https://www.scmp.com/rss/195068/feed The Boeing 787, better known as the Dreamliner, represented Boeing’s effort to regain leadership in the industry after its rival, Airbus, won the race to replace the jumbo jet with the Airbus A380. However, the Dreamliner was delayed for years by technical problems and suffered a major setback in January 2013 when a series of battery incidents, including a fire on one plane, caused 50 Dreamliners in service around the world to be grounded. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Associated Press Associated Press Sleep on a long-haul flight in economy class has always been a fantasy for many travellers. Air New Zealand will soon offer a solution that involves climbing into a triple-tier bunk bed wearing special socks. The airline will soon open bookings for four-hour stints in the Skynest sleep pods and says they will be the first lie-flat beds for budget air travellers. Fliers will get cosy with their fellow passengers, however, so crumbs, strong perfumes and bed-sharing are forbidden. The curtained... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3350551/air-new-zealand-invites-economy-passengers-join-mile-high-sleep-club-world-first?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3350551/air-new-zealand-invites-economy-passengers-join-mile-high-sleep-club-world-first?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 18 Apr 2026 02:23:08 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse US President Donald Trump told Vietnam’s top leader To Lam he would “instruct the relevant agencies” to remove the country from a list restricted from accessing advanced US technologies, Vietnam’s government announced on Saturday. The two leaders met in person for the first time at the White House on Friday, after Lam attended the inaugural meeting of Trump’s “Board of Peace” in Washington. “Donald Trump said he would instruct the relevant agencies to soon remove Vietnam from the strategic... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3344194/us-remove-vietnam-tech-export-control-list-hanoi-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3344194/us-remove-vietnam-tech-export-control-list-hanoi-says?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 21 Feb 2026 04:02:01 +0000 Ralph Jennings,Frank Chen Ralph Jennings,Frank Chen The maker of China’s expanding family of civilian aircraft has announced new orders for a regional jet and secured a crucial “brain” for its ambitious C929 widebody jet, coinciding with the Singapore Airshow. The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) said on Tuesday that it signed a letter of intent for cooperation with Aviage Systems for the C929’s core avionics processing system, according to a Yicai news report. Avionics refer to an aircraft’s electronic systems, including... https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3342392/new-brainer-chinas-c929-widebody-lands-partner-power-next-gen-flight-mind?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3342392/new-brainer-chinas-c929-widebody-lands-partner-power-next-gen-flight-mind?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 04 Feb 2026 13:16:39 +0000 Reuters Reuters A South Korean government-commissioned report found the Jeju Air plane crash in December 2024 that killed ‍179 people might not have been deadly if there had not been a concrete mound at the end of the runway, an opposition lawmaker said. The Boeing 737-800 coming from Bangkok belly-landed and overran the runway at Muan International Airport, killing almost everyone on board after it struck a concrete support for a localiser antenna. The ⁠only survivors were two flight attendants at the far rear... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3339343/jeju-air-crash-man-made-179-deaths-may-have-been-avoided-report-finds?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3339343/jeju-air-crash-man-made-179-deaths-may-have-been-avoided-report-finds?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 09 Jan 2026 09:28:38 +0000 Biman Mukherji Biman Mukherji India’s largest airline is experiencing its toughest crisis in years after cancelling thousands of flights amid a severe pilot shortage – a result of its failure to hire enough staff to meet new government rules designed to combat pilot fatigue. Analysts say the turmoil at IndiGo highlights the structural challenges faced by a fast-growing aviation market currently dominated by just two carriers. About 3,000 IndiGo flights were cancelled last week, including more than 1,000 on Friday, accounting... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3335742/indigo-flight-chaos-exposes-risks-indias-aviation-duopoly?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3335742/indigo-flight-chaos-exposes-risks-indias-aviation-duopoly?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 10 Dec 2025 04:00:09 +0000 Bloomberg Bloomberg Indian regulators held IndiGo’s chief executive accountable for the severe disruptions that have roiled the country’s biggest airline in recent days, faulting the company for “significant lapses in planning, oversight and resource management.” The Director General of Civil Aviation issued a show-cause notice on Saturday demanding CEO Pieter Elbers explain the cancellations that affected almost half of its flights the day before, adding that “you have failed in your duty to ensure timely... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3335514/india-regulator-faults-airline-ceo-amid-severe-disruption?