Boeing
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Podcasts a Plenty: New DOT Rules and A Broad Look at American’s Sales and Distribution Plans
It’s time for a two-fer! First up, we have a new Cranky Talk episode for the first time in awhile. Dave was…
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Boeing Announces New 797 to Replace the 737 Family
After more than 50 years, Boeing has finally announced plans to cancel the Boeing 737 program. The company is going to launch…
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A New Cranky Talk is Live – Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 and the Boeing 737-9 Max
Listen on Apple, Spotify, direct, or wherever you get your podcasts. Airplanes having problems? Seems like a good reason for Dave and me…
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A Confusing Series of Events Following the Boeing 737-9 MAX Losing Its Plug Door
What a week it’s been in the airline industry. First there was the Japan Airlines A350 landing on a Dash-8, and now, we…
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Boeing Gets Closer to Delivering Its New Flagship, the 777X
The long-delayed 777X has long felt like something far off and irrelevant. I knew I’d pay attention to it eventually, but it…
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Why Boeing Needs an Act of Congress Or Something Worse to Get the MAX 7 and 10 Aircraft Flying
As a general rule, if you need an act of Congress to make sure you don’t lose billions of dollars, then you…
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Qatar Bets Big on Boeing, Cargo
It’s been a long time since we’ve seen an airline put its full faith in Boeing, but Qatar has recently done just…
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Boeing is In Regulatory Hell, Struggling to Deliver New Aircraft
The 737 MAX certification travesty quite literally has left blood on the hands of both Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),…
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Allegiant’s Turn Toward Boeing Isn’t as Dramatic As You Might Think
Allegiant and Boeing announced last week that the airline would buy 50 737 MAX aircraft with options for another 50. On the…
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American Faces a Widebody Shortage, Cuts Summer Capacity
By all accounts, next summer should be a barnburner of a travel season over the Atlantic. Airlines are making plans to ramp…
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3 Links I Love: No Shutdown, China Inches Closer, Avianca Wins the Race
This Week’s Featured Link President Biden Announces New Actions to Protect Americans Against the Delta and Omicron Variants as We Battle COVID-19 this Winter…
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United Prepares For Massive Growth in More Ways Than One With Big Aircraft Order
The long-rumored new aircraft order is now official, and on the surface it may not seem very surprising. This order, however, is…