Co-written with Lucy Powell After a two-day NTSB investigative hearing on Capitol Hill, Boeing said it would redesign its 737 MAX aircraft to prevent more plug door blowouts. The hearing,...
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Ex-Rockwell Collins Chief Executive Robert K. ‘Kelly’ Ortberg has been officially named as Boeing’s next President and CEO. Ortberg will start the role effective 8 August 2024. First reported as...
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Boeing has reached an agreement with the US Department of Justice over the two 737 MAX crashes in 2018 and 2019, which would see the planemaker admit to a conviction...
Read MoreBoeing has entered into an agreement to acquire its supplier Spirit AeroSystems, in a US$4.7 billion stock deal. The acquisition will include all of Boeing’s commercial operations, as well as...
Read MoreThe National Transportation Safety Board has placed restrictions on US planemaker Boeing for disclosing details of the probe into the Alaska Airlines 737 MAX incident to the media during a...
Read MoreThe Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has said that it will “continue to hold Boeing accountable” after reviewing the manufacturer’s new safety roadmap to fix its quality and safety issues following...
Read MoreAirframe OEM Boeing has posted a US$355 million net loss in its first-quarter results. The manufacturer is beset by ongoing investigations and a slowdown in production of its 737 MAX...
Read MoreBoeing’s CEO, Dave Calhoun, will step down at the end of the year amidst a string of safety incidents and production concerns. The move is one of a series of...
Read MoreFollowing the plug door blowout on a recent Alaska Airlines flight and the subsequent grounding of 171 Boeing 737-9 MAX aircraft, the FAA has launched an investigation concerning this incident,...
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Since Alaska Airlines’ Flight 1282 incident on 6 January, where the aircraft lost its left-hand side emergency exit plug rear-aft door mid-flight, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has ordered an...
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