An off-duty pilot correctly identified the problem the crew was facing and guided them to disable the flight control system in order to save the plane, Bloomberg reported. » Read More
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao on Tuesday sent a memo to Calvin Scovel, inspector general of the department, formalizing the request. » Read More
Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg restated the aircraft maker's commitment to safety on Monday night, and he again pledged to provide a software update and training to pilots related to the 737 Max airliner. » Read More
Transport Canada is re-examining the validation it gave Boeing's 737 Max jets, following reports of a U.S. probe into the aircraft's certification by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Canadian Transport Minister Marc Garneau said on Monday.
French accident investigator BEA said Monday that black box data recovered from a crashed Ethiopian Airlines plane show "clear similarities" to another Boeing 737 Max crash in October.
Southwest Airlines and a union representing its mechanics could be on the verge of ending a bitter, long-running labor dispute that has triggered hundreds of flight cancellations and raised safety concerns.
The Department of Transportation inquiry is focused on a safety system suspected of factoring into the crash of a Lion Air flight, The Wall Street Journal says.
The Federal Aviation Administration is set to approve Boeing's fix to its anti-stall software in 10 days, sending shares of the airplane manufacturer higher.
Despite recent controversy surrounding aircraft manufacturer Boeing after Sunday's crash of a new 737 Max Ethiopian Airlines plane, Cathay Pacific's CEO said Thursday the airline is "very happy" with its Boeing fleet.
"You can't go out there and start grounding aircraft and cause a disruption in air travel and business around the United States and around the world based on emotion," Rep. Garret Graves, R-La., tells CNBC.