Business
Engine trouble hits Air New Zealand’s 787 Dreamliners
A Rolls-Royce engine was shut down and was afterward found to be seriously damaged.
Local News
Within an hour, 2 planes crash-land at Paine Field
One simply landed hard and went off the end of a runway. Another crash involved unextended landing gear.
Business
Incidents of severe disturbances on commercial flights climb
The number of cases in which the cabin crew had to restrain a passenger rose to 169 last…
Business
F-35 fighter costs, $1 trillion over 60 years, draw scrutiny
Pentagon’s ability to repair F-35 parts at military depots is six years behind schedule.
Business
US airlines are on a pilot-hiring spree
Major U.S. airlines have hired more than 3,000 pilots in each of the past three years.
Business
New magazine gives loft to region’s aerospace manufacturers
Because each Boeing 737 has roughly 600,000 parts, and each Boeing 777 has about 3 million parts.
Nation-World
Super big black hole from early universe farthest ever found
Light from its quasar has been traveling our way for more than 13 billion years.
Business
Supersonic travel creeps ahead as Japan Air backs US startup
Boom is planning to build a 45-to-55 seat aircraft that cruises at Mach 2.2.
Business
Secretive aerospace firm to test rocket engines in Bremerton
The site has control rooms, a generator and a concrete pad with protective blast walls.
Local News
Now hiring: Younger factory workers, at Boeing and elsewhere
The company and its training partners are fighting perceptions of a dying manufacturing industry.
Business
Defense secretary says he won’t accept flawed Boeing tankers
The most serious of recent flaws is multiple instances of the retractable boom scraping aircraft.
Business
Amazon drone would dismantle itself in sky, rain down parts
The drone’s systems would allow it to control where the parts fall.
Business
Glitch has American Airlines lacking pilots during holidays
The pilots’ union said about 15,000 flights were scheduled without a captain, a co-pilot or both.
Northwest
Zuckerberg’s sister says she was harassed on Alaska flight
Randi Zuckerberg said the airline crew made light of a man making lewd comments to her.
Nation-World
What North Korean photos say about new ballistic missile
It might not have the power to go past the West Coast if loaded with a real nuclear…
Business
New Lufthansa 777s feature 7-foot beds for business fliers
Passengers will be able to choose between six different setups in the business cabin.
Business
777 and A333 clip wings at New York’s JFK airport
Officials say the Virgin Atlantic airliner had to be towed after the incident.
Business
Airbus names a new top salesman amid legal troubles
Eric Schulz will take over as chief of sales for Airbus commercial planes in January.
Business
Airbus, Rolls-Royce, Siemens plan to build a hybrid plane
Kirkland-based Zunum Aero also has a project for a hybrid or electric plane in the works.
Local News
This flight’s on time: Paine Field terminal work progressing
15 flights a day by Alaska and United are expected to begin in less than a year.