital after 'severe turbulence' on Newark-bound United Airlines flight
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-30 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Seven people were taken to hospital following a United Airlines flight on Friday. The flight from Tel Aviv to Newark experienced "severe turbulence." It was forced to land at New York Stewart International Airport due to a "passenger medical emergency." AdvertisementSeven people were taken to hospital after a United Airlines flight bound for Newark experienced "severe turbulence" on Friday, officials said. Business Insider has contacted United Airlines and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for comment.

Persons: —, United, Michael Bigg, Bigg, Max, Scott Kirby, Kirby Organizations: United Airlines, New York Stewart, Service, Newark, New York Stewart International, Federal Aviation Administration, CNN, Windsor Emergency Medical Service, New, New York International Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport, NBC News, FAA, CBS, Airlines, Alaska Airlines Locations: Tel Aviv, Newark, New, Windsor, New York, United, Israel, Gaza, San Francisco, Paris, Denver

☆ Boeing needs to be led by engineers, time is not on its side, Emirates Airline president says
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( Natasha Turak | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Boeing needs to be led by engineers if it wants to pull itself out of its current crisis, Tim Clark, the president of Emirates Airline, said in comments Wednesday. "To fix Boeing's issues the company needs a strong engineering lead as its head coupled to a governance model which prioritizes safety and quality," said Clark, who leads Dubai's flag carrier Emirates. Aviation analysts and former Boeing employees have criticized the company's reported sidelining of engineers in its senior management ranks. Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun will also step down at the end of 2024. "Whether, yet again, this changing of the guard will resolve Boeing's issues only time will tell, but time, unfortunately, is not on their side," Clark said.

Persons: Tim Clark, Max, Clark, Stan Deal, shakeup, Stephanie Pope, Dave Calhoun Organizations: Boeing, Emirates Airline, Alaska Airlines, Federal Aviation Administration, Justice Department, FAA, Max, Emirates, Machinists, Aviation, CNBC

☆ I've been a Southwest pilot for 33 years. The loneliness affects my mental health, but I've learned tricks for coping.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( Jen Glantz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Robert Graves started flying in the Air Force and has been a Southwest Airlines pilot for 33 years. On an average day, I'll pilot three to five flights. When I'm away as a pilot, I'm by myself, but when I'm back home, I'm a husband and a dad to four kids. I rarely know the other pilot I'm flying with. If that's the case, I'll spend the night grabbing dinner, going to the gym, taking a walk, or exploring the city alone.

Persons: Robert Graves, —, I'm, I've, Dale Carnegie, I'd, we'll, walkable downtowns, we're, That's, It's Organizations: Air Force, Southwest Airlines, Service, FAA Locations: layovers, Japan, Nashville, Baltimore, San Diego

☆ Analysts say Boeing CEO exit can help the company 'get back on track.' Here's where they see the stock going
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

BA YTD mountain Boeing stock has slumped more than 26% from the start of the year after the Alaska Airlines 737 Max controversy. Stifel The firm has a buy rating on Boeing stock with a $270 per share price target, or 41% upside from Monday's close. TD Cowen TD Cowen has a buy rating on Boeing stock with a $230 per share price target, or 20% above Monday's close. JPMorgan maintains an overweight rating on Boeing with a $230 per share price target, or about 20% above Monday's close. JPMorgan maintains an overweight rating on Boeing stock with a $230 per share price target, or about 20% moving forward.

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☆ Boeing's outgoing CEO says the company needs to 'slow down' after Alaska Airlines incident
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun told CNBC the company needs to slow down and put safety before speed. Calhoun announced Monday he will be stepping down from the planemaker by the end of the year. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementBoeing has been mired in a quality control crisis, and even the company's outgoing CEO says that it has a culture of rushing production. Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun announced in a letter to staff on Monday that he would be stepping down from the company by the end of the year.

Persons: Dave Calhoun, Calhoun, — Organizations: CNBC, FAA, Service, Boeing, Alaska Airlines Boeing, Max, Business

Boeing CEO David Calhoun will step down from the embattled plane maker at the end of the year as part of a broad management shakeup Monday after a series of mishaps at one of America's iconic manufacturers. Stephanie Pope, the company's chief operating officer for less than three months, has taken over leadership of the key division. Boeing has been under intense pressure since early January, when a panel blew off a brand-new Alaska Airlines 737 Max. Airline executives have expressed their frustration with the company, and even minor incidents involving Boeing jets have attracted extra attention. Pope, 51, was promoted to Boeing chief operating officer only in January.

