The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued an Airworthiness Directive (AD) covering the Boeing 737 MAX, advising airlines to limit the use of engine anti-ice in dry air conditions. The FAA said that using the system for more than five minutes, “can result in engine inlet cowl temperatures exceeding design limits when not in visible moisture.”
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Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, which is designed to carry NASA astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS), has faced another delay in its first crewed flight test. The launch, which was scheduled no earlier than July 21, 2023, has been postponed indefinitely due to two safety issues discovered during reviews last week.
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Ryanair, Europe’s largest airline, announced on Tuesday that it will buy up to 300 Boeing 737 MAX 10 aircraft, the largest variant of the 737 MAX. The aircraft is behind schedule on its certification with a schedule that continues to slip. The deal includes 150 firm orders and 150 options, with deliveries expected between 2027 and 2033.
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Boeing has warned that a production problem with some 737 MAX jets will affect the delivery of a “significant number” of planes and reduce the available seats for airlines this summer.
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Boeing (BA) delivered 130 airplanes in the first quarter of 2023, slightly ahead of its European rival Airbus (AIR), which delivered 127 jets, according to data released by both companies on Tuesday. This is the first time since 2018 that Boeing has outperformed Airbus in quarterly deliveries, signaling a recovery for the U.S. planemaker after years of setbacks.
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The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has denied a protest filed by Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, challenging the award of a lucrative Army helicopter contract to Bell Textron, Inc. The contract, worth up to $7 billion, is for the development of the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA), a new vertical lift aircraft that will replace the UH-60 Black Hawk utility fleet.
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