Last year, Boeing reported a problem withfittings on Max jetswhere the fuselage meets the vertical section of the tail. Boeing said its Wichita, Kansas-based supplier, Spirit AeroSystems, used a “non-standard manufacturing process” on some of the planes. Boeing and...
The blowout of part of the fuselage on a Boeing 737 Max flying over Oregon is the latest in a string of safety problems — including two devastating crashes — for the aerospace giant based in Arlington, Virginia.
Now the firm has revealed that 166 of its "Package B" engines, in service on Boeing planes since 2012, must now undergo a "one-off inspection." Shares of Rolls-Royce lost more than one percent in value since the start of trade in London Monday morning. In a statement to the London...
The US Federal Aviation Administration, sharply criticized after the crashes of two Boeing planes in 2018 and 2019, is again being dragged into a maelstrom surrounding the major American aerospace manufacturer.
Neither Calhoun nor any Boeing representatives attended Wednesday's hearings. A Boeing spokesperson said the company is cooperating with the lawmakers' inquiry and offered to provide documents and briefings. Boeing denies Salehpour's allegations and defends the safety of its planes, including the Dreaml...
Ewbank also suggested that there could be similar issues with Boeing's new widebody 777X jet, which is not yet in service. "However, given the numerous other known flaws in the airframe, it will be just a matter of time before another flight crew is overwhelmed by a design flaw known to...
It comes as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced all 171 Boeing 737-9 Max aircraft willremain groundedafter a window and chunk of fuselage blew out of one of its Alaska Airlines passenger planes in mid-air. Industry publication Air Current reported that ...
will take steps to ensure that the passenger seats on over 48 of its Boeing 757 aircraft are properly fastened to cabin floors following three instances in which seats became loose during flights, and subsequent inspections that uncovered problems with other planes.Pasztor...
Norwegian Air CEO Bjorn Kjos has said his airline will seek compensation from Boeing. Others carriers say it’s too early for them to say whether they will because they cannot yet estimate lost revenue and extra costs. Those numbers depend on how long the planes end up parked. ...
And now NASA has decided that it is safer to keep the astronauts in space until February rather than risk using the Boeing Starliner capsule that delivered them to the international space station. The capsule has been plagued by problems with its propulsio...