"For the safety of the flying public, I'm relieved that Boeing committed to fixing the known safety defect on-board its 737 MAX 10 before attempting to certify and put yet another flawed aircraft into commercial service. I'm also appreciative that Boeing took my concern with the MAX 7 to ...
Boeing said Wednesday that it lost $355 million on falling revenue in the first quarter, another sign of the crisis gripping the aircraft manufacturer as it facesincreasing scrutinyover the safety of its planes and accusations of shoddy work from a growing number of whistleblowers. ...
But it's been a very bad year for Boeing. In January, an Alaska Airlines flight lost a door plug mid-flight. Later that month, loose parts were found on grounded 737 Max 9 planes. Inspections, audits and investigations followed—and so did tumbling consumer confidence. Can Boeing be truste...
5, when an emergency door panel blew off a Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliner over Oregon. “One, what is wrong with this airplane? But two, what’s going on with the production at Boeing?” Whitaker told a House subcommittee. “There have been issues in the past. They don’t seem to be ...
Passengers arrived in Houston on another Southwest plane about four hours behind schedule. Southwest said maintenance teams are reviewing the aircraft. The plane entered service in June 2015, according to FAA records. Boeing r...
"Nothing was said about penalties or enforcement, but when there is an end result, I have no doubt but that there will be consequences," said Sen. Jerry Moran, a Kansas Republican, in an interview after the closed-door session. Moran said Whitaker indicated that the FAA is focusing "on ...
This past January, Barnetttold TMZhe was concerned that Boeing was returning its 737 Max 9 jets to the sky too quickly, after the incident in which an Alaska Airlines jet's door panel blew off midflight. Boeing told FOX Business that the company was saddened by Barnett's death. ...
to inspect — and if necessary, repair — the panels called door plugs, one of which broke loose on Alaska Airlines flight 1282 on Jan. 5. The plugs are used to seal holes left for extra doors on the Max 9 when an unusually high number of seats requires more exits for safety reasons...
The problem with Economy Comfort is that all the seats are next to the toilets so the light comes on every time opens and closes the doors. Not a good plane configuration if you want to try and get any kind of sleep. Submitted by Michael P on 2017/08/10 for Seat 1A The ...
Boeing's reliance on its past reputation as an American industrial behemoth won't cut it. As Mr Epstein observes, it may be “too big to fail but it is not too big to be mediocre”. A struggling Boeing could open the door for challengers. COMAC, a Chinese one, has long-standing plan...