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3335514/india-regulator-faults-airline-ceo-amid-severe-disruption?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 07 Dec 2025 11:28:06 +0000 Reuters Reuters India’s aviation regulator said on Tuesday it was investigating Air India after the airline operated an aircraft eight times without a valid airworthiness review certificate, a document issued annually that ensures compliance with safety standards. The regulator did not name the aircraft type but its news release’s title referenced the registration code of an Airbus A320, and a person with direct knowledge of the matter confirmed the case in fact concerned the single-aisle jet. Airbus did not... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3334954/air-india-probed-flying-airbus-a320-without-valid-safety-certificate-amid-crash-fallout?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3334954/air-india-probed-flying-airbus-a320-without-valid-safety-certificate-amid-crash-fallout?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:58:41 +0000 Reuters Reuters India’s civil aviation minister denied on Tuesday there was any “manipulation” in an official investigation into the crash of an Air India Dreamliner in June, after the father of the flight’s captain complained about the actions of investigators. It was the first official reaction to a complaint by Pushkar Raj Sabharwal sent to a pilots’ union last month, in which he said investigators had visited his home and implied that his son had cut the fuel to the plane’s engines after... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3328156/air-india-crash-probe-denies-manipulation-amid-captains-fathers-plea?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3328156/air-india-crash-probe-denies-manipulation-amid-captains-fathers-plea?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 07 Oct 2025 13:47:18 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press India’s leading body of pilots has asked the civil aviation regulator to inspect all Boeing 787 Dreamliners operating in the country for electrical issues after one of the planes abruptly deployed an emergency power system mid-air over the weekend. The device, a small propeller that acts as a backup generator and is known as the ram air turbine, or RAT, normally would be activated when an aircraft’s engines lose power, its hydraulic systems register critically low pressure or its electrical... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3328065/indian-pilots-demand-answers-after-boeing-787-mid-air-power-scare?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3328065/indian-pilots-demand-answers-after-boeing-787-mid-air-power-scare?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 07 Oct 2025 01:22:53 +0000 Reuters Reuters The father of the crashed Air India flight’s captain said officials from India’s accident investigation bureau visited him last month and implied his son cut the fuel to the plane’s engines after take-off, correspondence obtained by Reuters showed. Pushkar Raj Sabharwal, 91, emailed the Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) last week to say that Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) officials had visited him at home on August 30 “under the pretext of offering condolences”, and implied his... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3326877/air-india-crash-grieving-father-captain-says-son-blamed-fuel-cut?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3326877/air-india-crash-grieving-father-captain-says-son-blamed-fuel-cut?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 25 Sep 2025 12:01:21 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Boeing workers who build fighter jets went on strike Monday at midnight Central Daylight Time. About 3,200 workers at Boeing facilities in St Louis; St Charles, Missouri; and Mascoutah, Illinois, voted to reject a modified four-year labour agreement with Boeing, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers union said Sunday. In a post on X, the union said: “3,200 highly-skilled IAM Union members at Boeing went on strike at midnight because enough is enough”. The vote... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3320619/boeing-fighter-jet-workers-plan-strike-monday-amid-labour-dispute?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3320619/boeing-fighter-jet-workers-plan-strike-monday-amid-labour-dispute?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 03 Aug 2025 21:19:32 +0000 Resty Woro Yuniar Resty Woro Yuniar A US$3.2 billion plan by Indonesia’s flag carrier to buy 50 Boeing aircraft has drawn scrutiny over whether the order is a genuine business decision or a political trade-off linked to Washington’s recent tariff cuts on Indonesian imports. The deal was unveiled by the White House on July 22 alongside news that US President Donald Trump had agreed to reduce his so-called reciprocal tariff on Indonesian imports to the US to 19 per cent from the initial 32 per cent he imposed in April. The joint... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3320455/garuda-indonesias-boeing-jets-deal-win-win-or-political-trade?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3320455/garuda-indonesias-boeing-jets-deal-win-win-or-political-trade?