SpaceX capsule Dragon approaches the ISS (Photo: AP) After months of uncertainty, two astronauts stuck aboard the International Space Station (ISS) since June finally received their transport that will bring them home next year, thanks to the arrival of a SpaceX capsule on Sunday, as per the Associated Press.SpaceX launched the rescue mission on Saturday,…
DALLAS: Boeing plans to freeze hiring and reduce travel and is considering temporary layoffs to save cash during the factory workers’ strike that began last week, the company told employees Monday. The company said moves, which include reduced spending on suppliers, were necessary because “our business is in a difficult period.” Chief Financial Officer Brian…
Boeing Co likely didn’t deliver any 777 freighters during the first quarter, adding to its cash woes at a time when 737 Max handovers are sluggish amid heightened government scrutiny.The planemaker as of last week had 11 newly built “gliders” — an industry term for finished aircraft that are lacking engines — stashed in and…
A video of the incident shows the ripped engine cover flapping in the wind. New Delhi: Boeing has landed in trouble again after the engine cover of a Boeing 737-800 plane fell off during takeoff and struck its wing. The aircraft, part of the Southwestern Airlines fleet, was originally headed to Houston with 135 passengers…
Alaska Air Group said on Thursday that Boeing has paid an initial compensation of about $160 million in the first quarter to address the financial hit the airline took due to temporary grounding of 737 MAX 9 jets. The payment is equivalent to the lost profits resulting from an accident and grounding in Q1, Alaska…
TOKYO: Japan Airlines said Thursday that it is buying 42 airplanes from Boeing and Airbus as part of a drive to boost its international and domestic operations.The firm said it would “introduce a total of 21 Airbus A350-900 aircraft from Airbus, along with 11 A321neo aircraft, and 10 Boeing 787-9 aircraft from The Boeing Company,…
U.S. aeronautics giant Boeing, facing increased scrutiny after a series of safety incidents and manufacturing issues, is directing employees to take “immediate actions” to improve operations, according to a message the company sent to its workforce on March 12. The guidance, from Boeing’s head of commercial aviation Stan Deal, comes after an audit by the…
“Raising production rates will be very tough to achieve. You’re not making hand phones.” Singapore: Boeing and Airbus struck deals to sell billions of dollars’ worth of planes at this week’s airshow in Singapore, but supply chain disruptions mean they may struggle to deliver them on time, analysts said. Plane makers are already behind in…
The awardees, comprising university students and early-stage startups, are working to reduce costs and improve convenience of accessibility products, and other fascinating areasMadurai-based twins Raman and Lakshmanan found a young girl in their locality with a congenital hearing impairment. To treat her, the girl’s parents had to sell their ancestral property. The money they received…
NEW DELHI: Boeing and Airbus will “at some stage have to consider” setting up final assembly lines in India given the potential for air traffic growth in India, Union commerce minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday. And it is not due to the order for over 1,100 planes worth $140 billion at list price the…
