Boeing’s
-
Airlines
Boeing’s Acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems Faces a Block
Boeing’s plan to bring Spirit AeroSystems back under its umbrella has hit a significant regulatory obstacle. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has ruled that Boeing must divest some of Spirit’s key operations in order to proceed with the $8.3 billion acquisition. The commission emphasized that Boeing taking control of Spirit could give it excessive dominance over critical aerostructures and weaken…
Read More » -
News
FAA Approves Boeing’s 737 MAX Production Increase
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved Boeing to increase the production rate of its 737 MAX aircraft. The manufacturer will now be able to produce up to 42 jets per month. Previously, following an incident in January 2024 involving an Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 in which a door panel blew out mid-flight, the FAA had limited production…
Read More »