IS BOEING IN TROUBLE? The FAA is investigating whether Boeing and its suppliers followed proper safety procedures in manufacturing the part that blew off the Alaska jet. That could lead to sanctions. In addition, the FAA says itwon’t let Boeing expand production of Max jetsuntil it’s satisf...
Boeing was also told it is not permitted to expand production of its 737 Max planes while regulators investigate the company and its supplier, Spirit AeroSystems. The investigation follows an incident in January involving a Boeing 737 Max 9 operated by Alaska Airlines in...
While pilots landed the Boeing 737 Max 9 safely, the rapid depressurization in the cabin put passengers in danger of being sucked out of the plane. BOEING SECURITY FOOTAGE OF WORK ON JET WITH FAILED DOOR PLUG IS UNAVAILABLE, NTSB SAYS Since the blowout, Boeing has faced...
The Starliner's troubled history is surprising to many because of Boeing's reputation as a leader in human spaceflight, building the first stage of the legendary Saturn 5 rocket and its successor, the Space Launch System moon rocket, and serving as the International Space Station's prime contrac...
Considering the trouble Boeing had with its first CST-100 Starliner launch in December 2019, when the spacecraft failed to reach the International Space Station (ISS), the aerospace giant is taking no chances with its second test mission, OFT-2. That’s why it called off the launch just a...
“Boeing and Alaska Airlines are in trouble, and they are circling the wagons at this point,” said Daniel Laurence, an attorney with the Seattle-based law firm Stritmatter Kessler Koehler Moore, which isrepresenting roughly 40 passengersin a proposed class action lawsuit. ...
According to a story from the Seattle Times, Boeing’s Dreamliner is bogged down in problems. A top Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) official 10 days ago warned Boeing that without further proof of the plane’s reliability, it won’t be certified to
This week, NASA and Boeing are trying to duplicate the Starliner’s thruster problems on a brand new unit at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, one of the prime landing sites in the U.S. western desert. The trouble is in the propulsion system, used to manoeuvre the spacecraft. ...
NASA, Boeing, and the United Launch Alliance had hoped for a shorter delay, but NASA says the ULA is taking more time to troubleshoot an issue with ground launch systems that halted the mission less than four minutes from liftoff. The next launch window begins on June 5th. W Wes Davis...
For his part, Wilmore said he didn't view the Starliner launch in the context of Boeing's trouble with its airplanes. "I don't think it has necessarily anything to do with Boeing and a flight going off," he said. "They're all vitally important. This is human...