Category: Boeing 777

Scientists Warn Wireless Radiation, 5G May Endanger Animals

Researchers have published a three-part, 150-page review of how wildlife could be suffering harms from the non-ionizing electromagnetic fields (EMF) produced by wireless infrastructure, raising questions about the environmental safety of wireless technology as 5G begins to blanket the United States. “We’ve known for a while now, through a number of scientific studies, that cellular…


Emirates Slams Boeing Over 777X Delays

Boston—The head of Dubai airline Emirates piled pressure on planemaker Boeing on Tuesday over delays to its 777X jetliner, warning that the uncertainty would cause significant disruption for one of the world’s biggest carriers. Emirates President Tim Clark said he wanted “another grown-up conversation” with the U.S. planemaker over the timing of the twin-engined jumbo,…


United Airlines Plans to Resume Operations of Grounded 777 Planes

WASHINGTON—United Airlines said Tuesday it plans to resume operations of its grounded Boeing 777-200 planes with Pratt & Whitney engines at some point in the future. United’s 52 777 planes with the PW4000 engines were grounded in February after an engine failure on a United flight to Honolulu from Denver. The Federal Aviation Administration ordered…


FAA Grounds Certain Planes After Engine Failure Over Denver

DENVER—The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday ordered airlines in the United States to ground planes with the type of engine that blew apart after takeoff from Denver this past weekend until they can be inspected for stress cracks. The FAA’s order applies to U.S. operators of airplanes equipped with certain Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines,…


Boeing: 777s With Engine That Blew Apart Should Be Grounded

Boeing has recommended that airlines ground all 777s with the type of engine that blew apart after takeoff from Denver this weekend, and most carriers that fly those planes said they would temporarily pull them from service. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration ordered United Airlines to step up inspections of the aircraft after one of…