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Airplanes
Grounded planes find a temporary desert home during the pandemic
by
Phil Latzman
Apr 14, 2021
Many jetliners are being stored in the aviation equivalent of long-term parking in the southwestern desert of the U.S.
Air travel isn't getting back to normal anytime soon
Jul 6, 2020
There’s been some recovery in passenger numbers since the peak of the COVID-19 lockdowns, but not much.
Keep those planes clean: CDC issues new guidance for airlines amid outbreak
Mar 9, 2020
If airline staff see someone who appears to have a fever, they should do a deep clean of everything within 6 feet of the passenger.
A new jet fuel offers the prospect of no-carbon, “guilt-free” flying
Oct 10, 2019
A pilot project in Rotterdam is testing the viability of a fuel made out of air that would cut an aircraft’s emissions to zero.
After Boeing 737 Max grounding, demand for used planes takes off
by
Jack Stewart
Aug 5, 2019
Companies that want to sell planes turn to brokers, who work a little like real estate agents.
After deadly crashes, added scrutiny for Boeing 737 software
by
Jed Kim
Mar 15, 2019
How a failure to train pilots on software led to deadly crashes.
After the grounding of its 737 planes, can Boeing's messaging convince flyers?
by
Kai Ryssdal
, Sean McHenry
and Liz Sanchez
Mar 14, 2019
Boeing faces a tough public relations challenge in the coming months, following two crashes and the grounding of its 737 planes. The question is, how will the company control the messaging to the air-faring public? Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal spoke to Felicia Miller, professor of marketing at Marquette University, about the company’s PR strategy. Click […]
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Pressure mounts on FAA to ground Boeing 737 Max 8s
Mar 12, 2019
"It's the rest of the world against the FAA right now," said Jon Ostrower, editor-in-chief of The Air Current.
The CEO of America's biggest exporter on manufacturing in America, doing business in China and President Trump
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Feb 11, 2019
The 102-year-old Boeing Co. just had its best year ever.
Airline tickets are priced to confuse
Jan 9, 2019
Sometimes flying a longer distance is less expensive.