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Bloomberg | January 08, 2024

Boeing issues Max 9 inspection memo in step to ungrounding jets

Boeing Co. took the first step toward returning its grounded 737 Max 9 jetliners to service, issuing guidance to airlines on the inspections required following a mid-air structural failure late last week.

Space still available to attend record-breaking AirCargo 2024 Conference

AJOT Newsroom | January 08, 2024 | Air Cargo | Freighters

The three-day conference is on track to exceed last year’s attendance after all-time-high early registration numbers and exhibition hall officially sells out

St. Louis Downtown Airport sees growth in 2023; momentum expected to continue into 2024

AJOT Newsroom | January 08, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airports

$422 million economic engine will welcome continued expansion and new jobs this year

Frontier Airlines commemorates record December and holiday period operational performance

AJOT Newsroom | January 08, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems tumbles after plane blowout

Bloomberg | January 08, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Lufthansa makes offer to clinch EU nod for €325 million ITA deal

Bloomberg | January 08, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Boeing slumps after panel blowout leads to partial 737 grounding

Bloomberg | January 08, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Emirates’ Clark says blowout illustrates Boeing’s quality lapses

Bloomberg | January 08, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Emirates President Tim Clark, a powerful voice in the aviation community as the biggest buyer of widebody aircraft, said the accident on a Boeing Co. 737 Max aircraft on Jan. 5 marks a setback for the manufacturer just as it seeks to improve operations.

Alaska drops after Max jet grounding, flight cancellations

Bloomberg | January 08, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

The airlines, regulators taking action on Boeing 737 Max 9

Bloomberg | January 08, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

The accident on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 on Jan. 5 has thrust Boeing Co.’s 737 Max plane — by far its most popular aircraft and its biggest source of revenue — into the spotlight again.

Indonesia temporarily grounds Boeing 737-9 Max

Bloomberg | January 08, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Boeing Max grounding goes global as carriers follow FAA order

Bloomberg | January 08, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

The grounding of Boeing Co.’s 737 Max 9 quickly gathered pace, with carriers from the US to Panama to Turkey pulling the model from service for inspections after a fuselage section on a brand-new Alaska Airlines jet blew out during flight.

Key piece of Boeing 737 found in hunt for clues on plane blowout

Bloomberg | January 08, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

US air-safety officials retrieved the fuselage panel that blew off during an Alaska Airlines flight on Jan. 5, as authorities begin piecing together evidence to learn what led to the sudden decompression on the almost-new Boeing Co. 737 Max 9 aircraft.

IPhone survives 16,000-foot fall from Alaska Air flight

Bloomberg | January 08, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

China expects record air travel demand in Lunar New Year holiday

Bloomberg | January 08, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Cathay Pacific to reduce flights through to end of February

Bloomberg | January 07, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Alaska’s operational hit from Max grounding seen akin to a storm

Bloomberg | January 07, 2024 | Air Cargo

For all the negative attention that Alaska Airlines has received, grounding its 737 Max 9 jets may have little more impact to the carrier’s operations than a bad winter storm.

NTSB seeks public’s help locating door from Alaska Air blowout

Bloomberg | January 07, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

The National Transportation Safety Board appealed to the public to help locate the missing door that suffered a blowout on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 as the agency began the process of finding out what went wrong.

The airlines and regulators taking action on Boeing 737 Max jets

Bloomberg | January 07, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Boeing CEO’s comeback plan for 2024 takes a blow five days in

Bloomberg | January 07, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Wrongly drilled holes, loose rudder bolts, and now a fuselage section that ejected during flight on a brand-new aircraft, leaving terrified passengers exposed to a gaping hole in the cabin at 16,000 feet (4,900 meters).

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