Boeing engineers have discovered a new software problem on the grounded 737 Max that must be patched before the plane can return to service, US Federal Aviation Administration chief Steve Dickson said.

To restore faith in the 737-Max, Boeing needs to prove its flagship jet is not just airworthy but also a safe investment.

Airlines are scrambling to book time in 737 Max training facilities as far afield as Fiji, Iceland, and Panama, operators said, after Boeing recommended pilots be trained in one of the few simulators replicating the latest model.

Boeing should rename its 737-Max to deflect passengers’ concerns once the grounded jet returns to the skies, according to plane leasing-industry veteran Steven Udvar-Hazy.

Boeing’s 737 Max aircraft is expected to return to service in the second quarter of this year but less than half of the undelivered backlog will have been cleared by the year-end aviation industry experts are predicting.

The opening gambits by Boeing’s new boss show the risks Dave Calhoun is willing to take to reset the deeply troubled planemaker.

Boeing is weighing a move to raise more debt after the grounding of the 737 Max and that the jetliner’s return to service could face further complications.

Ryanair says it is preparing for further delays to the delivery of its Boeing 737 Max airliners.

Nasa’s effort to resume flying American astronauts on American spacecraft — something that hasn’t happened since the Space Shuttle programme ended in 2011 — faces a major test this weekend.

An order from Kazakhstan’s newly-launched budget carrier came as the Chicago-based company works to try and win US regulatory approval to get the plane back in the sky by early next year.

Aviation executives are increasingly worried that a widening split between the US and Europe will extend the grounding of Boeing’s 737-Max jet, sowing confusion and fear as regulators work to approve the resumption of commercial flights after two deadly crashes.

Airbus earnings surged in the first quarter as the European planemaker churned out higher numbers of its A320 narrow-body jet, which is the biggest global rival to Boeing’s grounded 737-Max.

Shannon Airport has warned that the grounding of Boeing's 737-Max aircraft will negatively affect its passenger numbers this year.

Norwegian Air flights from Cork and Shannon to the US east coast are now unlikely to return for the entire summer schedule, an MEP has claimed, as the firm admitted it is unlikely to return to profitability this year.

Boeing’s 737 MAX fleet has been grounded by airlines around the world for the last three weeks.

The airline was due to take charge of its first 737 Max jet next month

The share price is down only 7% but the US airline’s chiefs have been found wanting in their handling of the safety questions raised by the Ethiopian crash, writes Kyran Fitzgerald.

Donald Trump said he hopes the grounding of Boeing’s 737 Max family of passenger jets is only temporary but the US had to take a “cautionary route” after the plane was involved in two fatal crashes.

Boeing delivered a record 806 aircraft in 2018 to retain the title of the world’s biggest plane maker for the seventh straight year, but missed its full-year target of 810-815 deliveries due to supplier woes that delayed shipments.

On Sept. 30, 1968, the first Boeing 747 rolled out of its custom-built assembly plant in Everett, Washington. From the beginning, everything about the plane once known as the “queen of the skies” was big.

Boeing shares gained after the largest US industrial company smashed profit estimates and boosted the forecast for this year’s cash and earnings.

US President Donald Trump has reached an informal deal with Boeing to provide the next generation of presidential aircraft, the White House says.

Government contracts with Boeing should be reviewed following the Bombardier trade dispute, a report from MPs said.

The chief executive of Airbus is to step down in 2019 as the aircraft-maker shakes up management amid multiple corruption investigations.

Aircraft maker Boeing has become a scapegoat for Bombardier job cuts in Belfast, the firm said.

Britain told US planemaker Boeing it could lose out on British defence contracts because of its dispute with Canadian rival Bombardier which has put 4,200 jobs at risk in the North.

Thousands of Belfast jobs are threatened.

Chinese airlines are likely to buy more than 7,000 planes worth almost €925 billion over the next 20 years, as they grow their fleets to meet robust demand for domestic and international travel, Boeing said in a new bullish forecast.

Boeing is looking to a brave new world where jetliners fly without pilots, and aims to test some of the technology next year, the world’s biggest planemaker said ahead of the Paris Airshow.

Airbus and Boeing racked up their lowest tally of aircraft orders in six years at the aviation industry’s annual showcase, as a slowing global economy and concern about the impact of Britain’s decision to quit the EU curbed demand.

Boeing is nearing a $4 billion (€3.53bn) deal with Russia’s largest air-freight company that would help extend the life of the iconic, hump-nosed 747 jumbo jet amid waning demand for four-engine aircraft, people close to the transaction said.

Boeing plans to cut about 4,000 jobs from its commercial airplanes division by mid-year as part of a broader effort to reduce costs amid fierce competition from Airbus Group.