Boeing is reportedly set to embark on a hiring spree as it prepares to reintroduce grounded 737 MAX aircraft from mid-2020.
Boeing is in talks with 737 MAX customers to fund simulator training once the aircraft is allowed to fly again by global regulators.
Boeing found debris that could potentially cause safety risks in 70 per cent of its grounded 737 MAX aircraft – far higher than the previous estimate of simply “several”.
Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce has hinted he could use the airline's status as the world’s safest to negotiate a cut-price deal to buy Boeing’s troubled 737MAX when it returns to service.
Aircraft manufacturer Boeing has reported an annual loss of $636 million in 2019, the first negative result in more than two decades.
Boeing has pushed back first delivery of its 777-X program from mid-2020 to early 2021 due to flight-testing delays caused by ongoing engine issues and more recently, a door blowing off during stress testing. A new flight-compliant GE9X engine was delivered to Boeing in August after durability problems, discovered during testing late in northern hemisphere summer, centered on the
