Tag: Boeing
NEWS Jan 01, 2026 ATC ‘Keep Your Speed Up’ Instruction Preceded United 737 MAX 8 Houston Runway Excursion Freshly released investigative documents from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) have shed new light on the March 8, 2024, runway excursion involving a United Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8. The report highlights a critical sequence of events in which Air Traffic Control (ATC) instructions, the pilot's perception of runway conditions, and a high-speed exit manoeuvre converged to send the aircraft into the grass at George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH). Read More →
STORIES Dec 24, 2025 HEKLA: Icelandair Retires Hekla Aurora After 31 Years in the Skies On October 12, 2025, TF-FIU flew its final flight, taking 140 passengers on a scenic tour around Iceland. The final service graced travelers from as far as Singapore with two hours of the island’s most beautiful sights as a final sendoff for 31 years in the skies. Watch videos from the final flight and learn why this aircraft left such a lasting legacy. Read More →
ROUTES Dec 16, 2025 Oman Air Returns To Singapore After Nine Years with New Boeing 737 MAX Service Oman Air Returns To Singapore After Nine Years with New Boeing 737 MAX Service. It will resume nonstop service to Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) starting July 2, 2026, restoring a vital link between the Sultanate and Southeast Asia that was suspended in 2017. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Dec 15, 2025 When Will the Boeing 777X Enter Service? Delays, Certification, and 2027 Outlook The Boeing 777X was meant to be the crowning achievement of modern wide-body aviation: a folding-wing giant capable of carrying more passengers more efficiently than any twin-engine jet in history. Instead, the program has become a case study in aerospace endurance. Read More →
ROUTES Nov 13, 2025 LOT Polish Airlines Announces New Route to San Francisco LOT Polish Airlines has announced a new direct route from Warsaw to San Francisco, enhancing connectivity between Europe and a major U.S. technology hub. This route presents significant opportunities for both business and leisure travelers alike. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Nov 05, 2025 Big Wings, Bigger Job: How the Dreamlifter Keeps Boeing's Assembly Lines Moving In modern aircraft manufacturing, it's common for different components to be built in factories scattered across the globe. Bringing these parts together for final assembly can pose significant logistical challenges, especially when the factories are separated by thousands of miles. Enter the Boeing Dreamlifter: a fleet of four specially-modified Boeing 747s designed to solve this very problem. Read More →
NEWS Sep 22, 2025 United 757 Diverts Twice with Engine Problems, Forced to Remain Grounded in Shannon, Ireland Passengers on a United Airlines flight were left baffled this week when their Boeing 757 was forced to make a double diversion before it was grounded in Ireland. Read More →
NEWS Aug 06, 2025 Alaska Airlines Launching 787 Service to London, Rome Alaska Airlines is sharpening its aspirations to become a more premium long-haul airline. The carrier announced two new transatlantic routes launching in the Spring of 2026 alongside a new brand identity that will be sported by its growing fleet of Boeing 787s. Read More →
NEWS Dec 29, 2024 Second Jeju Air Landing Gear Failure Forces Boeing 737 to Make Emergency Diversion in South Korea As recovery efforts are underway for the flight that crashed yesterday, December 29th, another aircraft of the same airline made an "emergency diversion" today, December 30th, due to a landing gear issue. Read More →
NEWS Oct 27, 2024 Inside Air New Zealand’s Secret First Class A look at Air New Zealand's secret first-class cabin onboard a leased Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. Read More →