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Boeing receives FAA approval to start test flights of grounded MAX 737

The MAX 737 certification flights will be conducted by FAA pilots and are likely to be carried out in the Seattle area, where the aircraft is being manufactured

Flight testing for Boeing's tragedy-hit 737 Max could begin from today

Boeing's 737 Max has been grounded since March 2019 because of two deadly crashes

Covid-19: Boeing CEO sees slow air travel rebound, no dividend for 'years'

The comment was a signal that paying back debt and keeping up Boeing's manufacturing supply chain were bigger priorities than paying dividends for the foreseeable future

Airlines seek 6 month lease rent deferral, rates reduction to cut costs

Aircraft lease rentals account for around 15 per cent of an airline's overall expense and since these are paid in dollars are also subject to currency fluctuation.

Boeing planning to restart production of 737 MAX by May, says Report

Boeing ceased production of the jet in January as it struggled to win regulatory approvals and accrued a backlog of 400 undelivered jets

Boeing to separate 737 MAX wire bundles before return to service: Report

Boeing expects changes to take roughly one week per aircraft, but it will do some of the work as it goes through the process of removing aircraft from storage

Boeing to halt hiring, may sack staff on Coronavirus, jet grounding impact

A second industry source said job cuts were likely as the aviation industry is squeezed by plummeting travel demand and a safety ban on the 737 MAX after two fatal crashes hit the one-year mark.

US regulators will force Boeing to rewire faulty 737 MAX jets: Report

The order to modify the wiring would apply to the nearly 800 MAX planes already produced, including those already in the hands of airlines

Boeing 737 MAX crash was caused by plane design: probe report

Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 crashed in an open field six minutes after take-off from Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, killing 157 passengers and crew

Ethiopian draft report blames Boeing for 737 MAX plane crash: Report

The US National Transportation Safety Board has been given a chance to lodge concerns or propose changes

Boeing CEO points at predecessor's weak leadership for 737 MAX mess

A board member since 2009, Calhoun was named chairman in October when Boeing stripped Muilenburg of that role

SpiceJet stands by Boeing in tough time but expects reciprocity: Ajay Singh

Boeing is facing a "stressful time" and SpiceJet is there as a partner to stand by it in these tough times but "we expect reciprocity", the airline's chief Ajay Singh said on Tuesday. SpiceJet -- the lone domestic carrier that has now-grounded Boeing 737 MAX planes in its fleet -- has also placed a USD 22 billion order for aircraft with the US major. In 2019, Boeing 737 MAX planes were grounded worldwide in the wake of two fatal crashes involving the aircraft. SpiceJet grounded 13 such planes in March last year. Against this backdrop, Singh on Tuesday asserted that the airline has stood by Boeing. Participating in a panel discussion at the 'USIndia Forum: Partners for Growth' conference here, the SpiceJet Chairman & Managing Director said that at this time Boeing has a lot of problems and they are trying to get this plane flying. "At the same time, they are trying to compensate airlines... so it is a stressful time. "We are there as partners to stand by them through a tough time

Boeing finds debris in fuel tanks of many undelivered 737 MAX jets

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), when asked about the debris, said it could not confirm Boeing's numbers

737 MAX grounding: As Boeing sits idle, Airbus can't make jets fast enough

Airbus has been unable to take advantage of the shortfall at Boeing partly because it can't build planes fast enough

Boeing gives recommendations to US FAA on 737 MAX wiring concerns: Report

The US planemaker and FAA said last month they were reviewing a wiring issue that could potentially cause a short circuit on the grounded 737 MAX

At Singapore Airshow, sanitisers were more in demand than Boeing aircraft

Bosses at one US aerospace company were befuddled when they arrived at their corporate booth on Thursday morning to find it had been liberated of hand sanitizers

Compensation from Boeing over 737 MAX grounding key to SpiceJet operations

Incentives crucial for its survival as 737 MAX grounding stalls expansion plans

MAX 737: SpiceJet considering Boeing compensation offer for grounded planes

The no-frills carrier has been impacted by the grounding of its 13 Boeing 737 MAX planes since March last year as it is incurring various costs related to the aircraft

SpiceJet hopes its Boeing 737 Max aircrafts can start flying from June

The aircrafts from Boeing, which were expected as improved and more fuel efficient, were grounded in March 2019, according to reports, after two of the aircrafts crashed within five months

Boeing posts first loss in more than 22 yrs, 737 MAX costs climb to $19 bn

Boeing, which is producing the 787 Dreamliner at 14 aircraft per month, said in October it expects to lower the production in late 2020 to 12 per month, amid a drought of orders from China