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 01 Aug 2025 10:30:09 +0000 Frank Chen Frank Chen China’s aviation regulator has been surveying the country’s airlines to gauge their need for commercial jets made by Boeing, suggesting a possible area in which trade ties between Beijing and Washington might flourish if a broader deal is hammered out. The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has requested carriers to update their fleet purchase and renewal plans for 2025 and beyond, according to a source close to the matter. The agency specifically asked whether the carriers’ plans... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3319899/boeings-orders-china-may-rise-beijing-surveys-airlines-needs?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3319899/boeings-orders-china-may-rise-beijing-surveys-airlines-needs?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 28 Jul 2025 21:00:07 +0000 Reuters Reuters Air India has been warned by India’s aviation regulator that it could face enforcement action for breaching safety standards related to crew fatigue management and training, government notices to the airline showed. The airline self-reported the problems, which occurred this year and last year, to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) last month, just days after one of its Boeing 787 Dreamliners crashed in Ahmedabad city, killing 260 people. Four government notices, dated July 23,... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3319477/air-india-warned-over-systemic-safety-lapses-days-after-fatal-boeing-crash?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3319477/air-india-warned-over-systemic-safety-lapses-days-after-fatal-boeing-crash?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 24 Jul 2025 11:43:39 +0000 Elizabeth Cheung Elizabeth Cheung An Air India aircraft that departed from Hong Kong on Tuesday caught fire after landing in Delhi, with all passengers and crew members unharmed. The airline said on Tuesday that flight AI315 experienced an auxiliary power unit fire shortly after landing and parking at the gate of Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi. “The incident occurred while passengers had begun disembarking, and the auxiliary power unit was automatically shut down as per system design,” the company said in a social... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3319190/hong-kong-delhi-air-india-flight-catches-fire-after-landing-passengers-safe?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3319190/hong-kong-delhi-air-india-flight-catches-fire-after-landing-passengers-safe?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 22 Jul 2025 14:52:26 +0000 Reuters Reuters Air India said on Tuesday it has completed precautionary inspections of the fuel control switch locking mechanism on all its Boeing 787 and 737 aircraft, with no issues detected. The probe into the Air India crash that killed 241 of the 242 people on board and 19 on the ground is focused on the fuel control switches of the Boeing 787 jetliner, with a final report from India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) expected within a year of the incident. The switches control fuel flow to... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3319146/air-india-crash-carrier-completes-boeing-fuel-switch-inspections-amid-accident-probe?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3319146/air-india-crash-carrier-completes-boeing-fuel-switch-inspections-amid-accident-probe?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 22 Jul 2025 09:30:51 +0000 Aisyah Llewellyn Aisyah Llewellyn When Michael Watson boarded an Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner from New Delhi to Dubai in early June, he didn’t expect to swear off the aircraft type for good. But days later, another Dreamliner operated by the same airline crashed just 30 seconds after take-off from Ahmedabad, killing all but one of the 242 people on board as well as 19 others on the ground. Watson, a retired British teacher and frequent flier in Asia, says he now avoids the 787 altogether because “I have a bad feeling about... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3318804/after-2025s-aviation-scares-are-skies-still-safe?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3318804/after-2025s-aviation-scares-are-skies-still-safe?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 20 Jul 2025 00:00:11 +0000 Reuters Reuters A cockpit recording of dialogue between the two pilots of the Air India flight that crashed last month indicates the captain turned off the switches that controlled fuel flowing to the plane’s engines, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. The newspaper cited people familiar with US officials’ early assessment of evidence uncovered in the investigation into the crash, which killed 260 people. The first officer, who was flying the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, asked the more experienced captain... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3318503/air-india-crash-new-details-probe-shift-focus-planes-captain-report-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3318503/air-india-crash-new-details-probe-shift-focus-planes-captain-report-says?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 16 Jul 2025 23:46:18 +0000 Biman Mukherji Biman Mukherji An initial probe into last month’s deadly Air India crash has raised alarm among pilot groups, who warn that preliminary findings hinting at human error are premature and risk unfairly blaming the flight crew before the investigation is complete. A report by India’s Air Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), released on Friday, found that fuel supply to the aircraft’s engines was abruptly cut off just after take-off on June 12, moments before the Boeing 787 Dreamliner crashed into a college... