Huge Chaff Cloud That Lit Up Radars As It Drifted Across The Midwest Remains A Mystery

Yesterday, meteorologists, and anyone else watching weather radar in southern Illinois, southwestern Indiana, and western Kentucky, noticed an unusual formation drifting through the area. Although evidence remains limited, this was likely a burst of chaff released from a U.S. military aircraft, but there is still no clear explanation as to why the plane released the radar-reflecting countermeasures in this particular area. (www.thedrive.com) 更多...

United CEO Declines Need for Additional Boeing 737 MAX Training

During a conference on Wednesday to discuss new international routes out of San Francisco, the CEO of United Airlines made his first public comments on the safety of the 737 MAX. His comments came over a month after Lion Air Flight 610 crashed into the Java Sea on Oct. 29, 2018. (airlinegeeks.com) 更多...

Red tape, funding problems hamper Lion Air black box search

Weeks of delays in the search for the second ‘black box’ may complicate the task of explaining how 189 people died when the Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX crashed into the Java Sea on Oct. 29. (uk.reuters.com) 更多...

Robo-737 pilot Is here!

Aurora Flight Sciences, now Boeing, is working on a robot that can fly an airplane. The Robotic Copilot is a concept development program to insert new automation into existing multi-crew aircraft to enable operations with reduced onboard crew. The objective of the program is to create a portable and extensible hardware and software toolbox introducing of new levels of automation across a wide variety of military and civilian aircraft that ultimately reduce crew requirements. (www.youtube.com) 更多...

WestJet co-operating with predatory pricing probe by Competition agency

WestJet Airlines Ltd. says it is co-operating with a probe by Canada's competition watchdog following accusations of predatory pricing from a competitor. (www.ctvnews.ca) 更多...

Boeing launches business jet capable of world's longest flight

Boeing has unveiled its newest line of business jets, which the company says will allow VIP travelers to fly non-stop between "any two cities on earth." (www.cnn.com) 更多...

Boeing delivers first China-completed 737 Max

Boeing marked a key milestone in its relationship with China’s aviation industry today, delivering the first aircraft from its 737 completion and delivery centre in Zhoushan. The hand-over, undertaken in conjunction with joint-venture partner Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC), involved a 737 Max 8 for Air China, registration B-1178. The aircraft was built on Boeing’s 737 assembly line in Renton, Washington, but completion was undertaken at the Chinese facility in Zhoushan. (www.flightglobal.com) 更多...