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Delta nearly joined its rivals in buying the troubled Boeing 737 Max
Boeing falls behind Airbus in deliveries as 737 MAX crisis bites
Airbus is on track to overtake Boeing in commercial plane deliveries for 2019 after outpacing its US rival at mid-year following the 737 MAX grounding, according to data released Tuesday. Boeing, which has halted deliveries of the top-selling plane since mid-March, reported 239 commercial plane deliveries in 2019 through the year’s midpoint, down 37 percent from the year-ago period. Airbus reported 389 deliveries for the same period, up 28 percent from the same period in 2018, according to data on its website.
Saudi carrier cancels troubled Boeing 737 order for Airbus
UPDATE 1-Ethiopian crash families criticise Boeing over donation plan
The families of victims of an Ethiopian air disaster on Thursday criticised Boeing’s plan to donate $ 100 million to unspecified charities and communities affected by two crashes, saying it was too vague and that families should have been consulted first. Some of the families said Wednesday’s announcement from the U.S. planemaker also triggered an avalanche of unwelcome phone calls from relatives and acquaintances who believed they had just received compensation. The crash of the Boeing 737 MAX jet came only five months after the same model of plane plunged into the sea off Indonesia.
Another critical software bug means the Boeing 737 Max still isn’t safe to fly
Boeing aims to finish software fix to 737 Max in September
U.S. regulator cites new flaw on grounded Boeing 737 MAX
Boeing shares hit as FAA finds new 737 MAX issue
Shares of Boeing tumbled Thursday, a day after US regulators identified a new issue in the Boeing 737 MAX that will likely slow the plane’s return to service following two deadly crashes. The issue — described by one aviation expert as “another black eye” for the 737 MAX — came as a major US airline again pushed back the timeframe for returning the planes to service and as Boeing faced fresh questions over its compliance with a 2015 US regulatory settlement intended to improve plane airworthiness. Boeing dropped 2.9 percent to $ 364.02, pushing the Dow into negative territory.
US FAA: Boeing must address new issue on 737 MAX
US regulators said Wednesday Boeing must address a new “potential risk” in the Boeing 737 MAX, further clouding the timeframe for resuming service on the planes after two deadly crashes. The Federal Aviation Administration “will lift the aircraft’s prohibition order when we deem it is safe to do so,” the agency said in an email. Boeing said the software fix for the 737 MAX that it has been developing for the last eight months does not currently address the matter.
UPDATE 5-U.S. regulator cites new flaw on grounded Boeing 737 MAX
WASHINGTON/SEATTLE, June 26 (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has identified a new risk that Boeing Co must address on its 737 MAX before the grounded jet can return to service, the agency said on Wednesday. The risk was discovered during a simulator test last week and it is not yet clear if the issue can be addressed with a software upgrade or will require a more complex hardware fix, sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. The FAA did not elaborate on the latest setback for Boeing, which has been working to get its best-selling airplane back in the air following a worldwide grounding in March in the wake of two deadly crashes within five months.
