Boeing 787s to be turned off and on every 51 days to prevent ‘potentially catastrophic failure’

Boeing’s 787 airliners will soon have to be turned off and on again at least every 51 days to prevent ‘several potentially catastrophic failure scenarios’.  A directive from the US government will force the planes to be shut down regularly to avoid glitches in the on-board computer systems.  If left for too long without being … Read more

Inside Aeroflot’s Moscow training facility where MailOnline has a lesson in a Boeing 737 simulator

‘Keep pushing the nose down, bank to the left a little, now keep straight, keep straight, keep straight!’ Crash. It’s my first time attempting to land a plane and I’ve just clipped the top of some trees before the view out of the windscreen goes totally blank. MailOnline Travel’s Jennifer Newton is shown the ropes … Read more

Boeing hit with more delays for 737 Max after wiring is deemed unsafe

Boeing hit with more delays for 737 Max after regulators rule plane’s wiring is unsafe By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 9 March 2020 | Updated: 00:11 GMT, 10 March 2020 Boeing suffered another blow in its efforts to get its 737 Max jet back into service after regulators ruled some … Read more

NASA unsure if Boeing has to conduct another Starliner test flight before taking humans to space

NASA’s uncertainty over Starliner astronaut capsule made clear as Boeing is told to take 61 ‘corrective actions’ after failed mission sent craft into wrong the wrong orbit Boeing will have to address 61 corrective actions outlined by NASA  The mandate comes after a botched mission from Starliner late last year  NASA has yet to say … Read more

Boeing skipped a software test on Starliner before its aborted launch in December

Boeing skipped a crucial software test on Starliner that could have identified an issue that caused the craft to enter the wrong orbit The integration test may have identified a software glitch before launch The bug forced Starliner to abort a mission to the ISS in December NASA approved the flight despite Boeing failing to … Read more