Flight Safety Information - January 24, 2025 No. 018 In This Issue : Incident: Ryanair B738 near Faro on Jan 20th 2025, door open indication : Hawker 800XP - nose landing gear failure (Minneapolis, MN) : Transatlantic flights flew over 800 mph after freezing weather juiced the jet stream : JAL top executives have their pay docked after pilot drinking incident : Mandatory pilot training widened following deadly Haneda accident : ALPA president responds to EASA’s revised approach to reduced-crew operations : Russia and Azerbaijan have received copies of the AZAL aircraft's black box materials : Flight attendants tape disruptive passenger’s mouth shut after ‘racist and vulgar’ tirade on flight to Fiji : ‘Offensive’ tattoos and ‘see-through clothing’ can get you kicked off your next Spirit Airlines flight : American Airlines crew member hospitalized after plane evacuated over smoke detection : CISA Warns of Flaws in Aircraft Collision Avoidance Systems : FAA streamlines aircraft registration : Boeing warns of bigger-than-expected $4 billion quarterly loss; shares drop : Calendar of Events Incident: Ryanair B738 near Faro on Jan 20th 2025, door open indication A Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-DCR performing flight FR-2341 from Faro (Portugal) to Newcastle,EN (UK), was climbing out of Faro's runway 28 when the crew stopped the climb at FL110 and decided to return to Faro reporting a door open indication. The aircraft landed safely on runway 28 about 40 minutes after departure. Passengers exaggerated on social media that a door flew open. Portugal GPIAA reported they "have received a report from the mentioned flight with indication issues in one door that prompted the crew to an ATB. No structural or functional issues were reported. Based on the available and current information we have no reasons to open an investigation." A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration EI-ENC departed with a delay of about 4.5 hours but needed to divert to Manchester,EN (UK) and further to Edinburgh,SC (UK) due to night curfew. https://avherald.com/h?article=5232f6fb&opt=0 Hawker 800XP - nose landing gear failure (Minneapolis, MN) Date: Monday 20 January 2025 Time: 10:48 Type: Hawker 800XP Owner/operator: Superior Diesel Inc Registration: N6NR MSN: 258701 Year of manufacture: 2004 Fatalities: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 Other fatalities: 0 Aircraft damage: Substantial Category: Accident Location: Minneapolis-Flying Cloud Airport (FCM/KFCM), Minneapolis, MN - United States of America Phase: Landing Nature: Private Departure airport: Fort Lauderdale-Executive Airport, FL (FXE/KFXE) Destination airport: Minneapolis-Flying Cloud Airport, MN (FCM/KFCM) Investigating agency: NTSB Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities Narrative: The Hawker 800XP suffered a nose landing gear failure after diverting to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. The issued had been identified about 30 minutes earlier. https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/472279 Transatlantic flights flew over 800 mph after freezing weather juiced the jet stream On Wednesday, at least two transatlantic flights reached top ground speeds above 800 mph. They were still technically subsonic because they were propelled by a faster-than-usual jet stream. Recent cold weather strengthened the jet stream, and the climate crisis is set to exacerbate this. Some transatlantic flights traveled faster than the speed of sound relative to the ground this week. It isn't the return of Concorde — instead, regular wide-body jets were flying through an accelerated jet stream. According to data from Flightradar24, Qatar Airways Flight 704 reached a top ground speed of 833 mph as it crossed the Atlantic on Wednesday. The Boeing 777 flying from New York to Doha landed about 50 minutes ahead of schedule. Also briefly traveling above the speed of sound was British Airways Flight 274, which hit a top ground speed of 814 mph during a trip to London from Las Vegas, per Flightradar24 data. The Airbus A350 landed 45 minutes ahead of schedule. While both flights' top speeds were above Mach 1.2 when taking their cruising altitudes into account, there would not have been a sonic boom. The planes were traveling at their usual cruising speeds — typically about 600 mph — but were propelled by the North Atlantic jet stream flowing much faster than usual. So, while the planes traveled above the speed of sound relative to the ground, they were still subsonic relative to the air around them. The jet stream has been made more powerful than usual by the recent cold spell in the US. This was also set to bring high winds to the UK and Ireland as part of Storm Éowyn. Red warnings — meaning there is a danger to life — were in place for all of Ireland and parts of Scotland for Friday, with wind gusts expected to be as high as 100 mph. While Wednesday's flights were rare in going over 800 mph, it isn't clear that any records were broken. The fastest subsonic transatlantic commercial flight recorded by Guinness World Records took place in 2020, when a British Airways Boeing 747 flew from New York to London in 4 hours and 56 minutes. Relative to the ground below, it flew through the jet stream at 825 mph. But its top speeds were sustained for longer than Wednesday's