US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued a preliminary accident report into the August 20, 2023, crash of Alaska Flight 1288, a Boeing 737-890 NG. The report says that Flight 1288 sustained damage when the left main gear collapsed while landing on runway 20R at ll:15 PM PDT.
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Boeing announced a 50 aircraft order from Vietnam Airlines on September 11, 2023. Vietnam Airlines is an existing Boeing customer with a history that includes leased Boeing 767s in the 1990s and a current fleet of 15 787 Dreamliners.
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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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Wisk Aero has announced a partnership with Japan Airlines (JAL) to introduce its self-flying, all-electric air taxi Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) services to Japan.
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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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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has released an updated blueprint for airspace and procedure changes to accommodate Urban Air Mobility (UAM) operations in the national airspace system [Video].
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