Aviation

Bloomberg At least three airlines have conducted inspections on the grounded Boeing Co 737 Max concerning an issue that could damage some engine parts. The possible buildup of carbon around fuel nozzles prompted manufacturer CFM International to recommend that some operators examine and potentially replace those components of the Leap-1B models used on the Max. American Airlines Group Inc and ...

Bloomberg A new, long-delayed 88-passenger jet from Japan may finally be the right plane at the right time. More cities in Asia and Europe are seeking to link up with each other and the global air travel network. The Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ), the first airliner built in Japan since the 1960s, began certification flights last month in Moses Lake, ...

Bloomberg Boeing Co’s factory in North Charleston, South Carolina, one of two plants that produces the 787 Dreamliner, has faced problems with production and oversight that create a safety threat, the New York Times reported. The Times cited a review of internal emails, corporate documents and federal records, as well as interviews with more than a dozen current and former ...

Bloomberg Jet Airways India Ltd, the second local carrier to ground its entire fleet in the past decade, is casting a shadow on India’s booming aviation sector. Once the nation’s biggest airline by market value, Jet Airways’ shares nosedived by a record 31 percent in Mumbai after saying it would suspend operations on a “temporary” basis as it ran out ...

Bloomberg Boeing is working through the final steps before asking US regulators to review an update for anti-stall software linked to two fatal 737 Max accidents, an early milestone to lifting a global grounding of its best-selling jet. But there are many steps in the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) assessment of the proposed fix, and that process could stretch well ...

Bloomberg US aviation accident investigators have opened a probe into how an American Airlines plane struck a runway sign while taking off from New York’s John F. Kennedy International airport, forcing the plane back to the airport where it landed safely. The plane, an Airbus SE A321 headed for Los Angeles carrying 102 passengers and eight crew members, hit the ...

Bloomberg A board of pilot experts appointed by US aviation regulators has reviewed Boeing Co’s proposed software fix for the grounded 737 Max aircraft and concluded that pilots won’t need additional simulator training once the plane is returned to service. The report by a Federal Aviation Administration Flight Standardization Board is an important first step in reviewing the still-unfinished upgrade ...

Bloomberg Jet Airways India Ltd suspended operations after the cash-strapped carrier that once ranked as the nation’s biggest by market value failed to secure a bailout. The Mumbai-based company has taken a decision to halt flights on a “temporary” basis from Thursday, it said in a statement, when the last service was scheduled to take place. “Since no emergency funding ...

Bloomberg Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd intends to deploy Airbus SE A321neo planes scheduled for delivery starting 2020 on Chinese routes, part of a plan that will help the carrier manage costs while expanding and upgrading its network. Through the use of data technology and more fuel-efficient aircraft, Cathay has managed to increase its revenue per seat mile by about 7 ...

Bloomberg Deutsche Lufthansa AG shares dropped as Europe’s largest airline reported a first-quarter loss that was 80 percent higher than the average analyst estimate. The stock fell as much as 5 percent after Lufthansa posted an adjusted loss before interest and tax of 336 million euros ($380 million). The figure was worse than any of 12 earnings estimates and came ...