flights, given that the flight was over two hours quicker than usual. It may not be long before records are broken again, though. Most flights between the US and Europe travel through the North Atlantic jet stream, and its tailwinds are the reason it's faster to fly to Europe from the US rather than vice versa. The climate crisis means that the jet streams are becoming stronger and, therefore, faster. It is causing an increasing difference in energy between two layers of the atmosphere, which imparts more energy into the jet streams. This also enlarges Rossby waves — meanders in the jet stream — which creates more friction in the air and increases the risk of turbulence on the edges of the jet stream. If you want to see a true supersonic commercial flight, you'll have to wait a few more years. Boom Supersonic, a US startup, is developing an airliner planned to travel at Mach 1.7, with plans to enter service before the end of the decade. https://www.yahoo.com/news/transatlantic-flights-flew-over-800-120809618.html JAL top executives have their pay docked after pilot drinking incident Japan Airlines' chief executive officer and its chairman will be subject to a 30% pay cut for two months over an incident involving two pilots drinking. Two of Japan Airlines' most senior executives will have their pay docked following another incident of pilots drinking inappropriately. JAL Chief Executive Officer Mitsuko Tottori and Chairman Yuji Akasaka will be subject to a 30% pay cut for two months over an incident involving two pilots who were found to be over the limit in the hours ahead of their scheduled flight. Akasaka will also have his role overseeing safety measures at the airline revoked. Three other managers from JAL’s flight operations and safety management divisions have also been given "urgent consideration” for disciplinary action, a JAL spokesperson said Friday. The punishments stem from an incident last month when two male captains who had been out drinking the day before caused a flight from Melbourne to Tokyo to be delayed by around three hours after alcohol was found in their system during a preflight check at their hotel the next morning. JAL’s policy prohibits the consumption of alcohol within 12 hours of boarding. It isn’t the first time JAL has been involved in situations where its pilots have failed alcohol breathalyzer tests. Some managers took pay cuts of up to 20% for a three-month period in 2018 after a pilot showed up for a London-to-Tokyo flight with excessive alcohol in his system. He was subsequently jailed. One of the top managers involved at the time was Akasaka. More recently, in April 2024, JAL canceled a flight from Dallas to Tokyo after the pilot was found to be drunk and disorderly. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/01/24/companies/jal-execs-pay-cut/ Mandatory pilot training widened following deadly Haneda accident The transport ministry plans to expand mandatory safety training for all pilots, in response to a fatal runway collision between a Japan Airlines passenger jet and a Japan Coast Guard aircraft at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport last January. Revisions to the Aviation Law will require all pilots, including those of Coast Guard and private aircraft, to undergo Crew Resource Management training, which is designed to enhance communication among crew members. Currently, CRM training is mandatory only for commercial airlines such as JAL and All Nippon Airways. Sources said the proposal will be submitted during the ordinary Diet session, which was convened on Jan. 24. After the revision, all pilots will be required to complete CRM training to be certified to operate at airports with air traffic controllers. Pilots from the Self-Defense Forces will be exempt from this requirement, as they are governed by separate regulations under the Defense Ministry. Additionally, the revised law will require major airports to establish a dedicated team to oversee runway safety. Following the revision, regulators will also check whether measures are in place to prevent aircraft from entering the runway at the wrong time. CRM, a training program introduced in the 1970s to address the increase in aviation accidents caused by human error, promotes effective communication and information sharing among flight crew members. In the Haneda accident, the Coast Guard aircraft tragically entered the runway after the crew misunderstood instructions from the air traffic controller. A progress report released last month revealed that the captain and copilot failed to rectify their error, even after discussing the order with each other. With the controller also unaware of the misunderstanding, the landing JAL plane collided with the Coast Guard aircraft, killing all but one of the six Coast Guard crew members. The investigation by the Japan Transport Safety Board is ongoing. https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15598360 ALPA president responds to EASA’s revised approach to reduced-crew operations The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) president Jason Ambrosi has responded to the European Union Aviation Safety Agency’s (EASA’s) revised approach to reduced-crew operations emphasising that safety starts with two pilots. The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) president Jason