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3318149/was-pilot-error-blame-air-india-crash-groups-urge-transparency-amid-bias-concerns?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3318149/was-pilot-error-blame-air-india-crash-groups-urge-transparency-amid-bias-concerns?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 14 Jul 2025 09:20:33 +0000 dpa dpa Four people died on board a plane that crashed after taking off from London Southend Airport, British police said on Monday. The medical transport plane bound for the Netherlands crashed on Sunday. Witnesses told of seeing a “fireball”, while images of fire and black smoke were shared on social media. In a statement at the airport, chief superintendent Morgan Cronin of Essex police said: “Yesterday afternoon, an aircraft which had landed here earlier in the day took off bound for the... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3318076/london-southend-airport-remain-closed-after-fireball-crash?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3318076/london-southend-airport-remain-closed-after-fireball-crash?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 14 Jul 2025 02:31:52 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press A preliminary finding into last month’s Air India plane crash has suggested the aircraft’s fuel control switches were turned off, starving the engines of fuel and causing a loss of engine thrust shortly after take-off. The report, issued by India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau on Saturday, also found that one pilot was heard on the cockpit voice recorder asking the other why he cut off the fuel in the flight’s final moments. The other pilot replied that he did not do so. The Air India... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3317982/air-india-crash-what-black-boxes-can-tell-investigators-about-plane-accidents?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3317982/air-india-crash-what-black-boxes-can-tell-investigators-about-plane-accidents?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 12 Jul 2025 08:43:42 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Boeing reached a settlement on Friday with a Canadian man whose wife and three children were killed in a deadly crash in Ethiopia in 2019, averting the first trial connected to the devastating event that led to a worldwide grounding of Max jets. The jury trial at Chicago’s federal court had been set to start on Monday to determine damages for Paul Njoroge of Canada. His family was heading to their native Kenya in March 2019 aboard Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 when it malfunctioned and plummeted... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3317954/boeing-settles-canadian-father-after-ethiopian-737-max-crash-killed-his-family?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3317954/boeing-settles-canadian-father-after-ethiopian-737-max-crash-killed-his-family?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 12 Jul 2025 00:38:53 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Fuel control switches to the engines of an Air India flight that crashed shortly after take-off, killing 260 people, were moved from the “run” to the “cut-off” position moments before impact, a preliminary investigation report said early Saturday. The report, issued by India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau, did not offer any conclusions or apportion blame for the June 12 disaster, but indicated that one pilot asked the other why he cut off fuel, and the second pilot responded that he... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3317952/fuel-air-india-jet-engines-cut-moments-crash-investigation-report-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3317952/fuel-air-india-jet-engines-cut-moments-crash-investigation-report-says?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 11 Jul 2025 23:52:08 +0000 Bloomberg Bloomberg More than two weeks after the deadly crash of an Air India plane that killed all but one of the 242 people on board, investigators and the airline are studying possible dual engine failure as a scenario that prevented the Boeing 787 jet from staying airborne. Pilots from the airline reenacted the doomed aircraft’s parameters in a flight simulator, including with the landing gear deployed, and the wing flaps retracted, and found those settings alone didn’t cause a crash, according to people... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3316545/air-india-flight-171-crash-simulation-suggests-dual-engine-failure?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3316545/air-india-flight-171-crash-simulation-suggests-dual-engine-failure?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 01 Jul 2025 12:37:33 +0000 Tang Meng Kit Tang Meng Kit China’s development of its first widebody passenger jet represents its ambition to compete globally. But lifting the C929 off the ground will require more than just advanced engineering. Supply chain resilience, talent development and global trust will determine if the programme can truly fly. The home-grown C929, developed by the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) and expected to carry up to 440 passengers with a range of 12,000km, is looking to rival the Airbus A350 and Boeing... