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FAA Chief to Fly 737 Max on Sept. 30 as Agency Approval Nears

The top U.S. aviation regulator plans to test fly Boeing Co.’s grounded 737 Max on Sept. 30 in an attempt to show an antsy public that proposed fixes will be safe, according to a person familiar with the plans.

September 25, 2020
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Amazon’s Drone Delivery Fleet Hits Milestone With FAA Clearance

Retail behemoth Amazon .com Inc. took a big leap toward delivering goods from the sky by becoming one of only a handful of companies certified by the U.S. government to operate as a drone airline.

August 31, 2020
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Boeing’s 2020 Gets Worse as Lost Max Orders Top 400

Boeing Co.’s lousy year got even worse in July, as lost orders for the grounded 737 Max topped 400 and the coronavirus pandemic stymied shipments of the 787 Dreamliner.

August 11, 2020
GovernmentBusinessSafety

FAA Spells Out Design Changes Needed in Grounded Boeing Jet

Federal regulators on Aug. 3 outlined a list of design changes they will require in the Boeing 737 Max to fix safety issues that were discovered after two deadly crashes that led to the worldwide grounding of the plane.

August 4, 2020
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FAA Warns 737s Sitting in Storage Are Corroding During the Pandemic

Boeing Co. 737 planes in storage because of the coronavirus pandemic are at risk of losing power in both engines when they fly again and must be inspected, aviation regulators said.

July 24, 2020
GovernmentSafety

FAA’s Failure to Cull Bad Pilots Cited in Fatal Atlas Crash

The fatal crash of a cargo plane last year was caused in part by the failure of the U.S. federal government to establish a reliable system of weeding out unqualified airline pilots, investigators concluded.

July 14, 2020
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Report: Boeing Fell Short in Disclosing Key Changes to Max

A government report says Boeing did not give regulators documents about changes it made in a key system blamed in two deadly crashes of its 737 Max jet, and that officials responsible for approving the plane did not know how powerfully the system could push the plane’s nose down.

July 1, 2020
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Boeing 737 Max Takes Off for Crucial FAA Test of Comeback Effort

A Boeing Co. 737 Max lifted off from a Seattle airfield with a U.S. Federal Aviation Administration pilot on board, the first of several flights to test whether the revamped jetliner is safe following two deadly crashes.

June 29, 2020
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US Regulators Order New Fix for Grounded Boeing Max Planes

U.S. safety officials will require all Boeing 737 Max airliners to be inspected for a manufacturing defect on engine coverings that they say could lead to loss of power during flights.

June 24, 2020
GovernmentBusinessTCA

FAA Eyes Places to Park Planes

The Federal Aviation Administration wants to know how much room the St. Louis Regional Airport has to park planes.

March 24, 2020