Do you want to access to this and other private contents?
Log in if you are a subscriber or click here to request service

737 MAX aircraft, Muilenburg admits the error

The problem of the alarm system was not properly managed

"Communication with regulators, customers and the public was not consistent. This is unacceptable". Dennis Muilenburg, Boeing CEO, said it from Paris, where he went to take part in the beginning of "Le Bourget", the international aeronautical show. Muilenburg returned to talk about the two incidents involving B-737 MAX aircraft, killing 346 people (see AVIONEWS). "We clearly made a mistake in the...

DDB - 1222335
Paris, France, 06/17/2019 17:06
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

AccidentsB-737 MAX aircraft, Muilenburg (Boeing): "I apologize to the victims' family members. We failed"

On the flight software error there was a lack of communication with authorities

"I personally apologize to families: as a leader of this company it is something that strikes me directly". Dennis Muilenburg, Boeing CEO, apologizes to the families of the 346 victims killed in the two... more

Civil aviationB-737 MAX: Iata stops Boeing to fly back airplane

The decision has been delayed. It's up to the international regulators

The times for B-737 MAX airplane to come back to fly are still long. "We do not expect something before 10 to 12 weeks in re-entry into service" said the general director of the International Air Transport... more

Airlines737 MAX aircraft, claims for compensation directed to Boeing

The companies suffered huge losses from the grounding of the new model

After China Eastern (see AVIONEWS), China Southern and AirChina, now it's the turn of Shandong Airlines. The major Chinese companies had been among the first in the world to stop the flights of B-737 MAX... more

Similar

AirlinesITA Airways: approval of a €325 million capital increase

New company by-laws approved

Last Friday, Italia Trasporto Aereo SpA ("ITA Airways") held its Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting, during which a €325 million capital increase was approved, to be offered to Deutsche Lufthansa AG (... more

AirlinesAir Canada orders five additional A-220 airplanes

On the fifth anniversary since taking delivery of its first model

Air Canada, the national carrier of Canada, has signed a firm order with Airbus for five more latest generation single-aisle A-220/300 airplanes on the fifth anniversary since taking delivery of its first... more

AirlinesAer Lingus takes delivery of its first A-321XLR aircraft

Powered by CFM LEAP-1A engines

Ireland’s national carrier Aer Lingus has taken delivery of its first of six A-321XLR aircraft. The airline becomes the second in the world to operate this model as well as the second in the International A... more