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Florida Learjet crash kills nine as investigators examine icing and catastrophic 27,000-foot plunge
Nine people died after a Learjet plunged 27,000 feet before crashing in Florida. Find out what pilots reported and what investigators are examining.
Florida jet crash kills nine as Learjet 60 plunges near homes in Palm Beach County
Nine people were killed when a Learjet 60 crashed into a residential area of Palm Beach County, Florida, on November 1, triggering a massive explosion and forcing hundreds of residents from their homes. Air traffic control recordings indicate the pilots reported icing, turbulence and an uncontrollable descent before impact, but federal investigators have not established the cause.
Boeing backlog hits $745bn as 737 MAX certification advances, but jetliner losses persist
Boeing reported a narrower quarterly loss and positive free cash flow as its total backlog reached a record $745 billion. Certification progress on the 737-7 and 737-10 and stronger defence performance provide encouragement, but higher production costs and weaker commercial aircraft margins remain obstacles to recovery.
Boeing has a $597bn commercial backlog, so what must Ryan Weir fix next?
Boeing is handing global commercial sales leadership to Ryan Weir as Brad McMullen retires, shifting customer responsibility during a critical period for deliveries, certification and cash recovery.
FAA gets Surface Awareness Initiative into 100 towers, with 44 more due in 2026
The Federal Aviation Administration has deployed its Surface Awareness Initiative at 100 air traffic control towers, taking the programme to about 45% of its planned 220-airport footprint as the United States accelerates runway surveillance modernisation across airports that previously lacked comparable surface-tracking capability.
Marine One separation lapse exposes safety failures near Reagan National Airport
The FAA is investigating why a passenger jet departed Reagan National as Trump’s Marine One briefly lost required aircraft separation.
SES AI’s Doroni deal is worth up to $1.09m, but only $65,000 is committed
SES AI Corporation will develop a high-energy battery pack for Doroni Aerospace’s H1-X personal eVTOL under a staged framework worth up to $1.09 million, but the commercial opportunity depends on future purchase orders, aircraft funding, flight testing and regulatory progress.
Boeing lifts Q2 revenue to $24.6bn, backlog hits record $715bn despite core loss
Boeing lifted Q2 deliveries 14% and posted a record $715B backlog, but a wider core loss and $280M Air Force One charge keep the turnaround thesis conditional.
Ryanair passenger partially pulled through window after Boeing 737 engine failure
A Ryanair passenger survived being partially pulled through a shattered aircraft window after an apparent engine failure caused explosive cabin decompression shortly after take-off from Thessaloniki, raising urgent questions about engine debris containment and an unexplained diversion involving the same Boeing 737 the previous evening.
Nasdaq-100 in 5 days, S&P 500 blocked until 2027: what SpaceX (SPCX) is still missing
Wedbush initiates SpaceX (SPCX) at Outperform, $190 target, $2.5T enterprise value; Nasdaq-100 inclusion July 7 adds $4.3B in passive inflows. Winners named.