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3315986/rival-boeing-and-airbus-chinas-c929-needs-more-top-engineering?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3315986/rival-boeing-and-airbus-chinas-c929-needs-more-top-engineering?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 28 Jun 2025 21:30:08 +0000 Reuters Reuters India’s aviation watchdog has issued a warning to Air India for “repeated and serious violations” related to pilot duty scheduling and oversight, according to government directives reviewed by reporters on Saturday. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) directed Air India to remove three company executives from crew scheduling roles – a divisional vice-president, a chief manager of crew scheduling and one planning executive – for lapses linked to flights from Bengaluru to London on... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3315346/indias-aviation-watchdog-warns-air-india-repeated-violations?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3315346/indias-aviation-watchdog-warns-air-india-repeated-violations?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 21 Jun 2025 13:35:46 +0000 Biman Mukherji Biman Mukherji The crash of Air India’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner has intensified scrutiny of the aircraft’s technical reliability and its manufacturer’s safety record, even as analysts caution against assigning blame prematurely. The disaster in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad last Thursday, which killed at least 290 people, will further erode confidence in Boeing as it continues to face pressure over safety lapses, according to aviation experts. “The cause of the AI 171 crash is still unknown, and unless... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3314940/air-india-crash-safety-focus-all-time-high-competition-takes-backseat?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3314940/air-india-crash-safety-focus-all-time-high-competition-takes-backseat?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 18 Jun 2025 11:00:17 +0000 SCMP’s Asia desk SCMP’s Asia desk Demand for “lucky” seat 11A has spiked following the lone survivor’s miraculous escape in the fatal Air India crash – despite aviation experts warning that the specific seat number does not offer any proven safety advantage. Travel agents have reported a sharp surge in passenger inquiries about seat 11A, where Viswash Kumar Ramesh was sitting when the London-bound aircraft crashed into a residential area in Ahmedabad shortly after take-off. The 40-year-old British national was the lone survivor... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3314931/air-india-crash-leads-surge-demand-lucky-seat-11a-after-miraculous-survival?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3314931/air-india-crash-leads-surge-demand-lucky-seat-11a-after-miraculous-survival?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 18 Jun 2025 09:52:19 +0000 Reuters Reuters Officials from the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) surveyed the site of the Air India plane crash that killed at least 271 people, sources said on Sunday, with families continuing to wait for DNA profiling results to identify charred bodies. Along with the NTSB, officials from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) were in Ahmedabad in western India’s Gujarat state surveying the crash site, said one source with direct knowledge. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner with 242 people on... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3314522/families-await-bodies-us-officials-survey-air-india-crash-site?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3314522/families-await-bodies-us-officials-survey-air-india-crash-site?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 15 Jun 2025 11:21:22 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press A helicopter carrying Hindu pilgrims crashed early on Sunday in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, killing seven people on board, officials said. The helicopter was headed to Guptkashi, a prominent Hindu pilgrimage site in the Himalayas, from Kedarnath temple town when it crashed minutes after taking off, officials said, on what should have been a 10-minute flight. Nandan Singh Rajwar, a local disaster management official, said authorities have launched a rescue and search operation... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3314510/helicopter-crash-kills-7-hindu-pilgrims-indias-uttarakhand?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3314510/helicopter-crash-kills-7-hindu-pilgrims-indias-uttarakhand?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 15 Jun 2025 08:32:20 +0000 Reuters Reuters India’s aviation regulator has ordered all Boeing 787s being operated by local carriers to be inspected after an Air India crash killed 270 people this week, the aviation minister said on Saturday, adding the authorities were investigating all possible causes. The aviation regulator had on Friday ordered Air India to conduct additional maintenance checks on its Boeing 787-8/9 aircraft equipped with GEnx engines, including assessments of certain take-off parameters, electronic engine control... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3314475/india-orders-inspection-air-india-boeing-787s-following-crash?