El nuevo Boeing 787 Dreamliner para Egyptair voló a su base con biocombustible

Boeing entregó este martes el quinto Dreamliner 787 para la compañía Egyptair a través de un contrato de arrendamiento con AerCap. La aerolínea egipcia aprovechó un nuevo programa de Boeing y llenó su nuevo avión súper eficiente con biocombustible para el vuelo a casa, lo que subraya el impulso de la compañía para mejorar la […]

Boeing Reports $3.4 Billion Loss for Second Quarter as 737 Max Costs Rise

Boeing reported a $3.4 billion quarterly loss on Wednesday as costs related to its grounded 737 Max continued to rise. The company said it recorded $15.8 billion in sales in the quarter, down 35 percent from the same time a year earlier, in large part because it has stopped delivering the Max. Boeing also said […]

Korean Air encarga a Boeing 20 aviones B787 Dreamliner

La aerolínea Korean Air ha encargado a Boeing 20 aviones B787 Dreamliner, 10 del modelo 787-10 y otros 10 del 787-9, valorados en 6.300 millones de dólares, a precio de catálogo, junto con un acuerdo para arrendar otros 10 aviones B787-10 de Air Lease Corporation. La compañía cuadruplicará su flota Dreamliner ya que busca brindar […]

Alaska Airlines, technicians ratify final transition agreement

Alaska Airlines’ 900 Airbus and Boeing aircraft technicians, represented by the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA), have ratified a transition agreement and an integrated seniority list. This ratification vote will combine the Airbus and Boeing technicians into a single group, a crucial step in the Alaska-Virgin America merger, which was finalized in December 2016. According […]

Icelandair removes MAXs from flight schedule through October

Icelandair will keep the Boeing 737 MAX off its flight schedule through the end of October as uncertainty about when the grounded aircraft will return to service drags on. The Icelandic flag carrier has five MAX 8s and one MAX 9 in its fleet, all of which are grounded. Two of the 737-8s are owned […]

Southwest extends cancellations of 737 Max to November

Southwest Airlines is extending cancellations of flights scheduled on its Boeing 737 Max aircraft through 2 November, following a similar move by American Airlines as safety regulators continue reviewing Boeing’s updates to the aircraft. Customers whose flights are affected are being notified of their re-accommodated travel, the Dallas-based airline says in a statement. «By proactively […]

Boeing will incur $4.9 billion charge for some MAX-related costs

Boeing’s second-quarter earnings will include a $4.9 billion after-tax charge to cover some actual and estimated future expenses linked to the 737 MAX grounding, while a reduced production rate is driving up 737 costs and lowering margins, the company said July 18. The after-tax charge reflects “an estimate of potential concessions and other considerations to […]

United axes two more months of 737 Max flying from schedule

United Airlines has yanked Boeing 737 Max flights from its schedule for another two months until 3 November, a move United estimates will result in cancellation of another 5,000 flights. The decision makes United, which previously cut 737 Max flying through 3 September, the latest carrier to adjust its schedule in response to the grounding. […]

Jefe del proyecto 797 se encargará de crisis MAX

Mark Jenks, quien hasta ahora ha trabajado como líder en el proyecto del desarrollo de un nuevo avión de Boeing para el Nuevo Mercado Medio (NMA, por sus siglas en inglés), será el encargado de dirigir el programa de la familia 737 MAX, informó la compañía estadounidense en un memorando interno. El cambio de posición […]