manufacturer Boeing has been grappling with fallout from a high-profile Alaska Airlines incident, in which a door panel one one of Boeing's 737 Max aircraft blew out mid flight. That incident alone is leading some travelers to say they don't want to travel on flights operating on Boeing ...
According to reports from AP, the flight data recorder should help investigators get some answers about what caused the two-month-old Boeing 737 MAX 8 to crash just after takeoff. The voice recorder should also provide the cockpit crew's voices, engine sounds, instrumentation warnings and other...
The latest Boeing 737 Max 9 accident1resulted in no loss of life, but the idea of a door, even a fake door, blowing out mid-flight warrants a little analysis. Some questions come to mind: How could this happen, why it happened, under what conditions (the proximal cause), and what co...
Boeing to fix deadly 737 Max software, but is that enough for passengers? It's not hard to find what you're flying, but it might be hard to avoid flying Boeing forever, considering it's a giant in the aircraft manufacturing space. Let's hope the company gets its act together but, un...
Boeing's quality control issues that plagued the 737 Max also impacted the 787 Dreamliner. In 2023, the FAA stated itreceived multiple reports of leaky lavatory faucetson the wide-body airliner. The issue might seem minor, but water flowed under the cabin door and into equipment bays. Boeing...
The flying public has become increasingly jittery over the past year following a series of aviation accidents and harrowing near-misses. Boeing Co. faced some passengers’ reluctance to board its planes after a 737 Max aircraft was involved in an almost-catastrophic accident in early 2024, highligh...
If Boeing announced they were holding a contest to locate the production line for a 737 replacement, every city in America would be competing to win the factory. And Renton is the incumbent… the one to beat. Renton should be working NOW, doing everything reasonably possible, to remain the...
Related articleFlying is getting scary. But is it still safe? Despite the statistics, Ed Pierson, the director of the Foundation for Aviation Safety and a harsh critic of Boeing,told CNN previouslythat he won’t fly on the Boeing 737 Max out of concern over the aircraft manufacturer’s qual...
Related articleWhat travelers need to know about the Boeing 737 Max 9 grounding Passenger-crew relations On short-haul flights on smaller aircraft, airlines often rely on entirely manual safety demonstrations led by flight attendants. No matter how well-trained you are at communicating, you can’t...
According to his findings, based on short haul flights in the US on aircraft configured with three seats on either side of the aisle, such as the Airbus 320 and the Boeing 737 – and assuming everyone is wearing a mask – the risk of catching the virus on a full flight is just 1 in...