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3314475/india-orders-inspection-air-india-boeing-787s-following-crash?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 14 Jun 2025 15:00:00 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse An Indian police source said on Saturday that 279 bodies had been recovered from the site where a passenger jet crashed into a residential district of the city of Ahmedabad. The revised toll from a senior officer in the city, who requested anonymity to speak to the media, raises an earlier figure of 265. This increase makes the Air India crash one of the deadliest plane disasters of the 21st century. It is second only to the 298 tally from July 17, 2014, when Malaysia Airlines flight 17 was shot... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3314439/279-bodies-found-air-india-crash-site-making-it-2nd-worst-plane-disaster-century?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3314439/279-bodies-found-air-india-crash-site-making-it-2nd-worst-plane-disaster-century?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 14 Jun 2025 05:53:12 +0000 Bloomberg Bloomberg Boeing delivered its first aircraft to a Chinese airline customer since US President Donald Trump unleashed a wave of tariffs in early April, a sign of rapprochement as Washington and Beijing look to ease tensions. A Juneyao Air 787-9 Dreamliner took off from Paine Field north of Seattle on Friday, headed for Shanghai Pudong International Airport, according to Flightradar24 data. The airline had scuttled earlier plans to take the widebody aircraft after China ratcheted up duties in retaliation... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3314417/boeing-delivers-1st-plane-china-trump-tariff-war-reprieve?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3314417/boeing-delivers-1st-plane-china-trump-tariff-war-reprieve?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 13 Jun 2025 21:20:02 +0000 Reuters Reuters The survival of a passenger who escaped through an exit door seconds after his Air India flight crashed, killing everyone else on board has prompted speculation over whether his seat, 11A, is the safest. Aviation experts say it is not so straightforward because aircraft vary widely in seat configurations, crashes are unique and survival often hinges on a complex interplay of factors. “Each accident is different, and it is impossible to predict survivability based on seat location,” said Mitchell... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/3314396/seat-11a-safest-plane-not-really-experts-say?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/3314396/seat-11a-safest-plane-not-really-experts-say?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 13 Jun 2025 13:25:12 +0000 Biman Mukherji Biman Mukherji It was just another long and languorous summer afternoon for Chirag Patel at his mobile phone retail shop near Ahmedabad’s airport on the outskirts of the western city when he was greeted by a shocking sight in the sky – a massive Air India plane was plunging towards a building. “We are used to seeing planes taking off or landing at the airport, but I was horrified to see one heading right at us. The plane’s tail struck a building that houses a student hostel and got stuck. The front portion... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3314392/air-india-crash-witnesses-recount-horrific-scenes-corpses-and-dead-dogs?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3314392/air-india-crash-witnesses-recount-horrific-scenes-corpses-and-dead-dogs?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 13 Jun 2025 13:00:12 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse The devastating Air India crash seems certain to embroil Boeing in further rounds of negative headlines at a time when it has shown progress under new leadership. Shares of the American plane manufacturer finished down nearly five per cent on Thursday as the pope, King Charles and the president of India expressed sorrow over the Boeing 787 Dreamliner carrying 242 people. Only one person survived. “Our deepest condolences go out to the loved ones of the passengers and crew on board Air India... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3314226/air-india-crash-latest-test-new-boeing-leadership?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3314226/air-india-crash-latest-test-new-boeing-leadership?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 12 Jun 2025 23:11:05 +0000 Bloomberg Bloomberg As Air India Flight AI171 descended towards its doom on Thursday, Ramesh Vishwaskumar sat in the first row of economy class - headed for some of the most harrowing and luckiest moments of his life. After the Boeing 787 Dreamliner crashed into a densely populated district of the western Indian city of Ahmedabad, Vishwaskumar managed to get out of the plane. He was injured, but alive. All 241 others on board had perished. A video that has since gone viral on social media shows a slightly bloodied... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3314224/i-got-and-ran-how-one-man-survived-air-india-plane-crash-killed-241?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3314224/i-got-and-ran-how-one-man-survived-air-india-plane-crash-killed-241?