2021 in aviation
Appearance
Events
January
- January 7
- Boeing settles with the US Department of Justice to pay over $2.5 billion after being charged with fraud over the Boeing 737 MAX certification: a criminal monetary penalty of $243.6 million, $1.77 billion of damages to airline customers, and a $500 million crash-victim beneficiaries fund.[1]
- January 9
- Sriwijaya Air Flight 182, a Boeing 737-500, crashed off the Jakarta coast. Although this accident is still under investigation, all 62 people on board are presumed dead.[2]
- January 27
- Boeing reports its 2020 results: a revenue of $58.2 billion, down from 76.6 the previous year, and an operating loss of $12.8 billion.[3]
February
- February 3 to 5
- Aero India 2021 is being held at Yelahanka Air Force Station in Bangalore.
References
- ^ "Boeing Charged with 737 Max Fraud Conspiracy and Agrees to Pay over $2.5 Billion" (Press release). The United States Department of Justice. January 7, 2021.
- ^ Jamaluddin Masrur, Kara Fox and Angela Dewan (10 January 2021). "Indonesian jetliner with 62 passengers crashes after taking off from Jakarta". CNN. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Boeing Reports Fourth-Quarter Results" (Press release). Boeing. Jan 27, 2021.