Boeing (BA) Successfully Completes 737 MAX 10 First Flight

Boeing's 737 MAX 10 takes off on first flight

June 18, 2021 1:43 PM EDT

RENTON, Washington (Reuters) - Boeing Co's 737 MAX 10, the largest member of its best-selling single-aisle airplane family, took off on its maiden flight on Friday from a Seattle-area airport, according to a Reuters witness.

The plane departed at 10:07 a.m. PDT from the Renton Municipal airport near Seattle, presaging... More

Boeing (BA) 737 Max 10 takes off for initial flight

June 18, 2021 1:12 PM EDT

Boeing (NYSE: BA) 737 Max 10 takes off for initial flight

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Boeing (BA) 787 Deliveries Resume - Baird

June 18, 2021 9:40 AM EDT

Baird analyst Peter Arment reiterated an Outperform rating and $306.00 price target on Boeing (NYSE: BA) after proprietary checks showed the company "resumed 787 deliveries this week which is a major positive for this program coupled with continued ramp in 737-MAX deliveries as expected."

In... More

Boeing (BA) Has Financial Risk Over T-7A Project Delay - Jefferies

June 18, 2021 9:24 AM EDT

Jefferies analyst Sheila Kahyaoglu reiterated a Buy rating and $300.00 price target on Boeing (NYSE: BA) after research has indicated that the USAFs T-7A Red Hawk Advanced Trainer has fallen as much as 15 months behind schedule.

The delay is due to a... More

Largest Boeing 737 MAX model takes off on maiden flight

June 17, 2021 9:59 PM EDT

By Eric M. Johnson

RENTON, Wash. (Reuters) -Boeing Co's 737 MAX 10, the largest member of its best-selling single-aisle airplane family, took off on its maiden flight on Friday, in a further step toward recovering from the safety grounding of a smaller model.

The plane completed a roughly 2-1/2-hour flight over Washington State, returning to Renton Municipal Airport near Seattle at 12:38 p.m.

The first flight heralds months of testing and safety certification work before the jet is expected to enter service in 2023.

In an unusual departure from the PR buzz surrounding first flights, the... More

Boeing (BA) Enters Agreements with ESG and Lufthansa Technik Partner

June 17, 2021 9:36 AM EDT

Boeing (NYSE: BA) signed agreements today with ESG Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH and Lufthansa Technik that outline joint efforts to explore potential areas of collaboration in systems integration, training, support and sustainment work. The signed memorandum of understanding may lead to more definitive agreements should Germany select the P-8A Poseidon as its next maritime surveillance aircraft.

Together with ESG and Lufthansa Technik, we will offer indigenous and cost-effective support, training and maintenance solutions that will bring the highest operational availability to the German Navy to fulfill their missions, said Dr. Michael Haidinger, president of Boeing... More

FAA mandates Boeing 737 MAX inspections for key automated flight system

June 16, 2021 4:28 PM EDT

By David Shepardson

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Wednesday issued a directive for Boeing Co requiring operators of 737 MAX airplanes to conduct additional inspections for the plane's automated flight control system.

The directive makes mandatory instructions released by Boeing in December that recommend planes with more than 6,000 flight hours be subject to specific electronic checks.

MCAS, an automated flight control system on the 737 MAX, was tied to two fatal 737 MAX... More