Ambrosi has responded to the European Union Aviation Safety Agency’s (EASA’s) revised approach to reduced-crew operations emphasising that safety starts with two pilots. EASA’s shift in its approach that could allow for single-pilot operations in Europe, prioritises the development and deployment of advanced flight deck technologies while leaving the door open for the approval of single-pilot operations on commercial aircraft, according to Capt. Jason Ambrosi. In response, he issued a statement underlining the risks associated with reducing the number of pilots in the cockpit. “Thanks to the extraordinary pressure brought to bear by airline pilots across the globe, European aviation regulators are retooling their review of reduced-crew operations. While this is step in the right direction, whether it’s branded as “smart cockpit” or extended minimum crew operations, removing pilots from the flight deck is a dangerous idea,” said Ambrosi. He emphasised ALPA’s unwavering commitment to maintaining the highest safety standards in commercial aviation and to fighting any attempt to reduce crew complement. “The complexity of modern aircraft operations, coupled with the vital need for redundancy in safety-critical environments, requires maintaining a two-pilot flightdeck at all times, and we will not back down on that.” Pilots know best Ambrosi also pointed out the critical role pilots play in ensuring safety during inflight emergencies. “No one understands better than a pilot that when an issue arises in flight, it is the pilots who are responsible for achieving a safe outcome,” he continued. In line with its efforts to raise awareness, ALPA has been working as part of a global coalition of pilot unions to educate a wider public audience about the ‘Safety Starts with 2’ campaign. The initiative aims to inform the public and industry stakeholders about the importance of maintaining a two-pilot flight deck during all phases of flight, even as emerging technologies are rolled out. “We look forward to partnering with industry stakeholders to ensure that improvements in technology – which are a good thing – do not replace pilots or allow operators to reduce crew complement,” he concluded. Manufacturers and airlines driving demand The move to push for eMCO or Single Pilot operations (SiPO) is “driven by the commercial interest from manufacturers and airlines putting cost-cutting above passenger safety,” according to the European Cockpit Association (ECA). In a statement in Linkedin, the ECA underlined , “One pilot means less safety, less security. Full stop.” It further urged regulators to remain “laser focused on safety,” despite ongoing pressure from manufacturers and certain airlines to advance these changes. While EASA continues to evaluate the concept of Extended Minimum Crew Operations, (eMCO) which would enable single pilot operations for specific phases of flight with the support of enhanced automation, the timeline for rulemaking decisions has been delayed. EASA now anticipates that any regulatory decisions on reduced-crew operations will not be made until the end of the decade. In its annual update on Tuesday 21 January, the regulator said it will conduct a study to assess the role of “advanced flight deck technologies” and to develop a regulatory framework for the safe integration of smart cockpits in commercial air transport operations. This marks a shift from EASA’s previous rulemaking study launched in 2023, which was aimed at developing guidelines for the “safe implementation of eMCO”. The latest initiative focuses on the smart cockpit concept, reflecting a more cautious approach to the introduction of reduced-crew operations. https://aerospaceglobalnews.com/news/alpa-president-on-easas-revised-approach-to-reduced-crew/ Russia and Azerbaijan have received copies of the AZAL aircraft's black box materials OREANDA-NEWS Russia and Azerbaijan have copies of the materials of the black boxes of the Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) plane that crashed near Aktau, Kazakhstan. This was announced by Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Bozumbayev, Sputnik Kazakhstan reports on Telegram. "Both the Azerbaijani side and the Russian side have copies of these materials. We have nothing to hide," he said. The Embraer 190 aircraft of AZAL Airlines, operating a Baku — Grozny flight, crashed near Aktau on December 25, 2024. There were 67 people on board, 38 of them did not survive. On January 15, a full transcript of the negotiations between the pilots of the aircraft appeared online. The Ministry of Transport of Kazakhstan called it unofficial. https://www.oreanda-news.com/en/gosudarstvo/russia-and-azerbaijan-have-received-copies-of-the-azal-aircraft-s-black-box-/article1544731/ Flight attendants tape disruptive passenger’s mouth shut after ‘racist and vulgar’ tirade on flight to Fiji Flight attendants have been recorded attempting to restrain and duct tape the mouth of an irate passenger who was thrashing and screaming on board a Fiji Airways flight as she traveled to the country’s main island. In exclusive vision provided to news.com.au, the distressed and “intoxicated” passenger – believed to be in her 60s – was filmed on flight FJ871 from San Francisco to Nadi last Saturday. The flight landed in Nadi on Monday, Jan. 20, where it was met by local law