Air Freight News
The airlines and regulators taking action on Boeing 737 Max jets
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…
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Boeing CEO’s comeback plan for 2024 takes a blow five days in
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…
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FAA orders temporary grounding of some 737 Max jets after mishap
The Federal Aviation Administration ordered the temporary grounding and inspections of some Boeing Co. 737 Max 9 aircraft, a day after a fuselage section on…
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US braces for high-stakes decisions over Houthi sea strikes
The US and its allies have weighed striking Yemen’s Houthi militants after telling them to either halt their attacks on ships in the Red Sea…
Oil sets 3% weekly gain on Libyan outages, Middle East attacks
Oil posted a weekly advance, bolstered by output disruptions in Libya and increased tensions in the Middle East.
Chinese official visits Myanmar to discuss trade, phone scams
China’s vice foreign minister Sun Weidong visited Myanmar to meet with military leader Min Aung Hlaing about clamping down on telecommunication scams and promoting trade,…
Blowout on 737 Max seen as likely caused by manufacturing issue
The fuselage section that ripped away from a Boeing Co. 737 Max jet midflight on Friday reflects a design feature in use for many years,…
United pulls some 737 from service for checks amid Alaska mishap
United Airlines Holdings Inc. has temporarily pulled a handful of the Boeing Co. 737 Max 9 variant from service to conduct emergency inspections following an…
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Driverless truck companies plan to ditch human copilots in 2024
Driverless trucks with no humans on board will soon cruise Texas highways if three startup firms have their way, despite objections from critics who say…
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Brazil’s export boom rekindles memories of past commodity bonanza
Brazil’s exports proved so strong in 2023 that they are rekindling memories of the commodities bonanza that briefly catapulted Latin America’s largest economy to unusually…