NEW YORK (Reuters Breakingviews) - United Technologies' avionics bid looks airworthy.
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The very first 777 off the assembly line was airworthy.
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"It was a really airworthy sailplane," project lead Andreas Dillman says.
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The US Federal Aviation Administration has deemed 737 MAX planes airworthy.
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In a statement, Lion Air Group said the plane was airworthy.
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A type certificate signifies that a particular category of aircraft is airworthy.
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An aircraft is considered substantially damaged when it is no longer airworthy.
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The FAA was a lone holdout, initially reaffirming that the plane was airworthy.
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The FAA was a lone holdout, initially insisting that the plane was airworthy.
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Investigators also concluded that the plane was "no longer airworthy" when the crash occurred.
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ETHIOPIAN MINISTER OF TRANSPORT SAYS INITIAL FINDINGS OF CRASH INVESTIGATION SHOW PLANE WAS AIRWORTHY
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The US FAA was a lone holdout, initially insisting that the plane was airworthy.
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Although authorities around the world have grounded the model, Boeing insists that it is airworthy.
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But just to reiterate, these planes are still certified as airworthy by aviation's governing bodies.
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U.S. federal aviation officials on Monday said they still consider the Boeing 737 MAX planes airworthy.
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Boeing has repeatedly said it expects regulators to deem the jets airworthy in the fourth quarter.
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U.S. FAA TO TELL INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES THAT AGENCY BELIEVES BOEING 737 MAX 8 IS AIRWORTHY -FAA STATEMENT
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Still, the U.S. FAA said Monday that it still considered the 737 MAX aircraft to be airworthy.
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A federal watchdog says the agency allowed 211,000 flights on planes that had not been proved airworthy.
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He has to make sure the plane is airworthy before takeoff and manages the fuel output during missions.
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That leaves one glaring exception: America's regulator, the Federal Aviation Administration, continues to claim the plane is airworthy.
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Rather than trust the FAA, they may order their own tests before certifying future Boeing aircraft as airworthy.
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The FAA, which told carriers on Monday that the plane is airworthy, and Boeing did not immediately comment.
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After events of severe turbulence, aircraft are also carefully examined for any damage to be sure they remain airworthy.
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Privately owned Lion Air, founded in 1999, said the aircraft had been in operation since August and was airworthy.
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But a hard landing injured several of the passengers and damaged the craft so badly it was no longer airworthy.
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But before airlines can cram you into the thing, Boeing's got to prove it's airworthy in just about any situation.
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N $435,000 for operating 23 flights in 2014 with a Boeing 787 that the government alleged was not in airworthy condition.
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The continued development of the 19-seater hinges on the smaller plane being certified as airworthy by the civil aviation authority.
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The FAA, after initially calling the plane "airworthy," joined the rest of the world on March 13 in grounding the Max.
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The 787s were airborne again by April of that year after FAA deemed the planes airworthy after a fix from Boeing.
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The Federal Aviation Administration still considers the jet to be "airworthy," but is requiring software updates by the end of April.
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As these ancient aircraft continue to age, keeping them airworthy costs more, and increases risk to the people who fly them.
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He added that the plane would not have been cleared to fly on Wednesday if it had not been deemed airworthy.
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As a Women Airforce Service Pilot during the Second World War, I often flew transport missions with planes that were barely airworthy.
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The storm appeared and developed swiftly, giving maintenance crews only a few days' warning to get as many jets airworthy as they could.
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"If Boeing and and the FAA feel a plane is airworthy, then why order a grounding?" said Carter Copeland, analyst with Melius Research.
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Regulators say they have no firm timeline of when they will approve Boeing's changes to the planes to bless them as airworthy again.
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Boeing shares rose Wednesday after a preliminary report from Indonesia investigators said the Lion Air 737 plane "was not airworthy" before its fateful flight.
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Aviation geeks, others love to fly aboard a B-17 The website Airplanes of the Past listed 10 airworthy B-17s in the country.
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It might not be as cool or Smithsonian-worthy as the SR-71 spy plane, but it's a clever solution for keeping airships airworthy.
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The Federal Aviation Administration deemed the planes still airworthy in a notice Monday, saying it did not see a reason to ground the jets.
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Lion Air said the aircraft that crashed had been airworthy and the pilot and co-pilot had 11,000 hours of flying time between them.
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The United States will mandate that Boeing implement design changes by April, but said the plane was airworthy and did not need to be grounded.
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Crew chiefs are part of the maintenance force that ensure aircraft are airworthy and mission-ready so pilots can complete their various variety of missions.
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Indonesia's Transportation Ministry ordered emergency inspections on all of the 737 Max 8s within the country — all were determined to be airworthy within two days.
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The U.S. is increasingly alone in defending the American-made jets since the Federal Aviation Administration deemed the 737 Max to be "airworthy" earlier this week.
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In its latest statement, the FAA said, "Issuance of the Airworthiness Certificate is the final FAA action affirming that each newly manufactured 737 Max is airworthy."
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There, she and her (largely female) team manage NASA's support aircraft, helping with the design process, making sure planes are structurally sound, and generally ensuring they're airworthy.