enforcement and she was arrested. The woman was charged by police in Fiji where she remains in custody awaiting court. The airline has confirmed the incident is now the subject of a “legal investigation”. A fellow passenger who filmed the altercation, and requested to remain anonymous, said airline staff were “forced to resort to restraining and taping the mouth” of the woman, whose comments were allegedly “racist and vulgar” in nature. The passenger behind the camera said the situation unfolded about halfway into the 11-hour flight towards Nadi, after the woman started to “raise her voice” within the cabin. “It became known to crew and nearby passengers early into the incident that the woman was travelling with her husband, though they were sitting in different areas of the plane,” the witness, who was seated several rows away from the woman, claimed. “The husband requested to be seated elsewhere when the woman started to raise her voice, and the altercation between the woman and crew started when the crew refused to tell the woman where he had been moved to.” The witness told news.com.au the woman “caused great distress to all nearby passengers and crew by screaming and yelling abuse” as well as “threatening and throwing objects such as cups at crew members”. “She had also slapped the hands of a flight attendant,” the witness claimed. In the footage, crew can be seen trying to tape the woman’s mouth shut when she refused to stop yelling abuse. “The other passengers were particularly upset by her overtly racist comments towards the Fijian crew members, with many calling out to the woman to be quiet and behave,” the witness recalled. “Parents with children onboard were clearly upset with the excessive vulgar language and swearing with many seen blocking the ears of their children.” In the footage, the woman can be seen towards the back of the plane with two cabin crew members desperately attempting to restrain and ultimately cover her mouth with duct tape. “The crew forcibly moved the woman to the back of the plane but this didn’t stop the (passenger’s) abusive behavior, which continued throughout the remainder of the flight,” the witness said. “The crew informed the woman that authorities would be waiting for her on arrival in Nadi.” It is believed the woman was booked on a connecting flight to Adelaide. “When the flight was two hours away from Nadi, the husband came and sat with the woman but this didn’t improve the woman’s behavior. She continued to verbally assault crew members and disturb passengers.” In a statement sent to news.com.au, Fiji Airways said the incident was being investigated by local authorities. “At Fiji Airways, the safety of our passengers and crew is our highest priority, and we uphold a zero-tolerance policy for any threatening behavior,” the spokesperson said. “We are co-operating with the relevant authorities, who are investigating an incident involving a passenger aboard flight FJ817 from San Francisco, which landed at Nadi International Airport on Jan. 20 2025, where it was met by law enforcement.” It is understood that the incident is now part of an ongoing legal investigation. https://nypost.com/2025/01/23/lifestyle/woman-restrained-with-duct-tape-after-outburst-in-fiji-airways-flight/ ‘Offensive’ tattoos and ‘see-through clothing’ can get you kicked off your next Spirit Airlines flight Spirit Airlines has updated its contract of carriage with new details related to passenger clothing and body art. Passengers flying Spirit Airlines might need to conceal some tattoos or put on more clothing for their next flight, according to the airline’s updated contract for travelers. As of January 22, Spirit has updated its contract of carriage, declaring passengers “shall not be permitted to board” or “may be required to leave an aircraft” if they are “barefoot or inadequately clothed, or whose clothing or article, including body art, is lewd, obscene, or offensive in nature.” It also describes “inadequately clothed” as “see-through clothing, not adequately covered, exposed breasts, buttocks or other private parts.” Fashion choices have long been a problem for air travelers, as many have been singled out and denied boarding, and in some cases, gone viral for their situations. Spirit previously had banned barefoot passengers and clothing deemed “lewd, obscene or offensive in nature,” but specified further in its update to the contract. In October, a woman named Tara Kehidi said she and a friend were asked by a Spirit flight attendant to leave because they were wearing crop tops. The situation has happened on other airlines, too. In 2019, American Airlines apologized to Latisha “Tisha” Rowe after she said she was humiliated and told she couldn’t fly unless she covered up her strapless romper. https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/23/travel/spirit-airlines-dress-code-removal/index.html American Airlines crew member hospitalized after plane evacuated over smoke detection An American Airlines plane had to be evacuated in North Carolina after smoke was detected coming from the plane, with a flight attendant taken to a nearby hospital, according to officials. All 50 passengers and three crew members were rushed off flight 5720 just as the smoke was reported just before it was about to take off early Thursday from Charlotte Douglas