Sydneysiders touched down yesterday to a big bula welcome almost two years in the making!

The airline’s new owners have decided that it only needs half of the 737 MAX planes that were on the original order form.

Proving that the Boeing fiasco is the gift that keeps on giving to the media comes this bit of news from Virgin.

We weren’t aware that some flight safety features were ‘optional’, but now that we are, we’ve suddenly developed a phobia of flying.

It’s been a week from hell for Boeing, and it appears the pain won’t be ending anytime soon for the aircraft giant.

They’re last to the table, but the US and Canada have finally banned and grounded all Boeing MAX 8 aircraft in their national airspace.

Boeing execs are no doubt sweating bullets as airlines catch wind that the manufacturer’s “most reliable” model has been involved in two deadly crashed in the space of six months.

The plane lost contact and nosedived into the sea off Jakarta not long after take off. Authorities predict no survivors will be found.