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An American Airlines flight heading from Washington, D.C. to Key West, Florida was diverted to Baltimore after a possible bird strike.

American is the latest U.S. carrier to detail reduced pilot hiring plans, slashing new hires by roughly 40% in 2024 compared to last year.

With more flights cancelled, the US aviation regulator has said it will require another round of inspections before it will consider putting the jets back in service.

The U.S. aviation regulator on Friday extended the grounding of Boeing 737 MAX 9 airplanes indefinitely for new safety checks and announced it will tighten oversight of Boeing itself after a...

WASHINGTON: The US aviation regulator on Friday (Jan 12) extended the grounding of Boeing 737 MAX 9 airplanes indefinitely and announced it will tighten oversight of Boeing itself after

The US aviation regulator has extended the grounding of Boeing 737 MAX 9 airplanes indefinitely and announced it will tighten oversight of Boeing itself after a cabin panel broke off a new jet in mid-flight.

Under more stringent supervision, the regulator will audit the Boeing 737 MAX 9 production line and suppliers and consider having an independent entity take over from Boeing certain aspects of certifying the safety of new aircraft that the FAA previously assigned to the planemaker

With more flights cancelled, the US aviation regulator has said it will require another round of inspections before it will consider putting the jets back in service.

WASHINGTON — The US aviation regulator on Jan 12 extended the grounding of Boeing 737 Max 9 airplanes indefinitely and announced it will tighten oversight of Boeing itself after a cabin panel broke off a new jet in mid-flight. As United Airlines and Alaska Airlines cancelled flights through Jan 16, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) also said it will require...

WASHINGTON: The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Friday it will intensify oversight of Boeing after a panel broke off a new jet in mid-flight, and the agency’s chief Mike Whitaker sees “other manufacturing problems” at the largest US planemaker.