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"They're fully airworthy when they arrive and sometimes look like they're about to go on another trip with a load of holiday-makers on board," he says.
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Throughout the early part of this week, the FAA maintained that the 737 Max 8 was "airworthy" and it had seen no evidence to change that view.
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And the US Federal Aviation Administration said Monday that it has deemed 737 MAX planes airworthy, which means it will allow US airlines to continue flying them.
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" Indonesia's Ministry of Transportation also ordered all Boeing 737 MAX 8 planes to be grounded Monday, "to ensure that aircraft operating in Indonesia are in airworthy condition.
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Last week, the FAA said it is not delegating the review and that it will be the sole arbiter of whether new 737 Max planes are airworthy.
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And the US Federal Aviation Administration said Monday that it has deemed 231 MAX planes airworthy, which means it will allow US airlines to continue flying them.
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As far as we can tell, the 737 Max is a perfectly airworthy plane in the sense that error-free piloting allows it to be operated safely.
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After the crash, Indonesia's Transportation Ministry ordered emergency inspections on all of the 737 Max 8s within the country — all were determined to be airworthy within two days.
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Lion Air CEO Edward Sirait rejected reports that the Boeing 737 MAX had not been airworthy since its previous flight, telling reporters it had been cleared by engineers.
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In recent years, the American military has seen an increase in aviation accidents and a decline in the number of aircraft that are airworthy at any given time.
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Speaking to reporters at the carrier's headquarters in Jakarta, Sirait said the plane was "airworthy" and that the pilot had carried out all preflight inspections according to procedure.
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Herson, the airport authority chief in Bali, said the aircraft had encountered a "speed and altimeter" problem but the captain was confident that it was airworthy and pressed on.
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And whenever Boeing's fixes allow the 737 Max to take wing again, foreign regulators won't rely on the FAA to certify it as airworthy -- another blow to US prestige.
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Privately owned Lion Air said the aircraft had been in operation since August, was airworthy, with its pilot and co-pilot together having accumulated 11,000 hours of flying time.
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Although that flight landed safely, the continued shaking of the control column meant the plane was considered "un-airworthy" and the flight should have been discontinued, the report said.
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Even if regulators deem the planes airworthy again, airlines need at least a month to train pilots and perform maintenance work on the planes before passengers can fly them.
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Privately owned Lion Air said the aircraft, which had been in operation since August, was airworthy, with its pilot and co-pilot together having amassed 11,000 hours of flying time.
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Boeing told the pilots they were working on a fix to the plane's software, which the FAA confirmed when it had said on Tuesday that the planes were still airworthy.
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"Thus far, for this particular airplane there has been no evidence that there have been any oddities or anomalies that would suggest that the airplane is not airworthy," Valentine said.
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Ryan Richardson, commander of the 514th Flight Test Squadron and an A-10 test pilot, flew the last A-10 to be re-winged on July 25 and declared it airworthy.
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It will also focus on four Lion Air staff, including its technical director, who the transport ministry said it has suspended on Wednesday, amid speculation that aircraft had not been airworthy.
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The committee had proven that the C919 was technically airworthy, but the jet was still subject to electromagnetic compatibility and taxiing tests before it could make its first flight, according to Xinhua.
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The New York Times has a new report this morning quoting experts about the safety features and notes that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) doesn't require the features to be deemed airworthy.
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After signing a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with Textron AirLand, the Air Force will begin a series of tests to determine if Textron AirLand's flagship jet, dubbed "Scorpion," will be airworthy.
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Privately owned Lion Air, founded in 1999, said the aircraft, which had been in operation since August, was airworthy, with its pilot and co-pilot together having amassed 11,000 hours of flying time.
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The Federal Aviation Administration tweeted on Sunday that it was "closely monitoring" developments in the Ethiopian Airlines crash, and on Monday, stressed its assurance that the 737 Max suite of planes were airworthy.
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Most of Tyndall's 233 F-222s were flown away to safety before the storm hit, but 1463 of the aircraft had been grounded for maintenance and could not be made airworthy in time.
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JAKARTA (Reuters) - A plane with 189 aboard that crashed on Monday north of Indonesia's island of Java was airworthy, and had only been operated by Lion Air Group since August, the company said.
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The agency, which certified the latest version of Boeing's best-selling jet as airworthy in 7773, has not taken that step with the Max 8 despite mounting questions about the plane's safety record.
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Indonesian investigators said on Wednesday a Lion Air Boeing 737 jet that plunged into the sea, killing 189 people onboard, was not airworthy on a flight the day before it crashed on Oct. 29.
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On Monday, the FAA said in a notice that the aircraft is still airworthy and expects to mandate design enhancements to the automated system and signaling on board the Boeing planes by April 2019.
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Although Indonesia ordered emergency inspections on each 737 Max flying in the country, it found them all airworthy within two days, and the rest of the world accepted assurances from Boeing and the FAA.
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JAKARTA, Oct 29 (Reuters) - A plane with 189 aboard that crashed on Monday north of Indonesia's island of Java was airworthy, and had only been operated by Lion Air Group since August, the company said.
