DB Schenker, the freight transportation and contract logistics arm of German rail operator Deutsche Bahn AG, is the latest company to feel the downstream effects of the shutdown of Boeing Co.’s 737 MAX production line. Schenker Inc. in Wichita, Kansas, notified the state this week that it plans to lay off 255 workers, according to […]
Southwest Airlines is the latest carrier to describe how the loss of capacity from the 737 MAX grounding is eating into profits.
The infection from the Boeing 737 MAX crisis is spreading through the aviation sector, hurting airlines, suppliers and their employees.
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Boeing estimates regulators won’t lift the 737 MAX grounding until mid-year, at the earliest, which means the production line might not restart until 2021.
Boeing delivered 380 planes last year, less than half of rival Airbus.
Pushing back reintroduction of the 737 MAX into airline schedules has become a predictable routine. American Airlines now says it won’t start flying the plane until June 4. Let’s see if that holds.
Boeing has a new CEO who is tasked with restoring a culture of safety and shoring up the bottom line, but suppliers are now having to cut overhead to deal with the halt in production for the 737 MAX.
For the second time in five weeks, the Federal Aviation Administration is proposing a multi-million dollar penalty against Boeing for allegedly installing improperly manufactured components on the wings of some of its 737s. The latest penalty proposal, announced by FAA late Friday afternoon, is $5.4 million for allegedly installing noncomforming slat tracks on approximately 178 […]
Airbus is expanding its aircraft manufacturing operations on Boeing’s home turf.
Boeing’s troubles keep mounting with the 737 MAX, but there are indications that regulators may be able to clear the plane for flight again in a few months.
Boeing is in crisis management mode over the 737 MAX grounding and it cost CEO Dennis Muilenburg his job on Monday.
United Airlines is the most of aggressive of U.S. airlines in pushing back return-to-service of the 737 MAX as the fallout from the MAX grounding continues.
The chill felt in Southwest Airlines’ fourth quarter financial report won’t be weather-related, but because of the 737 MAX.
Boeing is like a boxer on the ropes. The latest body blow is having to suspend production of the 737 MAX while it undergoes further safety reviews.
The rolling delays for airlines to add the 737 MAX to their schedules continue, with an announcement by American and Southwest saying it got Boeing to pay it compensation for the grounded aircraft.
Boeing Co. and the FAA are under intense scrutiny from Congress in the wake of the 737 MAX crashes. The House T&I Committee held its fifth hearing on the subject Dec. 11 in effort to tighten FAA certifications.
When it rains it pours and Boeing Co. could use an umbrella. Now the FAA is piling on with its own complaint against the airplane maker.
United Airlines continues to build more of its fleet around Airbus aircraft with an order for 50 narrow-body A321s.
