A Silk Way West Airlines Boeing 747-8 operating a cargo flight from Mexico City to Houston ended up approaching Dallas Fort Worth at 5,000 feet with critically low fuel. Despite being told they could not reach Houston, the pilots requested to continue, prompting a Houston controller to declare an emergency and divert the aircraft.
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FAA certifies Boeing 737-7 for commercial service, clearing deliveries to Southwest Airlines and expanding the 737 MAX family.
United Airlines rejects Boeing 777X purchase rumors as Boeing advances certification and Emirates waits for future deliveries.
Boeing has absorbed another $280 million loss on the VC-25B Air Force One program, taking its total out-of-pocket charges past $3 billion. The company says the added spending covers extra production and certification resources needed to keep the first fully equipped presidential jet on track for delivery in 2028, more than three years later than originally planned.
Boeing’s 777-9 program has reached another important certification milestone after its seventh flight-test aircraft completed its maiden flight, taking the program beyond 4,800 flight-test hours.
Boeing has completed the final planned certification flight for its 737-10, marking a significant milestone in the development of the largest member of the 737 MAX family.
Boeing expects GE9X engine deliveries to resume as 777-9 certification progresses toward planned customer deliveries.
FAA proposes Boeing 737 MAX seat inspections after improper installations raised passenger safety and emergency evacuation concerns.
Emirates (EK) president Tim Clark expects Boeing to seriously examine a stretched version of the 777X, provisionally described as a 777-10, as the Dubai-based carrier waits for its long-delayed first 777-9.
Air India upgrades Boeing 787 Dreamliners after FAA safety directive on door assist handles with no operational impact.