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☆ Premarket stocks: Rate cut in June or July? What matters is the Fed wants to get started
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

[About 70% of investors now think a rate cut will occur in June, according to the CME FedWatch tool.] Goldman Sachs is currently predicting a 15% chance of recession over the next 12 months, down from 35% last year. Seeing that happen made us more confident that the Fed wouldn’t be forced to cause a recession in order to get inflation down. The reason we say 15% risk is because that is roughly the historical unconditional average. So a 15% recession rate is baseline for you, it will never go below that number?

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☆ United Airlines is facing tighter scrutiny and may have to pause expansion plans after several safety incidents like a tire falling off a plane
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The FAA is upping its oversight of United Airlines following a spate of safety events. A tire fell off a United Boeing 777 and another plane veered off the runway, among others. Bloomberg reports United is being stopped from approving new pilots and may not be allowed to add new routes. AdvertisementUnited Airlines is facing tighter scrutiny from the Federal Aviation Administration following a string of safety incidents. The moves could hamper the airline's "United Next" plan, which aims to expand its capacity with 800 new jets by 2032.

Persons: —, Sasha Johnson Organizations: FAA, United Airlines, United Boeing, Bloomberg, Service, Airlines, Federal Aviation Administration, Business, Boeing, Max, Houston Intercontinental Airport, Alaska Airlines

The American plane maker has been under intense pressure since early January, when a panel blew off a brand-new Alaska Airlines 737 Max midflight. Photos You Should See View All 60 ImagesTHE CRASHESThe bulk of criticism and investigations swirling around Boeing today center on the company's Max jets. Boeing agreed to pay $2.5 billion to settle a Justice Department investigation, admitting that employees misled regulators about the safety of the 737 Max. Last year, Boeing reported a problem with fittings on Max jets where the fuselage meets the vertical section of the tail. Also under investigation is what prompted the emergency landing in Wichita, Kansas, of a Denver-bound United Airlines flight in December.

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☆ Billionaires going to space aim to industrialize the moon, asteroids, and Mars. It's time to set some ground rules.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-23 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Read previewThe space business is in bloom and, so far, it's largely unregulated. Other space startups have ambitions including asteroid mining, in vitro fertilization (IVF) in space, and space hotels. As space startups and billionaires vie for a foothold on the moon and beyond, experts say governments probably need to start setting some ground rules. Seven of the world's 10 biggest commercial space operators are based in the US, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. AdvertisementIn another vein, last year Florida passed a bill to protect space companies and their owners from getting sued over spaceflight passenger death or injury.

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☆ FAA says future United projects ‘may be delayed’ due to increased oversight
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-23 | by ( Samantha Delouya | Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

“Due to recent safety events, the FAA is increasing oversight of United Airlines to ensure that it is complying with safety regulations; identifying hazards and mitigating risk; and effectively managing safety,” an FAA spokesperson said in a statement. The civil aviation authority’s stepped up oversight comes after a United Boeing 737-800 landed in Medford, Oregon, missing an external panel on March 15. In just the last month, another United Boeing plane spewed flames from an engine after taking off, one slid off the runway, one lost a wheel during takeoff and another trailed hydraulic fluid. The FAA did not specify what future projects may be delayed by its evaluation, but on Saturday, Bloomberg reported the agency is considering preventing United Airlines from adding new routes, curbing the airline’s growth. Last week, a LATAM Airlines Boeing plane flying from Sydney, Australia, to Auckland, New Zealand, suddenly plunged in midair, injuring some passengers as they were thrown to the cabin’s ceiling.

Persons: authority’s, ” United, ”, CNN’s Gregory Wallace, Chris Isidore, Pete Muntean Organizations: CNN, Federal Aviation Administration, United Airlines, FAA, United Boeing, Boeing, Bloomberg, United, ”, Alaska Airlines Boeing, Max, LATAM Airlines Boeing Locations: Medford , Oregon, United, Sydney, Australia, Auckland , New Zealand

☆ FAA to take a closer look at United after a series of incidents
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-22 | by ( Gregory Wallace | Samantha Delouya | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The Federal Aviation Administration will take a closer look at safety at United Airlines after a string of nearly a dozen incidents this month, the airline said in a memo Friday. While no passengers were injured, the incident was just one in a line of recent mishaps on United flights – all involving Boeing jets. In just the last month, another United Boeing plane spewed flames from an engine after taking off, one slid off the runway, one lost a wheel during takeoff, and yet another trailed hydraulic fluid. In a statement, the FAA said its “safety assurance system routinely monitors all aspects of an airline’s operation. Still, United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby has said he would look into the possibility of buying more jets from Airbus, Boeing’s European competitor.

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