Pegasus Airlines Boeing 737-800 skidded off runway at Sabiha Gökçen Airport

PEGASUS BOEING 737 SKIDDED OFF RUNWAY AT SABIHA GÖKCEN AIRPORT IN ISTANBUL

ISTANBUL, TURKEY – A Pegasus Airlines Boeing 737-800 (reg. TC-CCK) skidded off a runway this morning at Istanbul’s Sabiha Gökçen Airport. As a result, all flights in and out the airport are halted. Flight PC747 departed from Sharjah International Airport in the United Arab Emirates at 5:27 AM local time and landed at 09:09 AM local time at Istanbul’s Sabiha Gökçen Airport, when it slid … Continue reading PEGASUS BOEING 737 SKIDDED OFF RUNWAY AT SABIHA GÖKCEN AIRPORT IN ISTANBUL

WestJet B737 skidded off runway at Halifax Airport

A WESTJET BOEING 737 HAS SKIDDED OFF RUNWAY AT HALIFAX AIRPORT

GOFFS, CANADA – A WestJet Boeing 737-800 skidded off a runway at Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) on the peninsula Nova Scotia in Canada. The accident occured in a snow storm on Sunday. There were no injuries. Flight WS248 from Toronto to Halifax landed on Sunday morning around noon on runway 14 with 172 passengers and seven crew members on board, when it skidded off … Continue reading A WESTJET BOEING 737 HAS SKIDDED OFF RUNWAY AT HALIFAX AIRPORT

Boeing has fired its CEO Dennis Muilenburg

BOEING FIRES ITS CEO DENNIS MUILENBURG

SEATTLE – Boeing has fired its chief executive Dennis Muilenburg on Monday. The CEO’s handling of the aircraft manufacturer’s 737 MAX crisis had angered airlines, lawmakers, regulators and victims’ families. Muilenburg is held responsible for the company’s worst crisis in its 103-year history, since two 737 MAX aircraft crashed in October 2018 in Indonesia and in March 2019 in Ethiopia, killing 346 people. The aircraft … Continue reading BOEING FIRES ITS CEO DENNIS MUILENBURG

Boeing halts production of 737 MAX

BOEING WILL TEMPORARY HALT PRODUCTION OF TROUBLED 737 MAX IN JANUARY

SEATTLE – In January Boeing will temporarily halt production of its troubled 737 Max aircraft, the aircraft manufacturer said. Production of the aircraft had continued despite of the aircraft type being grounded worldwide for 9 months after 2 fatal accidents. As a result Airlines must therefore cut their network and no new aircraft will be delivered for months, which means that 400 MAXs are now … Continue reading BOEING WILL TEMPORARY HALT PRODUCTION OF TROUBLED 737 MAX IN JANUARY

Jet2 B737 aborted landing during Summer storm

VIDEO – SPECTACULAR ABORTED LANDING OF JET2 BOEING 737

After a rocky approach, a Jet2 Boeing 737 touched down for a moment with its rear landing gear, but was forced to abort the landing during a Summer storm earlier this year. Not the season you would expect these conditions. Last Summer a storm raged over parts of the UK and The Netherlands with extreme crosswinds and dangerous gusts; pilots even reported some windshear. In … Continue reading VIDEO – SPECTACULAR ABORTED LANDING OF JET2 BOEING 737

United B737 Star Wars Livery

UNITED REVEALES ITS B737 WITH STAR WARS LIVERY – FLY THE FRIENDLY GALAXY

HOUSTON, TEXAS – Exciting news for avgeeks and Star Wars fans in the U.S. and around the world; United Airlines has introduced a new special member to its fleet. After ANA, Virgin Atlantic and LATAM, United now also has an aircraft painted in a special Star Wars livery. United joins forces with ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ to offer their customers an unforgettable Star … Continue reading UNITED REVEALES ITS B737 WITH STAR WARS LIVERY – FLY THE FRIENDLY GALAXY

WestJet Boeing 737 MAX 8

THE BOEING 737 MAX WILL FLY AGAIN THIS SUMMER

SEATTLE – The Boeing 737 MAX will probably fly again in August this Summer. According to the Seattle Times, the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) will give permission at the end of May to put the grounded 737 MAX back into service. Due to 2 fatal accidents with the Boeing 737 MAX, the aircraft type was grounded worldwide last March. Aircraft manufacturer Boeing has since been … Continue reading THE BOEING 737 MAX WILL FLY AGAIN THIS SUMMER

B737 MAX 8

NO NEW 737 ORDERS FOR BOEING FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 7 YEARS

CHICAGO – For the first time in 7 years Boeing ended a month without new orders for the 737 series. Since March 13 of this year the entire fleet of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft has been grounded, due to 2 tragic accidents within 5 months. On March 10 – this year – a 737 MAX from Ethiopian Airlines crashed, after an aircraft of the same … Continue reading NO NEW 737 ORDERS FOR BOEING FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 7 YEARS

Boeing 737 MAX 8

EUROPEAN UNION SUSPENDS BOEING 737 MAX FLIGHTS AFTER ETHIOPIA CRASH

COLOGNE – The Boeing 737 MAX must remain on the ground throughout the European Union for the time being. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is not taking any risk and suspended all flights today, following the Ethiopia crash last weekend that killed 157 people. Switzerland said that it will follow the EASA. It’s the biggest setback yet for the U.S. aircraft manufacturer. The … Continue reading EUROPEAN UNION SUSPENDS BOEING 737 MAX FLIGHTS AFTER ETHIOPIA CRASH

Ethiopian Airline B737 MAX 8

ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES B737 MAX 8 CRASHED AFTER TAKE OFF FROM ADDIS ABABA AIRPORT

ADDID ABABA – Ethiopian Airlines has just confirmed in a press release this morning at 11:00 AM (Local Time) that its Flight ET302 – from Addis Ababa to Nairobi – crashed today around the city of Bishoftu (Debre Zeit). There were no survivors. The aircraft – a Boeing 737-800 MAX – with registration number ET-AVJ took off at 8:38 AM (5:38 UTC) from Addis Ababa … Continue reading ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES B737 MAX 8 CRASHED AFTER TAKE OFF FROM ADDIS ABABA AIRPORT