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Boeing on track for most plane deliveries in a year since 2018

Travel NewsOctober 14, 202527Views

Boeing 737 Max planes sit at the airport in Renton, Washington. Leslie Josephs | CNBC Boeing delivered 55 aircraft to customers last month, putting it on track for its best year since 2018 as its production stabilizes and its executives eye increased output rates of its 737 Max cash cow airplanes. Forty…

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Avelo Airlines to buy 50 E2 jets from Brazil plane maker Embraer

An Embraer SA E190-E2 passenger aircraft stands on display on day two of the Farnborough International Airshow (FIA) 2018 in Farnborough, U.K., on Tuesday, July 17, 2018. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Brazilian airplane maker Embraer has landed its first U.S. sale of its efficient but slow-selling E2 jets with a…

October 7, 202524Views

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Air India Boeing plane with 242 aboard crashes at Ahmedabad in Gujarat

An Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images An Air India Boeing Dreamliner plane with 242 passengers and crew aboard crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad in western India, local officials and the carrier said Thursday. "The injured are being taken to the nearest hospitals," Air India…

June 12, 202533Views

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Plane tickets are getting cheaper as domestic travel demand weakens

Is a recession brewing in row 33? Airline CEOs this month warned Wall Street that passengers' appetite for domestic trips is coming in lighter than they had hoped when they set forecasts high at the start of 2025. On a series of earnings calls, they said the reasons range from President Donald Trump's whipsawing tariff…

April 28, 202552Views

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Boeing CEO pressed by Senate to detail plane maker’s recovery

Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg testifies before a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing about Boeing’s commitment to address safety concerns in the wake of a January 2024 mid-air emergency involving a new 737 MAX, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 2, 2025. Ken Cedeno | Reuters WASHINGTON — Boeing …

April 4, 202552Views

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FAA to restrict helicopter traffic near D.C. airport after plane crash

The air traffic control at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is pictured, in the aftermath of the collision of American Eagle flight 5342 and a Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into the Potomac River, as seen from Virginia on Jan. 30, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration will restrict helicopter…

January 31, 2025104Views

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American Airlines plane crash highlights concerns with U.S. airspace

Emergency response units search the crash site of the American Airlines plane on the Potomac River after the plane crashed on approach to Reagan National Airport on January 30, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images As rescuers continued retrieving bodies out of the frigid Potomac River on Thursday morning, the deadliest commercial…

January 30, 202592Views

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Putin apologizes to Azerbaijan over ‘tragic’ plane crash, but stops short of taking responsibility

A drone view shows emergency specialists working at the crash site of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane near the city of Aktau, Kazakhstan December 25, 2024. Azamat Sarsenbayev | Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin apologized to the president of Azerbaijan for the crash of the civilian airliner that killed 38 people, the Kremlin said Saturday, stopping short…

December 29, 202464Views

Yes, You Can Survive a Plane Crash: Tips from a Longtime Safety Expert

The airline crash survival rate is better than you might think. Technology has improved, but human behavior must too, says an industry authority. By now, we’ve all seen coverage of the horrific runway collision at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on January 2. Five crew members on one aircraft…

April 28, 2024167Views

What Happens if Somebody Dies on a Plane During a Flight?

A medical emergency occurs in the skies about once every 600 flights, according to a study that appeared in the New England Journal of Medicine. The most common maladies are fainting, respiratory problems, heart trouble, and nausea or vomiting. The study found that it's rare for an in-flight emergency to end in death, but the…

April 26, 2024191Views