Boeing, Aviation Stocks Fall After Rough Start to Year for Air Travel

Boeing, Aviation Stocks Fall After Rough Start to Year for Air Travel

Updated Jan. 8, 2024 2:26 pm ET A burning inferno on the runway, followed four days later by a midair emergency involving a gaping hole in the side of the plane, isn’t the way the airline industry wanted to start 2024. After a fraught 2023, in which safety specialists and regulators raised alarms about mounting … Read more

18 Minutes to Evacuate a Burning Plane: Success Story or Cautionary Tale?

18 Minutes to Evacuate a Burning Plane: Success Story or Cautionary Tale?

Updated Jan. 4, 2024 2:13 pm ET In its certification, Airbus was required to prove that its A350 aircraft can be evacuated in less than 90 seconds. In Tuesday’s collision in Japan, the last crew member escaped the aircraft after 18 minutes—but there were still no casualties. The sizable discrepancy, for the moment, represents a … Read more