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 12 Jun 2025 22:39:20 +0000 Biman Mukherji,Agencies Biman Mukherji,Agencies At least one person survived when a London-bound passenger plane crashed on Thursday in the Indian city of Ahmedabad, with 242 on board, a state health official said. “Yes, one survivor is confirmed,” said Dhananjay Dwivedi, principal secretary of Gujarat state’s health department. They were being treated in hospital, he added without further details. The Hindustan Times reported that 40-year-old British man Vishwash Kumar Ramesh survived the crash. He told the newspaper: “Thirty seconds after... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3314149/plane-crashes-indias-ahmedabad-airport-report?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3314149/plane-crashes-indias-ahmedabad-airport-report?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 12 Jun 2025 08:42:46 +0000 Winston Mok Winston Mok The rapidly arrived at pause in the US trade war with China debunked the myth that international trade benefits mainly exporters. Any voluntary trade has to be advantageous for both buyer and seller. While it is doubtful US President Donald Trump can clinch his long-coveted Nobel Peace Prize, if he allows a full-scale trade war with China to drag on until the end of the year, he should have a fair shot at the Nobel Prize in economics for launching a bold experiment in global commerce and proving... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3311432/what-would-us-trade-war-win-really-look-americans?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3311432/what-would-us-trade-war-win-really-look-americans?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 27 May 2025 10:30:08 +0000 Reuters Reuters US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced deals totalling more than US$200 billion between the United States and the United Arab Emirates, including a US$14.5 billion commitment between Boeing, GE Aerospace and Etihad Airways, the White House said. The White House said Boeing and GE had received a commitment from Etihad Airways to invest US$14.5 billion to buy 28 American-made Boeing 787 and 777X aircraft powered by GE engines. Etihad did not immediately respond to a request for comment.... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3310549/trump-announces-us145-billion-etihad-commitment-boeing-ge-aerospace?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3310549/trump-announces-us145-billion-etihad-commitment-boeing-ge-aerospace?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 15 May 2025 23:00:08 +0000 Boeing’s delivery delays are hurting president-elect Donald Trump’s dreams of flying on a new Air Force One jet. The project to build two new jets is so late that Boeing has told the US Air Force it expects to deliver the planes in 2029 or later, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. This means the planes may be ready only after the conclusion of Trump’s second term. In 2015, the Air Force chose Boeing to build two new planes to replace its ageing... https://www.scmp.com/news/us/article/3290726/trump-unlikely-get-new-air-force-one-his-presidency-because-boeing-delays?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/us/article/3290726/trump-unlikely-get-new-air-force-one-his-presidency-because-boeing-delays?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 13 Dec 2024 10:42:09 +0000 A federal judge on Thursday rejected a deal that would have allowed Boeing to plead guilty to a felony conspiracy charge and pay a fine for misleading US regulators about the 737 Max aircraft before two of the planes crashed, killing 346 people. The ruling by US District Judge Reed O’Connor in Texas creates uncertainty around the criminal prosecution of the aerospace giant in connection with the development of its bestselling airline plane. Boeing and the Justice Department could try to... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3289575/us-judge-rejects-boeings-plea-deal-conspiracy-case-stemming-fatal-plane-crashes?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3289575/us-judge-rejects-boeings-plea-deal-conspiracy-case-stemming-fatal-plane-crashes?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 05 Dec 2024 19:14:25 +0000 The state-owned Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) has put two types of civilian jets in the air and two bigger ones on the drawing board after 22 years of work. Comac aims to advance China’s goal of technological self-sufficiency and sell its aircraft overseas. The Shanghai-based manufacturer seeks to compete largely with Airbus and Boeing, because their aircraft have similar specs. Here is a dossier on each of the four aircraft types: 1. ARJ21 small aircraft The ARJ21 covers a... https://www.scmp.com/economy/economic-indicators/article/3272330/here-are-chinas-4-commercial-jets-arj21-and-c919-jumbo-c929-and-c939?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/economic-indicators/article/3272330/here-are-chinas-4-commercial-jets-arj21-and-c919-jumbo-c929-and-c939?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 29 Jul 2024 23:00:17 +0000 Boeing’s safety culture and manufacturing quality, both at the centre of a full-blown crisis following a January mid-air panel blowout, faced scrutiny on Wednesday in two US Senate hearings, as a whistle-blower said he had been told to “shut up” for raising issues. Boeing has been grappling with a safety crisis after the door plug panel blew off an Alaska Airlines flight that took off from Portland, Oregon, on January 5. The planemaker has undergone a management shake-up, US regulators have put... