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Embraer says it will be at least March 2020 before Boeing deal concluded
Embraer says it will be at least March 2020 before the proposed Boeing deal is concluded.
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Hawaiian Airlines celebrates 90 years of operations
/Hawaiian Airlines has celebrated the 90th anniversary of starting scheduled passenger flight with a special commemorative flight and community events.
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Korean Grounds 13 Boeing 737 NG Due to Pickle Fork Cracks
/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.
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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
/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
/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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