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Boeing reports $11.9 bn annual loss after hit on 777X delay

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Jan 28^th 2021 |

Boeing closed the books on a bruising 2020 by announcing another unpleasant surprise on Wednesday: a $6.5 billion hit from delays to its new 777X plane that exacerbat...

EU regulator clears Boeing 737 MAX for flights

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Jan 28^th 2021 |

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and its UK counterpart on Wednesday cleared the Boeing 737 MAX to fly again in European skies, 22 months after the plane was grounded following two fatal crashes."Foll...

Warning light halts Boeing 737 MAX flight in Canada

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Mon, Jan 25^th 2021 |

Canadian airline Westjet on Friday cancelled a flight just prior to take-off after a warning light went off in the cockpit of the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft.The 737 MAX ...

Hunt for cockpit tapes after Indonesia jet crash

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Wed, Jan 13^th 2021 |

Bad weather forced scores of divers to temporarily suspend their hunt for a crashed Indonesian jet's cockpit voice recorder Wednesday, as investigators worked to read critical details on a flight data device that had...

Indonesia recovers first black box from crashed plane

AIR SECURITY | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Tue, Jan 12^th 2021 |

A black box from the crashed Indonesian passenger jet has been recovered, officials said Tuesday, a discovery that could offer critical clues to explaining why the pl...

Split Scimitar winglets approved for AEI's 737-800 freighter

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Dec 17^th 2020 |

Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) is the first conversion company to be given the go-ahead from the FAA to offer a 737-800 freighter equipped with the Split Scimitar Wingle...

Boeing scores first 737 MAX order since grounding

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Fri, Dec 4^th 2020 |

Boeing on Thursday picked up its first major order for the 737 MAX since the aircraft was grounded for 20 months following two fatal crashes, as Irish no-frills airline Ryanair signed a deal to acquire 75 of the plan...

Safe trip? Aboard the revamped Boeing 737 MAX' 1st public flight

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Dec 3^rd 2020 |

Will this plane land safely?That question was very much on the minds of the 87 passengers on the revamped Boeing 737 MAX's first public flight Wednesday following a 2...

GAMECO's first 737-800BCF aircraft is ready

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Nov 19^th 2020 |

GAMECO (Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Co.) celebrated its first 737-800BCF conversion on November 9. The conversion was also completed in just four months on October 15, several days ahead of schedule. ...

Aeronautical Engineers won a contract initially intended for Boeing

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Nov 19^th 2020 |

Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) signed a conversion contract with CargoAir for two 737-800SF aircraft. AEI specifies that the Bulgarian cargo airline initially signed ...

APOC Aviation acquires five CFM56-7B engines

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Nov 19^th 2020 |

APOC Aviation has entered into an agreement with a leading North American carrier to acquire five CFM56-7B engines. Three of the engines have already been delivered and the other two should be delivered soon. The ...

US regulators clear Boeing 737 MAX to fly again

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Wed, Nov 18^th 2020 |

US regulators on Wednesday cleared the Boeing 737 MAX to return to the skies, ending its 20-month grounding after two fatal crashes that plunged the company into crisis. The Federal Aviation Administration said the...

MRO: AEI's first B737-800SF to be converted by China-based HAECO Xiamen

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Oct 8^th 2020 |

AEI (Aeronautical Engineers) has just been entrusted with a fourth conversion of a Boeing 737-800 into a full freighter aircraft by Aviation Holdings III Investments. ...

MRO: A new customer for Triumph in Asia

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Oct 8^th 2020 |

Triumph Group announces that it has won a new contract from a Turkish airline for the maintenance of the wheels of 25 of its Boeing single-aisle aircraft fleet. This is a "Power-by-Event" type repair contract (fixe...

China Eastern to retrofit all its Boeing 737NGs with Thales transponders

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Sept 24^th 2020 |

Only four months after SF Airlines, China Eastern Airlines chose Thales and ACSS (Aviation Communication & Surveillance Systems), its joint venture with L3Harris Techn...