TheBoeing 727 was a mainstay of many airlines in the 1970s and 1980s. Before the 737 family, the 727 was the US manufacturer’s first super-selling hit, totaling 1,832 examples made between 1962 and 1984. Now, almost 40 years after the production end, only a handful of these aircraft remain in the air, mostly flying for cargo operators

Boeingwas fully involved with both investigations early on. On Nov. 6, 2018, just eight days after the first crash, the company issued a safety warning advising 737 Max operators to deactivate MCAS if a flight crew encountered conditions like the Lion Air pilots experienced. It also expressed sympathy for See more

ReutersBoeing's 737 Max plane is safe to return to service in the UK and the European Union, regulators have said. It ends a 22-month flight ban for the jet,

OnOct. 29, 2018, Lion Air Flight 610, a Boeing 737 MAX, crashed shortly after takeoff into the Java Sea near Indonesia. All 189 passengers and crew on board died. Following the Lion Air crash, the FAA AEG learned that MCAS activated during the flight and may have played a role in the crash. The FAA AEG also learned for the first time

Boeingrefused to say how many 737 Max planes were affected, but four U.S. airlines said they would stop using nearly 70 Max jets. This grounding illustrates that the Max is still unsafe to

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