Southwest Airlines has been slow to evolve and frustratingly appears entrenched in a business model two decades past its prime. But a huge reason for the struggles at Southwest is the failure of Boeing to deliver aircraft on schedule....
How United Airlines Is Handling Passengers Afraid Of Boeing Airplanes
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Earlier this week I talked about the renewed focus on safety at United Airlines. As part of that effort, the carrier is guiding reservations agents on how to talk to passengers who may be afraid of stepping onto a...
The “If It’s Boeing, I’m Not Going” Canard
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Everyone has now become a junior aviation safety expert and the number of “if it’s Boeing, I’m not going” quips have become nauseating. What a luxurious world we live in… “If It’s Boeing, I’m Not Going” Hysteria As Led...
Passenger On Terrifying LATAM 787 Flight Talks About What Happened And His Conversation With Captain
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Earlier this week I wrote about the sudden and unexplained drop on a LATAM 787 flight from Australia to New Zealand. Particularly chilling was that a pilot purportedly told a passenger that the instrument control panels temporarily shut off....
Boeing Whistleblower Found Dead In His Car…
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John Barnett, a former Boeing employee turned whistleblower was found dead in his pickup truck on Saturday, with authorities attributing his death to suicide. His untimely death comes in the middle of a deposition stemming from Barnett’s lawsuit against...
Chilling: “Technical Incident” Sends Boeing 787 Into Sudden Dive
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A LATAM-operated Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner experienced a “technical incident” according to the airline while en route to Auckland, New Zealand, resulting in a sudden dive that sent dozens of passengers flying through the cabin and led to 50 injuries...
Damning NTSB 737 MAX 9 Report Is Actually Good News For Boeing
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While Boeing continues to lose credibility, this time via a damning report from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the news could have been much worse. Indeed, quality control issues are much easier to overcome than structural engineering deficiencies....
Emirates Chief Warns Boeing Is In “Last Chance Saloon”
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Continued safety concerns at Boeing have led to a loss of confidence and placed the aircraft maker in what the President of Emirates has called the “last chance saloon.” Crisis Of Confidence: Emirates Boss Says Boeing Has No More...
737 MAX 9 Cleared For Return To Service On Alaska Airlines + United Airlines
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The US Federal Aviation Administration has cleared the Boeing 737 MAX 9 to return to service and Alaska Airlines and United Airlines have now outlined their specific plans to return this aircraft to the skies. 737 MAX 9 Will...
FAA “Recommends” Boeing 737-900ER Inspections
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The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has recommended visual inspections of Boeing 737-900ER mid-exit door plugs, expanding the scope of the investigation after the mid-flight incident on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282. FAA Now Recommends Visual Inspections Of Boeing 737-900ER...
Boeing CEO Acknowledges “Mistake” But Doesn’t Say WHAT Mistake…
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Boeing CEO David Calhoun has admitted to a “mistake” concerning the Boeing 737 MAX 9 after last Friday’s incident on Alaska Airlines, but has not specified what that mistake was. It makes his entire set of remarks nothing short...
More Irregularities Revealed On Terrifying Alaska Airlines 737-9 MAX Flight
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New revelations about what occurred onboard Alaska Airlines flight 1282, operated by a Boeing 737-9 MAX, paint a more concerning picture of the terrifying incident that led to a nationwide grounding of this jet type for further inspections. Preliminary...
FAA Orders Grounding Of 737 MAX 9 Aircraft
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The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has ordered the grounding of select Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft to conduct safety inspections. FAA Order: Ground 737 MAX 9 Aircraft For Inspections The aircraft type was involved in a freak incident...
Pilots Fly 747 From Seattle To Pittsburgh…For A Sandwich
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I recently had the chance to try out the famed Primanti Brothers reuben sandwich and can now better understand why pilots at Boeing flew over 2,000 miles from Seattle to Pittsburgh…for lunch. Boeing Test Pilots Fly 747-8 From Seattle...
Donald Trump Calls Boeing 737 Max “Unattractive, Fat, And Slow”
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Speaking of Rosie O’Donnell the Boeing 737 MAX, former US President Donald Trump called the aircraft “unattractive, fat, and slow.” He further lamented that Boeing missed an opportunity by not updating the 757 aircraft instead. I find it terrific...
Why One 777X Model Isn’t Selling Well
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Sales of Boeing’s updated 777X line have been serviceable for the 777-9, but one model isn’t selling well at all and it’s prompting a rethink about the airframe. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit...
NASA, US Air Force Unveil Futuristic Boeing X-66A
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Over the coming decades, could we see a fundamental change in the way in which aircraft are constructed? NASA and the United States Air Force, in cooperation with Boeing, have unveiled a prototype they are calling the X-66A, an...
Nani: Hawaiian Airlines’ Luxe New 787 Business Class Suites
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Hawaiian Airlines is transforming itself from leisure to luxe in terms of its premium cabin product with a new business class seat set to debut on its Boeing 787 Dreamliner jets. Hawaiian Airlines Unveils Adient Aerospace Ascent Business Class...
BREAKING: Boeing’s Jeppesen Subsidiary Hit With Potential Ransomware Attack
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As a Boeing-owned Jeppesen outage enters a second day, Live and Let’s Fly has learned that the aviation and navigation services company may be suffering from a ransomware attack. Jeppesen – Boeing Ransomware Attack 2022 Jeppesen, a wholly owned Boeing...
First Boeing 737 MAX Flight In Mainland China Since 2019
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A MIAT Boeing 737 MAX has landed in China from Mongolia, representing the first commercial MAX flight on the Mainland since the aircraft was grounded in 2019. MIAT Operates First Boeing 737 MAX Flight To China Since 2019 MIAT...