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Boeing 737 Max 8 woes crimp Asian airlines' growth plans

Boeing is anticipating a $1 billion increase in costs related to the 737 Max, including fixing software implicated in disasters, adding pilot training and compensating families of crash victimsNearly 400 Max jets were grounded at airlines worldwide in mid-March after the Ethiopia crash

3 min read7 May 2019
Companies

Boeing said near $5 billion in Max 10 deals with Asian airlines

Boeing is closing in on about $5 billion in orders from two Asian carriersSpiceJet and Lion Mentarifor its longest-ever 737 Max 10 aircraft

1 min read17 Jun 2017
News

Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s death sees airlines, tourism brace for slowdown

The Thai government called on the country to avoid 'joyful events' for 30 days and to dress in mourning for a year

4 min read15 Oct 2016
Market

Nervous investors drive down Asian airline stocks in 2015

AirAsia and its long-haul unit have been Asia's worst-performing airline stocks this year after a series of crashes in 2014

2 min read22 Dec 2015
News

Buffett’s right again as 60% of Asian airline IPOs lose money

Six of the 10 IPO by airlines in Asia during the past five years are trading below their sale prices

3 min read3 Nov 2014
Companies

Boeing sued by Asiana crash passengers over speed warning system

The injured passengers accused Boeing of negligent plane design and inadequate pilot training

1 min read20 Jan 2014
News

Asiana crash probe finds pilot error for setting throttle

The documents also raise questions about the design of auto-throttles on Boeing aircraft and whether related training has been adequate

6 min read12 Dec 2013
News

Asian airlines to give flight plans to China after airspace zone created

The area covers most of the East China Sea and the skies over a group of uninhabited islands at the centre of a bitter row between Beijing and Tokyo

5 min read26 Nov 2013
Companies

Asiana offers San Francisco crash victims initial $10,000 payout

Asiana says the amount is to cover medical costs and transportation

1 min read11 Aug 2013
Companies

Asiana to sue over bogus pilot names gaffe

Asiana Airlines says the incident has ‘seriously tarnished the dignity of the four pilots as well as the company’

1 min read15 Jul 2013
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