Editorial: What a week for Greg Foran to start as Air NZ boss
EDITORIAL New Air New Zealand chief executive Greg Foran has started work the week that the airline industry faces a looming crisis in the coronavirus outbreak. On the day he started, the airline pulled outof its Shanghai service until the end of March and…
Grounded: The Backstory Behind Boeing’s Production Shutdown of MAX Aircraft
Boeing has announced it will halt production of the beleaguered B737-MAX series from January. Boeing’s announcement this week follows the grounding of the aircraft after two fatal crashes. After the first crash, of Lion Air in Indonesia in October 2018, people blamed poor maintenance and insufficient pilot training. When a…
bubmagFebruary 1, 2020
Commercial Aircraft Turbofan Engines Market Study, 2020
DUBLIN, Jan. 31, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Global Commercial Aircraft Turbofan Engines Market - Annual Review - 2020 - Key Trends, Issues & Challenges, Growth Opportunities, Force Field Analysis, Market Outlook" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.Research and Markets LogoThe Global Commercial Aircraft Turbofan Engines market is in a…
bubmagJanuary 31, 2020
Alaska Airlines Contemplates 2020 Fleetplan
Alaska Airlines is doing some soul searching on how to proceed with its mainline fleet. Fresh from the Airlines’ fourth-quarter 2019 earnings call, there are some clues on fleet direction.Alaska Airlines 737-800. Photo credit: Alaska Airlines.Alaska’s Current FleetAs of January 1, 2020, the Alaska Airlines fleet consists of 237 mainline…
bubmagJanuary 30, 2020
Boeing Reports Epic $4 Billion Revenue Miss, Announces $18.6BN in 737 MAX Costs, Cuts 787 Production; Stock Surges
If there ever was a “kitchen sink” quarter, Boeing just had it. Moments ago, the ailing US aerospace giant reported Q4 earnings which prompted traders to do a double take after revenues cratered by 37% Y/Y, down from $28.3BN a year ago, and nearly $4 billion below the Wall Street…
bubmagJanuary 30, 2020
Russell Coker: Links January 2020
C is Not a Low Level Language is an insightful article about the problems with C and the overall design of most current CPUs. Interesting article about how the Boeing 737Max failure started with a takeover by MBA aparatcheks . Interesting article about the risk of blood clots in space…
bubmagJanuary 30, 2020
Air New Zealand continues flying to China, company doctor reassures passengers
Air New Zealand has sought to reassure passengers about the safety on board its continued flights to Shanghai as other airlines halt or drastically scale back services to China because of the coronavirus. The Kiwi airline has posted a short video on its travel alerts page featuring its chief medical…
bubmagJanuary 29, 2020
Are We Due For Another Human Spaceflight Accident?
Members of the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident walk across in front ... of two solid rocket boosters and the external tank, Jan. 28, 1986. (AP Photo) ASSOCIATED PRESS If I Were A Young Astronaut Id Be Asking Some Tough Q…
bubmagJanuary 29, 2020
Boeing Reports Epic $4 Billion Revenue Miss, Announces $20BN In 737 MAX Costs, Cuts 787 Production; Stock Surges
If there ever was a "kitchen sink" quarter, Boeing just had it. Moments ago, the ailing US aerospace giant reported Q4 earnings which prompted traders to do a double take after revenues cratered by 37% Y/Y, down from $28.3BN a year ago, and nearly $4 billion below the Wall Street…
bubmagJanuary 29, 2020