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Thursday, 21 March 2019

Times Online

• Boeing shows why regulators are not a hindrance but a strength [Subscription]Too big to fail is a problem usually associated with the banking industry. But could it also be a factor in the growing scandal engulfing Boeing? It’s too early to say for sure what caused Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 to crash six minutes after take-off from Addis Ababa on March 10 but the country’s transport minister has already stated that it had clear similarities with the fate of another Boeing 737 Max 8, a Lion Air flight that crashed shortly after take-off in Indonesia last year.
• The Times view on the 737 Max disasters of Ethiopian Airlines and Lion Air: Boeing’s Crisis [subscription]Evidence is mounting that a faulty software system may have crashed two planes

City AM

• Boeing Embraer joint venture ready for take off as leadership team namedBoeing has named two executives to head up its proposed $4.2bn (£3.2bn) joint venture with Brazilian aerospace firm Embraer.

Aviation Industry

• DOT secretary Chao asks for IG review of 737 MAX certification processUS Department of Transportation (DOT) secretary Elaine Chao on March 19 requested the Department’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) initiate a probe to review the process FAA used to certify the Boeing 737 MAX as safe prior to the two fatal crashes in Ethiopia and Indonesia. read more
• New owner Intro Aviation to make Corsair fleet changes The new majority shareholder of French long-haul focused airline Corsair, Intro Aviation, plans to revamp the carrier’s fleet, switching to an all-Airbus formation and increasing the fleet to 13 aircraft by 2023 to reduce costs and drive growth. read more
• US carriers shuffle aircraft to cover gaps by grounded MAXsUS operators with Boeing 737 MAXs are shuffling aircraft assignments and canceling flights to address gaps created by grounded MAXs, and may have enough flexibility to keep the ramifications of a short-term grounding minimal. read more
• ANA receives first A380; plans to double capacity to HawaiiAll Nippon Airways (ANA) received its first of three Airbus A380s March 20, which the carrier plans to use to double capacity between Japan and Hawaii. read more
• Air Belgium to assist British Airways on long-haul sectorsBritish Airways (BA) has brought in assistance on another route as it seeks to cope with the continuing disruption caused by problems with its Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines. read more

Other News Sources

• View from the street: Heathrow need to put the brakes onHeathrow wants to expand its operations to fly over areas with little aviation activity at present, including over north west London.