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Updated Jan. 15, 2024 12:03 am ETBEIJING—Boeing’s long-awaited delivery resumption of its 737 MAX jets to China faces fresh delays after the Alaska Airlines incident, as the plane maker was poised to benefit from the thaw in U.S.-China relations.China Southern Airlines, one of several Chinese carriers with undelivered MAX jets, has been readying to receive Boeing’s planes as early as January, people familiar with the matter said. Now the airline is planning to conduct additional safety inspections on those aircraft…

Jan. 13, 2024 10:00 am ETA wind and power transmission project, called the largest of its kind in the country, has raised $11 billion in financing, kicking off a year when many utilities are expected to step up much-needed spending on the power grid.Pattern Energy Grouphas started construction on its SunZia project, a wind farm in central New Mexico, where more than 900 wind turbines will generate over 3,000 megawatts of clean energy. A 550-mile transmission line will bring the power to some three million people in…

Outsourcing worried engineers and sparked battles over quality before a door plug blew out on an Alaska Airlines plane midflight. Outsourcing worried engineers and sparked battles over quality before a door plug blew out on an Alaska Airlines plane midflight. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful…

Jan. 11, 2024 12:53 pm ETFederal regulators have formally notified Boeing that it is being investigated following an incident with its 737 MAX 9 plane.The Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday that it had notified Boeing of the investigation, which will determine if the company failed to ensure products were safe and met approved designs.Copyright ©2024 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 Jan. 11, 2024 12:53 pm ETFederal regulators have formally notified Boeing…

Listen to article(1 minute)The two most important letters at the world’s biggest technology trade show are A and I.Among the scores of gadgets on display at CES in Las Vegas this week, hundreds if not thousands claim to be enhanced by artificial intelligence. For starters, there are:Copyright ©2024Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 Listen to article(1 minute)The two most important letters at the world’s biggest technology trade show are A and I.Among the scores of…

Updated Jan. 9, 2024 5:07 pm ETBoeing CEO David Calhoun said the company needs to acknowledge its mistake as the aircraft maker reels from a door-plug failure that has resulted in roughly 170 of its planes being grounded and spooked its customers. “We are gonna approach this—No. 1—acknowledging our mistake,” Calhoun said Tuesday in an address to employees just days after the incident on an Alaska Airlines flight. “We’re gonna approach it with 100% and complete transparency every step of the way.”Copyright ©2024Dow Jones…

After an emergency exit-sized hole opened in the side of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 at 16,000 feet, a separate chaotic episode erupted when the cockpit door mysteriously flew open.That meant the pilots were subjected to the deafening wind and noise from the back of the plane—and also made the cockpit accessible to anyone inclined to try to force their way in.Copyright ©2024Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 After an emergency exit-sized hole opened in the side of…

It has been more than two days since Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 made an emergency landing after a section of the aircraft ripped off midair, leaving a hole in the plane at 16,000 feet. Here’s what we know so far about an investigation that officials from the National Transportation Safety Board opened into the incident.At this point, the probe is focused on the Alaska incident and not on a broader set of aircraft, such as separate versions of the 737 MAX or other planes. The focus could change as evidence surfaces about…

The Federal Aviation Administration has approved procedures for airlines to inspect their grounded 737 MAX 9 jets, clearing the way for the planes to return to service.Air-safety regulators had issued an emergency order Saturday temporarily grounding MAX 9 jets after a panel plugging an unused emergency exit blew out of an Alaska Airlines flight shortly after its takeoff from Portland, Ore., leaving a gaping void in the side of the plane. Copyright ©2024Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.…

Updated Jan. 6, 2024 11:09 pm ETAfter a section of an Alaska Airlines flight ripped away midair, travelers are once again asking about the safety—and future—of their flights on Boeing’s 737 MAX.The Federal Aviation Administration grounded 171 Boeing MAX 9s on Saturday and ordered immediate inspections. The inspections take four to eight hours per aircraft, the agency said.Copyright ©2024Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 Updated Jan. 6, 2024 11:09 pm ETAfter a section…