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3259388/boeing-whistle-blower-says-told-shut-when-he-raised-safety-issues?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3259388/boeing-whistle-blower-says-told-shut-when-he-raised-safety-issues?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 17 Apr 2024 19:59:32 +0000 US aviation authorities are investigating claims by a Boeing engineer that the 787 Dreamliner suffers from assembly defects that threaten safety, US officials said on Tuesday. Lawyers for the whistle-blower, Sam Salehpour, accuse the company of putting profit over safety – and retaliating against him after he raised concerns by “involuntarily” transferring him to the 777 programme. At the 777 programme, he raised more issues, for which his lawyers say he was threatened with termination. The... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3258482/us-officials-investigate-after-boeing-whistle-blower-raises-concerns-about-787-dreamliner?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3258482/us-officials-investigate-after-boeing-whistle-blower-raises-concerns-about-787-dreamliner?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 10 Apr 2024 06:27:33 +0000 New Zealand’s Transport Accident Investigation Commission said on Tuesday it was seizing the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder of a Latam Airlines Boeing 787 after an incident that left more than 50 people injured. The airline and passengers aboard the Sydney-Auckland flight on Monday said the plane with 263 passengers and nine crew members on board dropped abruptly mid-air. “My neighbour who was in the seat two over from me, there was a gap in between us, as soon as I woke I... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3255040/new-zealand-seizing-latam-boeing-787-black-boxes-after-mid-air-plunge-injured-50-people?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3255040/new-zealand-seizing-latam-boeing-787-black-boxes-after-mid-air-plunge-injured-50-people?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 12 Mar 2024 05:13:14 +0000 Twelve passengers were hospitalised on Monday after a technical problem on a Latam flight from Sydney to Auckland caused the plane to dip violently, the airline and first responders said. At least one person was in serious condition after flight LA800 – a Boeing 787 Dreamliner – experienced an unspecified “technical event” over the Tasman Sea. Passengers told New Zealand media that the plane quickly lost altitude, flinging some towards the ceiling. “People flew through the air because they... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3254988/12-hospitalised-new-zealand-after-latam-flight-dips-violently-people-flew-through-air?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3254988/12-hospitalised-new-zealand-after-latam-flight-dips-violently-people-flew-through-air?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 11 Mar 2024 12:24:59 +0000 Record numbers attended the trade section of the first fully post-pandemic Singapore Airshow this week, with exhibitors and delegates optimistic about the aviation industry despite suppliers’ struggles to keep up with rebounding travel demand. Close to 60,000 people attended the four trade days of the show, nearly four times as many as in 2022 when foreign visitors required daily rapid tests for Covid-19, and more than the 54,000 who visited in 2018. The 2020 edition was rocked by last-minute... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3253039/singapore-airshows-record-numbers-chinas-c919-raise-hopes-post-covid-19-boom?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3253039/singapore-airshows-record-numbers-chinas-c919-raise-hopes-post-covid-19-boom?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 23 Feb 2024 12:25:58 +0000 China’s domestic aircraft manufacturer preceded the arrival of Boeing’s first direct delivery of a 787 Dreamliner to the country since 2019 by calling for more support to boost the market presence of its home-grown airliners at home and abroad. “China’s home-grown planes are still in the market introduction stage, and we suggest the government increase policy support for their development, which would be centred on purchases and uses of domestically produced aircraft, and research on incentives... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3246050/chinas-home-grown-c919-arj21-aircraft-need-more-support-manufacturer-says-boeing-787-dreamliner?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3246050/chinas-home-grown-c919-arj21-aircraft-need-more-support-manufacturer-says-boeing-787-dreamliner?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 22 Dec 2023 13:00:20 +0000 China has signed off on the first direct delivery of a Boeing 787 jet in four years, an indication strained US-China trade relations may be easing and a potential precursor to the more significant resumption of 737 Max deliveries. Juneyao Airlines, one of China’s largest privately owned carriers, took delivery of its newest 787 Dreamliner on Thursday, in a boost for the US plane manufacturer. The jet took off for Shanghai from Boeing’s factory in Everett, Washington, at about 11:25 am local... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3245940/boeing-secures-first-dreamliner-delivery-china-2019?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3245940/boeing-secures-first-dreamliner-delivery-china-2019?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 21 Dec 2023 21:49:51 +0000