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 […]
Boeing reconoce un cargo de 4.900 millones de dólares en el segundo trimestre por la crisis del 737 MAX
Boeing anunció este jueves que tendrá que provisionar 4.900 millones de dólares para cubrir indemnizaciones por retrasos e inmovilizaciones del 737 MAX y otras consideraciones. Este cargo supondrá una reducción de 5.600 millones de dólares de impacto en los beneficios cuando publique los resultados del segundo trimestre de 2019 el próximo miércoles. Si bien la […]
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 […]
American extends Boeing 737 Max cancellations to November
American Airlines is extending cancellations of flights scheduled on the Boeing 737 Max through 2 November, matching moves by other major US airlines while regulators have set no date on when those aircraft could be cleared to return to service. American says it «remains confident that impending software updates to the Boeing 737 Max, along […]
American y United Airlines extienden hasta noviembre la cancelación de vuelos con el 737 MAX
American Airlines señaló que extenderá las cancelaciones de sus aviones MAX hasta el 2 de noviembre, dos meses después de lo que tenían planeado. En un comunicado, la aerolínea agregó que la decisión continuará afectando 115 vuelo diarios, «American Airlines sigue confiando en que las inminentes actualizaciones de software para el Boeing 737 MAX, junto […]
