The Airbus A380 superjumbo, which enjoyed an unexpected resurgence when global travel rebounded after the pandemic, is becoming an increasingly expensive headache for airlines. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/29/companies/biggest-passenger-planes-breaking/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #airbus #aviation #airlines #boeing #a380
A Jeju Air plane that crashed in December after a bird strike could have kept flying on one damaged engine that was still working, according to South Korean investigators. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/28/asia-pacific/jeju-air-jet-engine/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #jejuair #airaccidents #southkorea #boeing
Delta Boeing 767 engine bursts into flames after takeoff from LAX airport.
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India ordered its airlines to examine fuel switches on several Boeing models, while South Korea said it would order a similar measure, as scrutiny intensifies of fuel switch locks after a deadly Air India crash. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/15/airlines-boeing-fuel-switches-air-india/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #boeing #airlines #aviation #airindia #airaccidents #india #southkorea
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing have privately issued notifications that the fuel switch locks on Boeing planes are safe. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/14/world/air-india-probe-us-faa-boeing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #airindia #us #faa #boeing #aviation #airlines #airaccidents
The Air India jetliner that crashed on June 12 was doomed almost immediately upon taking off, after both engines lost fuel supply and the pilots ran out of time to regain control and avert catastrophe. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/13/world/air-india-crash-cockpit-fuel/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #india #airindia #airaccidents #boeing
A month after the worst aviation accident in India in decades, authorities are poised to release a preliminary report into the catastrophe, offering the first official clues to what caused the aircraft to crash. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/11/asia-pacific/air-india-crash-report/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #airindia #aviation #airaccidents #boeing #india
A preliminary report into the deadly crash of an Air India jetliner in June is expected to be released by Friday, with the probe said to have narrowed its focus to the movement of the plane's fuel control switches. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/09/companies/air-india-jet-fuel-crash-report/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #airindia #airlines #airaccidents #boeing