Wind forces Boeing to again delay first flight of 777X
High wind forced Boeing to again delay the inaugural flight of its long-haul 777X aircraft on Friday.
Jan 25, 2020
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Boeing should ditch MAX name says head of top leasing firm
Boeing should abandon the MAX name for its latest Boeing 737, the head of the world's top aircraft leasing firm said as the plane remains grounded pending recertification after two fatal accidents.
Jan 22, 2020
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United Airlines: No Boeing 737 MAX flights this summer
United Airlines will keep the Boeing 737 MAX out of service for even longer, and does not expect to fly the plane this summer, executives said Wednesday.
Jan 22, 2020
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First flight of Boeing's 777X set for Thursday: sources
Following months of delay on a plane under development, Boeing plans the first flight for its new long-range 777X on Thursday, two people with knowledge of the matter said Tuesday.
Jan 21, 2020
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South Africa Airways cancels flights in bid to save cash
Beleaguered national airline South African Airways (SAA) announced on Tuesday it was cancelling 10 domestic and one international flight in an effort to streamline services and save cash.
Jan 21, 2020
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New scheduling tool offers both better flight choices and increased airline profits
Researchers from Dartmouth and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed an original approach to flight scheduling that, if implemented, could result in a significant increase in profits for airlines ...
Jan 17, 2020
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Southwest delays resumption of Boeing 737 MAX flights
Southwest Airlines announced Thursday it will once again delay resumption of Boeing 737 MAX flights until June 6, because of continued uncertainty over the troubled aircraft's return to service.
Jan 16, 2020
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First in flight again: Pilotless air taxi makes public demonstration flight in Raleigh
More than 100 people, including Gov. Roy Cooper, state lawmakers and leaders of the N.C. Department of Transportation, gathered at the State Highway Patrol's test track south of Raleigh Tuesday afternoon to witness a bit ...
Jan 9, 2020
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American Airlines reaches deal with Boeing on MAX losses
American Airlines on Monday became the latest carrier to reach an agreement with Boeing on compensation to cover the financial losses connected to the 737 MAX grounding, which caused thousands of flights to be cancelled.
Jan 7, 2020
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German union vow new Lufthansa strike 'in coming days'
A German cabin crew union said on Thursday it would call a fresh strike at Lufthansa "in the coming days", raising the spectre of travel chaos during the busy end-of-year holiday season.
Dec 26, 2019
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Flight
Flight is the process by which an object moves either through an atmosphere (especially the air) or beyond it (as in the case of spaceflight) by generating lift or propulsive thrust, or aerostatically using buoyancy, or by simple ballistic movement.
The engineering aspects of flight is studied in aerospace engineering which is subdivided into aeronautics, which is the study of vehicles that travel through the air, and astronautics, the study of vehicles that travel through space.
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