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The door plug that blew off an Alaska Airlines MAX 9 jet this month was removed for repair and reinstalled by Boeings mechanics at its Renton assembly line, the Seattle Times reported on Wednesday,...

Boeing declined to comment on details that are under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board. The report follows an earlier one from Reuters that said Boeing has a key role in installing and checking the part, made by fuselage supplier Spirit AeroSystems, which was spun off from Boeing in 2005. Sources told Reuters that Boeing typically removes the panel and replaces it, while a source familiar with Boeing's standard industrial processes insisted Boeing only adjusts or r...

Boeing declined to comment on details that are under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board. The report follows an earlier one from Reuters that said Boeing has a key role in installing and checking the part, made by fuselage supplier Spirit AeroSystems, which was spun off from Boeing in 2005. Sources told Reuters that Boeing typically removes the panel and replaces it, while a source familiar with Boeing's standard industrial processes insisted Boeing only adjusts or r...

Airbus Helicopters saw a 9% increase in net orders last year but deliveries rose fractionally as the civil market struggled to recapture pre-COVID levels, the company said on Tuesday. ...

Airbus Helicopters saw a 9% increase in net orders last year but deliveries rose fractionally as the civil market struggled to recapture pre-COVID levels, the company said on Tuesday. The world's largest commercial helicopter manufacturer said it had won 393 net orders in 2023, up from 362 a year earlier, or 410 gross orders before adjusting for cancellations. The helicopters unit of planemaker Airbus said orders were lifted by military demand, notably a contract for up to 82 H145M light ...

(Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has recommended airlines operating Boeing 737-900ER jets inspect door plugs to ensure they are ...

French engine maker Safran said on Friday it had begun wind-tunnel tests for its "RISE" technology project, a radical jet engine design for the next generation of medium-haul jets. Safran and its partner GE Aerospace are testing the building blocks for an open-bladed jet engine able to reduce fuel use and emissions by 20% from the middle of next decade. Positioned as a possible successor to the "LEAP" model used on the Boeing 737 MAX and about half of competing Airbus A320n...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Boeing will add more quality inspections for the 737 MAX after a mid-air blowout of a cabin panel in an Alaska Airlines MAX 9 earlier

Boeing does not typically make adjustments to the type of panel involved in last week's 737 MAX 9 blowout unless factory tests reveal a problem, a source familiar with Boeing's industrial process said on Friday. Sources told Reuters last week Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems sends semi-completed fuselages from its factory to Boeing with the special panel, which replaces an optional emergency exit, fitted but not completed. Those sources said Boeing workers usually remove the panel,...

Aerospace is hiring more workers and expanding capacity to secure its production plans as demand returns to pre-COVID levels, Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury said on Friday. There is more...