Airplane News: Boom Supersonic XB-1, Boeing Management Changes, and United Under FAA Scrutiny

Welcome to your weekly General Aviation news update, and this week we have 3 stories for you; Boom Supersonic XB-1 First Flight, Boeing Upper Management Changes, and United Airlines under FAA Scrutiny.

First up, Boom Supersonic test flew the XB-1 this week. The XB-1 took off from the Mojave Air and Space Port and flew for 12 minutes. The aircraft successfully completed all its testing objectives, though specifics were not announced. The XB-1 reached a maximum altitude of 7120 feet and got up to 238 kts. Do you think that quiet supersonic travel is possible? Let us know in the comments! https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/boom-supersonics-xb-1-takes-historic-first-flight-paving-the-way-for-overture/ Next up this week, the Boeing saga continues. If you’re unaware, Boeing is attempting to recover after the 737 Max 7/8 issues and after a Door plug blew out of a 737 Max 9. Boeing has lost several upper management including the CEO of commercial airplanes, the CEO of Boeing as a whole has resigned effective at the end of the year, and the chairman of the board will not seek reelection. Hunt for the new CEO will occur later this year after a yearly meeting with shareholders. We’ll keep you updated if we see more from Boeing. https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/boeing-top-management-purged Last up, United Airlines is getting some extra FAA Scrutiny after several incidents. Incidents have not resulted in any injuries, but include a taxi-way diversion, a lost wheel, an engine fire, the loss of a piece of the fuselage fairing on an aircraft, and other hydraulics related issues. Issues included both Boeing and Airbus aircraft with United admitting the issues and stating in an internal memo "we need to take an even closer look at multiple areas of our operation to ensure we are doing all we can to promote and drive safety compliance”. We’ll keep you updated if we see anything else from United. https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/291018/ Alright, that’s it! Have a great week and we’ll see you next week.