International Airport for Columbia, South Carolina, the Charlotte Observer reported. A flight attendant was taken to the hospital for precautionary evaluation, but no serious injuries were reported, the outlet said. It was not immediately clear how the staffer was hurt. The Charlotte Fire Department responded and cleared the scene, and the plane was then towed off to the gate to be inspected by a maintenance team, according to the report. https://nypost.com/2025/01/24/us-news/american-airlines-plane-evacuated-as-smoke-seen-just-before-takeoff/ CISA Warns of Flaws in Aircraft Collision Avoidance Systems Hackers Unlikely to Exploit Flaws in the Wild Security researchers found an unpatchable flaw in the system that prevents commercial aircraft from crashing into each other, the U.S. federal government said in a Tuesday advisory that called the likelihood of its exploitation "unlikely" outside of a laboratory setting. See Also: The State of OT Security: A Comprehensive Guide to Trends, Risks, and Cyber Resilience The flaw is one of two disclosed by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency that affect the Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System II. The vulnerabilities affect TCAS II versions 7.1 and prior. The first vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-9310, stems from reliance on untrusted inputs in security decisions. Attackers using software-defined radios could transmit spoofed radio frequency signals with false location data, causing fake aircraft to appear on cockpit displays. "By utilizing software-defined radios and a custom low-latency processing pipeline, RF signals with spoofed location data can be transmitted to aircraft targets," CISA said. This vulnerability holds a CVSS score of 6.0 and requires highly specific conditions for exploitation. There is no mitigation for it. The second flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-11166, involves external control of system configurations in TCAS II systems relying on outdated transponder standards. Exploiting this vulnerability allows attackers to impersonate ground stations and disable resolution advisories - recommended vertical maneuverers for collision avoidance - by setting sensitivity level control to the lowest, leading to a denial-of-service condition. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.1. CISA said that while no public exploitation of these vulnerabilities is reported, organizations should mitigate CVE-2024-11166 by upgrading to the next-generation collision avoidance system known as ACAS X, or to transponders compliant with RTCA DO-181F, the document containing minimum operational performance standards for TCAS II. https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/cisa-warns-flaws-in-aircraft-collision-avoidance-systems-a-27365 FAA streamlines aircraft registration Transitioning from paper to electronic docs A pair of final rules posted January 17 cleared the FAA to accept electronic documents with aircraft registration applications, and to issue electronic certificates. The rules are the latest steps the agency has taken to repair a badly broken aircraft registration system that caused significant delays in recent years, with a chronic backlog hitting a peak of 190 days in 2022. AOPA, acting on behalf of frustrated members, pressed the FAA for a series of changes to overhaul the system. Congress—responding to AOPA's urgent calls for registration reform—ordered the agency to complete the process in the 2024 FAA reauthorization. In one of the two new final rules, the FAA updated aircraft registration regulations to remove the requirement to submit original documents and phase out the practice of date-stamping documents as they are received from applicants. The agency noted that use of electronic systems makes date-stamping paper documents obsolete. "With these inefficiencies removed, the use of modern technology will enable greater flexibility for the public and the Registry, will reduce document rejection rates, and improve the aircraft registration process," the FAA wrote in the rule. Another rule published January 17, also with immediate effect, enables the FAA to issue electronic registration certificates to aircraft owners, as well as dealer certificates. The agency prints and issues more than 5,000 certificates each month, all bulk-mailed in "approximately" seven to 10 business days. The FAA began using the Civil Aviation Registry Electronic Services (CARES) system in 2022, creating a web-based system to record aircraft sales and registrations. "While the Registry will still accept original documents and materials, the preferred approach is now to submit non-original documents in a form and by a means acceptable to the FAA. For some documents and materials, a photocopy or digital image may be acceptable; for others, a true or certified copy may be required," the agency wrote in the final rule concerning submission of documents. “AOPA has been working with the FAA on registration renewal timeframes for several years now and this change will indeed help resolve the backlog. We welcome these changes, and the increased capabilities CARES offers,” said AOPA Vice President of Regulatory Affairs Murray Huling. The agency expects the transition to electronic aircraft registration (full implementation of the CARES system