Korean Airlines has joined a number of other Boeing 737 NG operators by grounding 13 of its jets due to pickle fork cracks. The South Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport (MOLIT) inspected 100 737NGs that are currently operating with the country’s airlines and subsequently found cracks in the pickle forks of 13 aircraft.
Boeing says it is "possible" regulators could give the all clear to resume deliveries of the grounded 737 MAX in December.
Jakarta, Indonesia – Indonesian low-cost operator Lion Air has found structural cracks on the pickle forks of two Boeing 737 NG jets with fewer take-off and landing cycles than the inspection threshold pointed out by the US Federal Aviation Administration. On Oct. 2, the FAA issued an airworthiness directive mandating inspections for Boeing 737 NG
The ATSB is calling for modifications to the Pratt & Whitney PW4000-100 series engine used on the Airbus A330 to be made mandatory.
Qatar Airways has announced that it would push back the retirement of its Boeing 777-300ER fleet due to the delay in the Boeing 777-9 deliveries. Qatar Airways currently has 48 Boeing 777-300ER in the fleet. The Qatari carrier plans to replace its all 777-300ERS with the Boeing’s new generation widebody jet Boeing 777X. The airline
Airlines and airports are expected to spend some US$61.4 billion on information technology and telecom in calendar 2019, new figures from SITA show.
