Tag: Boeing
Boeing Anticipates New 737 MAX Software Deployment
Boeing has said it will deploy a 737 MAX software enhancement across the fleet in the coming weeks, incorporating feedback received from their customers....
149 Passengers, 8 Flight Crew Members Dead in Ethiopian Airline Crash
All passengers on board an Ethiopian Airlines jet that crashed shortly after take-off on Sunday have died, the airline says. It stated that 149...
Rolls-Royce Withdraws from Engine Competition for New Midsize Airplane Platform
Rolls-Royce has decided to withdraw from the current competition to power Boeing’s proposed middle of the market – or New Midsize Airplane (NMA) –...
SAHCO Acquires new Ground Handling Equipment
Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO) Plc is set to improve its operations with the acquisition of state-of-the-art ground handling equipment worth of N1 billion.
Some...
Boeing Sets New Airplane Delivery Records, Expands Order Backlog
Boeing delivered 69 737 airplanes in December and set a new annual record of 806 deliveries in 2018, surpassing its previous record of 763...
Nigeria’s airlines fly Africa’s oldest planes, Dana’s aircraft 28 years old
Nigeria’s commercial airlines have the oldest aircraft fleet in Africa, with the age of an aircraft in one of the airlines, being 28.1 years,...
AIB Releases Four Final Reports, Issues Safety Recommendations to FAAN, NCAA
The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has released four accident and serious incident reports, which occurred in the country between July 2004 and August 2015.
This...
Boeing, United Airlines Announce Order for Nine 787-9 Dreamliners
Boeing and United Airlines has announced the carrier is expanding its 787 Dreamliner fleet again with a new order for nine 787-9 airplanes, the longest-range...
Boeing, Cathay Pacific to Donate World’s 1st 777 to Aviation Museum
Boeing and Cathay Pacific has announced that they are donating the first-ever Boeing 777 airplane to the Pima Air & Space Museum in Arizona,...
Boeing Forecasts Unprecedented 20-Year Pilot Demand as Operators Face Pilot Supply...
Boeing recently released its 2018 Pilot & Technician Outlook and the projection puts demand for 790,000 pilots over the next 20 years. This represents...