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Grounded Boeing 737 MAX aircraft at Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington State. (Wikimedia Commons/SounderBruce)

Boeing says 737 MAX deliveries could resume in December 2019

Boeing says it is “possible” regulators could give the all clear to resume deliveries of the grounded 737 MAX in December.

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Boeing In a Pickle – Lion Air Identifies Pickle Fork Cracks in 737 NG’s

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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

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Electric Dreams – Ionic Flight and The Elimination of Moving Parts in Aircraft

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Dawn of the silent, clean, ion machine. Who knew that we’d be looking for the same qualities in both aircraft and roommates?

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Malaysia Airlines Airbus A330-300 9M-MTM powered by Pratt & Whitney PW4000-100 engines. (Wikimedia Commons/Alec Wilson)

ATSB safety recommendation on Pratt & Whitney A330 engine mods

The ATSB is calling for modifications to the Pratt & Whitney PW4000-100 series engine used on the Airbus A330 to be made mandatory.

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Qatar Airways Pushes Back Retirement of Boeing 777-300ER

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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

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A file image of an airport checkin area. (SITA)

SITA says airports, airlines to increase IT spend

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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.

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