Qantas flight lands with damaged tyre & wing; Accidentally sells business class tickets at 85% discount

Qantas flight lands with damaged tyre & wing; Accidentally sells business class tickets at 85% discount

Passengers and pilots aboard a Qantas flight from Rome experienced an unexpected incident involving tyre damage. On August 24, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner took off from Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci Airport heading to the West Coast of Australia. During the take-off, a piece of the plane’s tyre tread separated and punctured the right wing. Despite … Read more

Boeing Lost Track Of Hundreds Of Bad Parts And Put Some On 737 Maxs, Whistleblower Says

Boeing Lost Track Of Hundreds Of Bad Parts And Put Some On 737 Maxs, Whistleblower Says

A quality inspector at Boeing has alleged that the airplane-making giant mishandled and lost track of hundreds of faulty parts, and some of them even ended up installed on new 737 Max airplanes. It’s just the latest in a long line of alleged misconduct from the company. I Need A Sleek And Fast Car To … Read more

Tesla Shareholders Rush To Sue Elon Musk Before The Company Moves To Texas

Tesla Shareholders Rush To Sue Elon Musk Before The Company Moves To Texas

Good morning! It’s Friday, June 14, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Tesla’s Cybertruck Has Finally Arrived 1st Gear: Tesla Faces Lawsuits In Delaware Blasting Elon Musk’s Behavior Elon Musk … Read more

turbulence: Twelve injured as Qatar Airways Dublin flight hits turbulence, airport says

turbulence: Twelve injured as Qatar Airways Dublin flight hits turbulence, airport says

Twelve people travelling on a Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Ireland were injured during a bout of turbulence, Dublin Airport said on Sunday, adding that the plane landed safely and as scheduled. Flight QR017, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, landed shortly before 1 p.m. Dublin time (1200 GMT), the airport said. “Upon landing, the aircraft … Read more

The FAA Is Investigating Boeing’s 787 Now Too

The FAA Is Investigating Boeing’s 787 Now Too

The Federal Aviation Administration is once again probing Boeing after the aircraft maker told the safety regulators it may have skipped some required inspections involving the wings of some 787 Dreamliners. That is, uh, not ideal. In a statement, the FAA said Boeing disclosed this issue back in April, and now the agency is looking … Read more

Airbus lifts A350 rate, highlighting edge over Boeing

Airbus lifts A350 rate, highlighting edge over Boeing

Airbus SE will further increase production of its advanced A350 widebody jet as the planemaker benefits from surging demand for long-distance travel and the crisis engulfing arch-rival Boeing Co.The European planemaker is moving to a rate of 12 A350 jets a month by 2028, superseding previous plans to reach 10 by 2026, it said as … Read more