Boeing did not tell Southwest Airlines, its largest 737 Max customer, that a standard safety feature designed to warn pilots about malfunctioning sensors had been deactivated on the jets. The safety ...

As a sign of how quickly things can change in the airline business, consider this: Last December, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the global trade group representing airlines, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Offering an insider’s view of the business of flight. RENTON, WA - MARCH 11: A Boeing 737 MAX 8 is pictured outside the factory on ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Offering an insider’s view of the business of flight. PORTLAND, OREGON - JANUARY 8: A plastic sheet covers an area of the fuselage ...

Travelers typically unbothered at the prospect of flying now have reason to dread a trip by plane: since the beginning of the year, a string of alarming incidents that involve Boeing‘s 737 Max models ...