is expected later this year) to result in significant savings to applicants and the agency. The FAA processes 76,440 registration applications annually, rejecting 16,116 of them. Another 25,000 conveyances (aircraft sales or title transfers) are estimated to require $1.50 in postage for each, meaning use of the electronic system should save applicants $152,160. The FAA would save another $82,849 in annual postage related to processing registrations. "The rule will reduce the wait time for an application by reducing the delay between an applicant submitting materials and the FAA receiving the materials," the FAA wrote. "It also may reduce printing costs by allowing documents to be submitted electronically rather than requiring them to be printed or copied." The transition away from paper documents is the latest in a series of steps the FAA has taken since 2022 to reduce the backlog and ease the frustration voiced by AOPA. The agency began issuing preemptive 90-day extensions to new owners and hired additional staff in 2022, and in 2023 extended the duration of aircraft registration certificates to seven years. https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/january/23/faa-streamlines-aircraft-registration Boeing warns of bigger-than-expected $4 billion quarterly loss; shares drop SEATTLE (Reuters) -Boeing warned on Thursday that it expected a fourth-quarter loss of about $4 billion to close a year marred by a production quality crisis, stricter regulatory scrutiny, supply chain delays and a crippling strike by U.S. West Coast factory workers. The loss would be nearly triple the size expected by Wall Street. Boeing, which will release its results next week, attributed it to charges at its defense and commercial units, lower jetliner deliveries and the strike's effects. The company forecast a quarterly loss of $5.46 per share, which equates to about $4 billion, sharply steeper than analysts' average expectation of a $1.84 per share loss, according to LSEG data. Boeing shares fell 3.5% in after-hours trading as the company projected quarterly revenue of $15.2 billion, below expectations of $16.27 billion. After banking record-high profits in the 2010s, Boeing has bled billions of dollars since 2019 after two fatal crashes of its best-selling 737 MAX jet revealed production quality and safety concerns and that the U.S. planemaker had misled regulators during the plane's certification process. The COVID-19 pandemic further squeezed the company, and 2024 began with a mid-air panel blowout on a nearly new 737 MAX, sending Boeing into another crisis. Through the first nine months of 2024, Boeing racked up nearly $8 billion in losses, hammered by a strike by more than 33,000 workers that halted production of its 737 MAX, 777 and 767 planes and by an ailing defense and space division. Based on Thursday's quarterly results forecast, the company's annual loss for the year could rival 2020, when it lost nearly $12 billion, the most in its history. 'NEAR-TERM CHALLENGES' Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg, who took the reins in August, said the company faced "near-term challenges" but had taken important steps to stabilize its business during the fourth quarter. Those included reaching an agreement in November to end the seven-week strike that allowed it to restart production of the 737, 767 and 777 programs and raising more than $20 billion in capital, he said in a statement. Boeing Commercial Airplanes expects fourth quarter revenue of $4.8 billion and an operating margin loss of 43.9%, the company said. That includes a roughly $900 million pre-tax earnings charge on its 777X program, which the company says is due to higher labor costs from the new contract that settled the strike. Boeing reiterated its plans to deliver the first 777-9 in 2026, several years later than anticipated when it launched the new airplane in 2013. It also anticipates an approximately $200 million charge on its 767 program. Boeing's commercial division delivered 348 jets last year, down from 528 the previous year. New orders for jets in 2024 dropped to less than half as many as Boeing recorded one year earlier, though it had some wins such as flipping Turkey's Pegasus Airlines, a longtime Airbus customer, with a firm order for 100 737 MAX planes. Boeing Defense, Space and Security expects $1.7 billion in pre-tax earnings charges on its five fixed-price development programs: the KC-46 tanker, T-7 trainer, its Starliner capsule for NASA's Commercial Crew Program, two U.S. presidential aircraft known as Air Force One, and the MQ-25 refueling drone. The $800 million charge to the KC-46 tanker program, which is based on the 767 airframe, is due in part to the strike, according to the company. Boeing said the T-7 Red Hawk trainer program will book a $500 million charge due to the U.S. Air Force's decision on Jan. 15 to delay buying the first production model of its first new trainer in decades to fiscal year 2026. Boeing's defense division is expected to book quarterly revenue of $5.4 billion and an operating margin loss of nearly 42%, the company said. https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/boeing-forecasts-bigger-expected-loss-213825618.html CALENDAR OF EVENTS • · Sponsor the 2025 Fuzion Safety Conference! 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