Airlines face stiff public relations headwind as they prepare Boeing 737 Max for return to passenger service
From CBC News – link to source story WestJet, Air Canada are rolling out new safety campaigns and policies to ease public skepticism Ashley Burke · CBC News · Posted: Jan 17, 2021 As they prepare for the return of the Boeing 737 Max to Canadian skies for the first time in almost two years, Canada’s two largest airlines […]
WestJet announces 737 MAX return-to-service plan
First guest flight set for January 21 pending Transport Canada opening of skies CALGARY, AB, Jan. 6, 2021 /CNW/ – WestJet today announced its intent to return its fleet of 737 MAX aircraft to passenger service in a phased and transparent approach. The airline’s plans follow an announcement from Transport Canada (TC) on December 17, 2020 where TC safety experts validated the […]
Air Canada Boeing 737-8 MAX suffers left-hand engine failure on return to service flight
From Aviation24.be – link to source story By Bart Noëth – 25 December 202 On 22 December, an Air Canada Boeing 737-8 MAX (registered C-FSNQ) was returning to the air after storage at Marana Pinal, Arizona, United States for a flight to Montreal, Canada. The aircraft carried no passengers, only 3 crew members. Just after take-off, […]
Transport Canada validates the design changes to the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft
OTTAWA, ON, Dec. 17, 2020 /CNW/ – The Government of Canada remains committed to keeping Canadians, the travelling public, and the transportation system safe and secure. Transport Canada aviation safety experts have completed their independent review of the design changes to the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft recently certified by the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and have now validated these changes. […]
Reuters Exclusive-Canada regulator to approve Boeing 737 MAX design change as soon as Thursday -sources
From Reuters – link to source story By Allison Lampert, David Shepardson ● 16 December 2020 MONTREAL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Transport Canada is set to announce approval of design changes to Boeing’s 737 MAX as early as Thursday, in a first step toward bringing the aircraft back to the country’s skies after a near two-year flight ban, two […]
Statement by Minister Garneau on Federal Aviation Administration’s certification of changes to the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft
OTTAWA, ON, Nov. 18, 2020 /CNW/ – “Our government remains committed to keeping Canadians, the travelling public, and the transportation system safe and secure. “We acknowledge that the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has released an Airworthiness Directive for the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. Through this directive, the FAA is mandating its approved changes made to […]
Approval for Boeing’s 737 Max Set for Wednesday by U.S. FAA
From BNN Bloomberg – link to source story Alan Levin, Bloomberg News Boeing 737 MAX airplanes are seen parked on Boeing property along the Duwamish River near Boeing Field on August 13, 2019 in Seattle, Washington. , Photographer: David Ryder/Getty Images (Bloomberg) — U.S. regulators plan on Wednesday to unveil the long-awaited final requirements for allowing […]
Air Canada Reports Third Quarter 2020 Results
COVID-19 Mitigation and Recovery Plan nearly complete Total passengers carried declined 88 per cent due to COVID-19 and travel restrictions Deferral and/or cancellation of Boeing 737-8 and Airbus A220 deliveries Reduction of capital expenditures by about $3.0 billion over 2020-2023 period MONTREAL, Nov. 9, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ – Total revenues of $757 million in the third quarter of 2020 declined $4.773 billion or 86 […]
Air Canada Completes Aircraft Sale and Leaseback Transactions
Sale and leaseback of nine Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft provides US$365 million (C$485 million) in proceeds to Air Canada MONTREAL, Oct. 8, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ – Air Canada today announced that it recently completed sale and leaseback transactions for three Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft with Jackson Square Aviation and six Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft with Avolon […]
FAA head calls test flight of 737 ‘productive’ but work remains
From BNN Bloomberg – link to story 30 September 2020 | Alan Levin, Bloomberg News The Boeing Co. 737 Max airplane lands during a test flight in Seattle, Washington, U.S., on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020. Federal Aviation Administration chief Steve Dickson, who is licensed to fly the 737 along with several other jetliners from his time […]