The Boeing 777X completes first Takeoff

The brand new Boeing 777X took off from Paine Field (KPAE) around 1810Z. It is airborne as this time. www.flightradar24.com/BOE001/ (www.youtube.com) 기타...

Embraer considers developing a 70-seat turboprop aircraft to compete with ATR

Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer considers launching a turboprop aircraft program through the new joint venture established with its North American partner Boeing. (airlinerwatch.com) 기타...

Boeing schedules first 777X flight for 23 January

Boeing has scheduled the 777X’s maiden sortie for 23 January, an event that will finally kick off the revamped widebody’s delayed flight-test programme and potentially keep the airframer on track to begin deliveries in early 2021. Under the manufacturer’s current schedule, the 777-9 test aircraft should depart at around 10:00 Seattle time on the 23rd, although Boeing cautions that the timing “could change due to weather and other factors”. (www.flightglobal.com) 기타...

Boeing discovers issue with 737 Max flight computers, source says

Boeing's troubled 737 Max has run into a new glitch. During a recent technical review involving the Max, Boeing observed an issue with the plane's flight computers, according to a source familiar with the matter. The source said the issue is not related to the software revisions Boeing made to address the cause of two fatal crashes that killed 346 people, and would not occur during flight. The Max has been grounded since March following the second of those crashes. (www.cnn.com) 기타...

FAA says 737 Max could return sooner than Boeing said

New York (CNN Business) Just three days after Boeing warned airlines that they shouldn't count on the 737 Max flying again before midyear, the US Federal Aviation Administration said Friday it might move faster than that. FAA Administrator Steve Dickson spoke Friday with senior officials at Southwest (LUV), United (UAL) and American Airlines (AAL), the three US carriers that own the plane, to reiterate that the regulator hasn't set a timeframe for completion of certification work on… (www.cnn.com) 기타...

Air-Traffic Control Is in the Midst of a Major Change

Shift from radar to GPS should make tracking faster and more accurate, allowing more planes in the air. (www.wsj.com) 기타...

Trading halted after Boeing doesn’t expect regulators to allow the 737 MAX to fly until June

Boeing doesn’t expect regulators to sign off on the 737 Max until June or July, people familiar with the matter said Tuesday. That date is months later than the manufacturer previously expected. The delays pose another headache for carriers who have already missed one peak travel season without the planes. Shares of the aircraft manufacturer fell on the news, falling by more than 5% in the mid-afternoon before trading was halted. (www.airlive.net) 기타...