5 reasons why Airbus went from struggling outsider to beating Boeing

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The Airbus A320neo proved popular with airlines because of its fuel efficiency.

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Boeing's Latest Problem: A Cargo Plane's Exploding Engine

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Boeing, one of the world’s largest aircraft manufacturers, has been in the news a lot lately but not in a good way. Safety incidents involving the company’s planes keep cropping up and this week brought yet another example of that unfortunate trend.

A video appears to show flames spurting from a Boeing 747-8 plane in the sky that was forced to make an emergency landing in Miami

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An Atlas Air Boeing 747 Freighter.
An Atlas Air Boeing 747 Freighter.

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Alaska Airlines passengers were hit in the face by debris, struggled with oxygen masks, and one had a seizure after landing, lawsuit says

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The fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 Boeing 737-9 MAX, which was forced to make an emergency landing with a gap in the fuselage, is seen during its investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in Portland, Oregon
The fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282.

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Boeing's CEO vowed to staff that 'we're going to get better' as he rallied employees at a key supplier in the 737 Max 9 saga

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Dave Calhoun, CEO of Boeing, speaks on stage during the delivery of the final 747 jet at their plant in Everett, Washington on January 31, 2023.
Dave Calhoun, CEO of Boeing.

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The latest awkward news for Boeing: Blinken's plane broke down on his Davos trip

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at an event of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken got stuck on his way home from the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos.

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The CEO of Europe's busiest airline says he's had long-running issues with Boeing's quality control, including finding a stray wrench under a plane's floor

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Ryanair Boeing 737 MAX 8 as seen during taxiing, take off and flying phase in Eindhoven Airport EIN.
A Ryanair Boeing 737 Max 8.

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'We have planes all over the world that have issues that nobody has found' — union leader accused Boeing supplier of lack of quality control

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Plastic covers the exterior of the fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282
The missing door plug on the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9.

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Boeing is adding more 737 airplane inspections as company says it's 'clear that we are not where we need to be'

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Boeing announced it will take additional quality assurance measures following the Alaska Airlines midflight blowout fiasco.

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A major Chinese airline may delay the delivery of an order of Boeing 737 Max jets to do extra safety inspections amid the door plug blowout saga

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This photo taken on June 5, 2019 shows grounded China Southern Airlines Boeing 737 MAX aircraft parked in a line at Urumqi airport, in China's western Xinjiiang region.
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