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In the United States, the Federal Aviation Administration, which certified the latest version of Boeing's best-selling jet as airworthy in 2017, has not taken that step despite mounting questions about the plane's safety record.
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JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian investigators said on Wednesday a Lion Air Boeing 737 jet that plunged into the sea, killing 189 people onboard, was not airworthy on a flight the day before it crashed on Oct. 29.
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In a statement, SWAPA said the lawsuit alleges its pilots agreed to fly 737 MAX jets based on Boeing's representations they were airworthy and similar to previous, "time-tested" 737 models they had flown for years.
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"As long as the aircraft is viewed as airworthy by the certification process - which in this case primarily means the Federal Aviation Administration — airlines will continue to fly it," said James Halstead, managing partner at Aviation Strategy.
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"As long as the aircraft is viewed as airworthy by the certification process - which in this case primarily means the Federal Aviation Administration -- airlines will continue to fly it," said James Halstead, managing partner at Aviation Strategy.
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"The main gearbox in the aircraft in question, which has at all times been fully airworthy and compliant, was subsequently replaced in January 2016," said CHC's head of safety and quality, Duncan Trapp, in an emailed statement.
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Boeing "represented that the 2100 Max 8 was an airworthy and safe aircraft, and that it had been designed in compliance with aviation regulations," Avia said in its lawsuit, which was filed Monday in an Illinois court.
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In the end, much of the plane's real design happened on the assembly line, and Boeing had to write off three separate mock-ups that were too much like science projects to pass off as airworthy planes.
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The aircraft, tail number N13U, is making its very last flight today — a "ferry" flight, where the plane was made just airworthy enough to fly one last time for 15 minutes in good weather and only minimal crew aboard.
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"No matter how small an issue we may find with an aircraft, we have an obligation mandated by operation of our [Federal Aviation Administration] issued licenses to repair it and make the aircraft airworthy," Oestreich said late Wednesday afternoon.
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"When they arrive to our area like that, they are deemed non-airworthy and that's when we have to figure out how we can load them safely or we may have to make the call that we can't load it."
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The Boeing 737 Max, grounded for the last six months after two fatal crashes, might not return to service in every country on the same timeline, depending on when global regulators deem the plane airworthy, CEO Dennis Muilenburg said Wednesday.
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In a news conference on Wednesday, officials said that investigators concluded that the plane was not airworthy even during its second-to-last flight, and experienced enough problems early in that journey that it should have immediately returned to Bali.
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"No matter how small an issue we may find with an aircraft, we have an obligation mandated by operation of our [Federal Aviation Administration] issued licenses to repair it and make the aircraft airworthy," the union's national director Bret Oestreich said last week.
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"One of the steps that is being taken by the air transport directorate is conducting an inspection by temporarily grounding (Boeing 737 Max 8 planes), to ensure that this type of aircraft is airworthy," the Indonesian official, Polana Pramesti, said in statement.
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As Boeing gets the Max airworthy again, Calhoun will need to work to repair the company's frayed relationships with the FAA and Congress, which have been put out by the Max crisis itself, as well as Boeing's haphazard handling of it under Muilenburg.
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"There is an inherent risk to parachuting and there are measures you take to mitigate that risk, but paying passengers should be able to count on an airworthy plane, an adequately trained pilot, a safe operator and adequate federal oversight of those operations," Homendy said.
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"And I haven't seen a plane out of Charleston yet that I'd put my name on saying it's safe and airworthy." transcript Less than a month after the crash of the second 23 Max jet, Boeing called North Charleston employees to an urgent meeting.
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The Boeing 737 MAX, the type of plane involved in a deadly crash in Ethiopia over the weekend, is still airworthy, the Federal Aviation Administration said Monday, giving a vote of confidence to the type of jet that has been involved in two deadly crashes since October.
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China Southern, which flies to Bali from the cities of Shenzhen and Guangzhou, said in an email that "due to volcanic activity in the area, the local airport and associated routes are not airworthy so flights on these two routes have been cancelled in the near term".
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Acting FAA Administrator Daniel Elwell said on Tuesday that the agency's review of the Boeing 737 Max has provided no basis so far to ground the aircraft, doubling down on the FAA's earlier determination that the plane remains airworthy despite two fatal crashes in less than a year.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will mandate that Boeing Co implement design changes by April that have been in the works for months for the 737 MAX 8 fleet after a fatal crash in October but said the plane was airworthy and did not need to be grounded after a second crash on Sunday.
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The B-17 Flying Fortress rolled off the drawing board and onto the runway in a mere 12 months, just in time to become the fearsome workhorse of the US Air Force during World War II. Its astounding toughness made pilots adore it: The B-20193 could roar through angry squalls of shrapnel and bullets, emerging pockmarked but still airworthy.
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Boeing executives are now telling the company's 737 MAX customers that the software fix required to make the airliner airworthy will not be approved in the near future, and that it will likely be June or July before the Federal Aviation Administration certifies the aircraft for flight again—meaning that the aircraft will have been grounded for at least 16 months.
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