From retiring the "Queen of the Skies" to crashing at Seth Rogen's pad – Here's your February 2 news briefing
Let's take a trip down memory lane to honor a true aviation giant, the 747 jumbo jet, also known as the "Queen of the Skies."
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Farewell to the Boeing 747 jumbo jet, the aircraft that shaped aviation history
The 747 was a game-changer in air travel.
No survivors found, while cause remains unknown for Boeing plane crash in southeast China
The China Eastern plane that crashed in the hills of the Guangxi region of China is still being investigated and recovered by authorities who, so far, don’t have very much information about the crash.
The crash caused a big fire initially, so firefighters were the first on the scene.
Unverified video of Boeing crash in China appears to show plane nosediving before crash
A plane with 132 people on board crashed in the Guangxi region of China on Monday. Some unverified videos initially posted by a Chinese media outlet have shown the plane diving nose-first into the ground, but authorities have only said that parts of the wreckage have been found so far.
The FAA clears the Boeing 737 Max to fly again
The grounding order was put in place by most governments in March 2019 after two crashes took place – one in Indonesia in October 2018 and the other in Ethiopia in March 2019. A total of 346 people died in the two crashes.
After being grounded for over a year, the
Debris found in undelivered 737 Max planes’ fuel tanks
Several Boeing 737 Max jets in storage were found to contain debris inside their fuel tanks. The debris, which may cause damage, was discovered during maintenance checks while the planes were in storage awaiting delivery to airlines.
“While conducting maintenance we discovered Foreign Object Debris (FOD) in undelivered 737 Max
Boeing’s huge 777-9 airplane takes its first flight towards FAA certification
The world’s largest plane and longest twin-engine airliner successfully completed a test run on January 25. The plane flew for a total of three hours and 51 minutes, taking off at 10:09 a.m. in Everett, Washington, where Boeing’s manufacturing facility is located.
“Congratulations to our customers