Credit to Author: Nicolas Zart| Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2019 19:19:17 +0000
There is just not enough time to keep up with urban air mobility (UAM) news these days. Keeping up with the stories is almost impossible. So, here is a roundup of exciting electric UAM news
Credit to Author: Nicolas Zart| Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2019 16:07:04 +0000
Some big news this week is that Boeing and Porsche have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to look into the “premium” electric vertical takeoff & landing (eVTOL) aircraft market. Porsche says it wants to design a premium eVTOL aircraft and Boeing has aerodynamic expertise — hence the connection. The news introduces a few key turning points with both automakers and aviation. Both of these companies are established players and are feeling the media heat from aviation and road vehicle startups. I’m excited because I’ve been waiting for the convergence of road and air for the past three years
Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2019 20:31:30 +0000
We’ll start seeing specific large-impact clear-air turbulence incidents attributed in part to climate change in the coming years, some regions of the globe will have worse impacts than others and newer planes will be better able to ride it out
Credit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2019 22:57:52 +0000
Boeing said Wednesday that it will provide an “initial investment” of $100 million over several years to help families and communities affected by two crashes of its 737 Max plane that killed 346 people.
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Read moreCredit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2019 22:33:57 +0000
PARIS – Boeing is selling its 737 Max planes again.The company announced at the Paris Air Show on Tuesday that International Airlines Group, the parent company of British Airways and other carriers, signed a letter of intent for 200 Boeing 737 aircraft.
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Read moreCredit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2019 02:12:23 +0000
Boeing announced Sunday that some of its medium-haul 737s, including the 737 MAX 8, could have a defective wing part, but that there had been no reports of flight issues linked to the defect.
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Read moreCredit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 19 May 2019 03:10:18 +0000
Boeing acknowledged Saturday it had to correct flaws in its 737 MAX flight simulator software used to train pilots, after two deadly crashes involving the aircraft that killed 346 people.
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Read moreCredit to Author: eestopace| Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2019 12:32:04 +0000
More families of victims of the Lion Air crash in Indonesia are suing Boeing Co. after its chief executive apologized.
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Read moreCredit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Sun, 07 Apr 2019 23:38:07 +0000
WASHINGTON — American Airlines is extending by over a month its cancellations of about 90 daily flights as the troubled 737 Max plane remains grounded by regulators.
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Read moreCredit to Author: cbibe| Date: Tue, 02 Apr 2019 23:24:05 +0000
More bad news for Boeing: the US Air Force said it had halted for a second time the acceptance of new KC-46 tankers due to quality issues.
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