United Airlines’ Boeing 737 Max 9 inspections turn up loose bolts

United Airlines’ Boeing 737 Max 9 inspections turn up loose bolts

A United Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft lands at San Francisco International Airport on March 13, 2019 in Burlingame, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images United Airlines has found loose bolts on door plugs of several Boeing 737 Max 9 planes during inspections spurred when a panel of that type blew off an Alaska … Read more

What travelers need to know

What travelers need to know

The fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 Boeing 737-9 MAX, which was forced to make an emergency landing with a gap in the fuselage, is seen during its investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in Portland, Oregon, U.S. January 7, 2024. NTSB/Handout via REUTERS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A … Read more

5 things to know before the stock market opens Monday

5 things to know before the stock market opens Monday

Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day: 1. A bumpy beginning 2. Boeing woes continue Boeing shares dropped in premarket trading Monday, after the FAA grounded about 171 of the company’s 737 Max 9 planes. The agency grounded the aircraft for inspections after a panel blew out … Read more

Boeing stock slide 8% in premarket trading after FAA grounds 737 Max 9s

Boeing stock slide 8% in premarket trading after FAA grounds 737 Max 9s

A United Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft lands at San Francisco International Airport on March 13, 2019 in Burlingame, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Shares of Boeing fell in premarket trade Monday, as markets digested the news that the Federal Aviation Administration had ordered a temporary grounding of dozens of Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft. … Read more

Boeing 737 Max failure on Alaska Air flight invites renewed scrutiny

Boeing 737 Max failure on Alaska Air flight invites renewed scrutiny

Boeing’s new 737 MAX-9 is pictured under construction at their production facility in Renton, Washington, Feb. 13, 2017. Jason Redmond | Reuters Boeing‘s plan to get back on solid footing after a series of quality flaws in its best-selling jet suffered a near-disastrous blow Friday when a plane panel blew out during an Alaska Airlines … Read more

United Airlines to ground Boeing 737 Max 9 planes after panel blew off Alaska Air flight

United Airlines to ground Boeing 737 Max 9 planes after panel blew off Alaska Air flight

A United Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft lands at San Francisco International Airport on March 13, 2019 in Burlingame, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images United Airlines is preparing to ground dozens of its Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft for inspections, a day after a panel blew out of an Alaska Airlines flight, according … Read more

Boeing urges inspections of 737 Max planes for ‘possible loose bolt’

Boeing urges inspections of 737 Max planes for ‘possible loose bolt’

The Boeing 737 MAX aircraft is displayed at the Farnborough International Airshow, in Farnborough, Britain, July 20, 2022. Peter Cziborra | Reuters Boeing is urging airlines to inspect 737 Max planes to look for a “possible loose bolt” in the rudder control system, the latest quality issue to affect the manufacturer’s best-selling jetliner. The manufacturer … Read more

Airlines are feeling the impact of the Israel-Hamas war

Airlines are feeling the impact of the Israel-Hamas war

An Etihad Airways Boeing 787-9 “Dreamliner” aircraft displays Israeli and Emirati flags after landing upon arrival from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, on the company’s first scheduled commercial flight from Abu Dhabi, on April 6, 2021. JACK GUEZ | AFP | Getty Images DUBAI, United Arab Emirates … Read more

Thanksgiving air travel set for records in test for airlines

Thanksgiving air travel set for records in test for airlines

Travelers wait in line to check in for their flights at a Delta Airlines ticket counter at Orlando International Airport during the busy Christmas holiday season on December 28, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. Paul Hennessy | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Airlines expect record travel demand this Thanksgiving. Executives say they’re prepared for the hordes. … Read more

Airlines shave minutes off flight times with faster boarding, new tech

Airlines shave minutes off flight times with faster boarding, new tech

Passengers make their way through the terminal as they travel ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday at Washington Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia, on Nov. 22, 2023. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters In air travel, minutes matter. A few moments could be the difference between making and missing a connection for passengers — and could avoid … Read more