FBI letter tells Alaska Airlines passengers they are 'a possible victim of a crime'
9 months ago

FBI letter tells Alaska Airlines passengers they are 'a possible victim of a crime'

NPR  

FBI letter tells Alaska Airlines passengers they are 'a possible victim of a crime' Enlarge this image toggle caption NTSB NTSB People who were aboard a Boeing 737 Max 9 jet whose door plug was explosively expelled after departing an airport in Portland, Ore., in January are being contacted by the FBI about a criminal investigation. "I'm contacting you because we have identified you as a possible victim of a crime," the letter from a victim specialist with the FBI's Seattle Division begins. The National Transportation Safety Board's preliminary report found that four important bolts were missing from the Boeing plane — bolts that were meant to prevent the door plug from sliding upward, the agency said. "Federal prosecutors say key Boeing employees 'deceived the FAA,' misleading the safety regulators about a new flight control system on the 737 Max called MCAS," as NPR reported in January of 2021.

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FAA refers 43 reported abusive, unruly plane passengers to FBI, even as incidents fall from COVID highs
3 months, 3 weeks ago

FAA refers 43 reported abusive, unruly plane passengers to FBI, even as incidents fall from COVID highs

LA Times  

Passengers wait for their flights inside the new West Gates at Tom Bradley International Terminal at Los Angeles International Airport. The agency announced that it has referred 43 cases of unruly passengers to the FBI during the past year, bringing the total to more than 310 since late 2021. The agency established a zero-tolerance policy in 2021 after disruptive incidents …

FAA sent 43 more cases of unruly airline passengers to the FBI for possible prosecution
4 months ago

FAA sent 43 more cases of unruly airline passengers to the FBI for possible prosecution

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — U.S. officials say they are referring fewer unruly airline passengers to the FBI for possible prosecution than they did during the pandemic, although they say the number of incidents remains too high. The FAA said the rate of passenger misbehavior has dropped by more than 80% since early 2021, when many confrontations with flight attendants and other passengers …

US sanctions Boeing for sharing information about 737 Max 9 investigation
5 months, 3 weeks ago

US sanctions Boeing for sharing information about 737 Max 9 investigation

Associated Press  

Boeing is being sanctioned by U.S. investigators for sharing information about a federal investigation of a door plug blowout that left a gaping hole in a Boeing 737 Max 9. The National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday that Boeing “blatantly violated” the agency’s investigative regulations as well as a signed agreement by providing non-public investigative information to the media and …

U.S. sanctions Boeing for sharing information about 737 Max 9 investigation
5 months, 3 weeks ago

U.S. sanctions Boeing for sharing information about 737 Max 9 investigation

LA Times  

Boeing is being sanctioned by U.S. investigators for sharing information about a federal investigation of a door plug blowout that left a gaping hole in a Boeing 737 Max 9. The National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday that Boeing “blatantly violated” the agency’s investigative regulations as well as a signed agreement by providing non-public investigative information to the media and …

Families Of Boeing 737 MAX Crash Victims Ask US To Seek $24 Billion Fine
6 months ago

Families Of Boeing 737 MAX Crash Victims Ask US To Seek $24 Billion Fine

News 18  

Families of some of the people who died in two Boeing 737 Max crashes are asking US federal officials to fine the American planemaker $24.8 billion and move quickly to prosecute the company on a criminal charge that was set aside three years ago. A lawyer for the families said in a letter Wednesday to the US Justice Department that …

Relatives of people killed in 2 Boeing Max crashes ask the US to fine the company $24.8 billion
6 months ago

Relatives of people killed in 2 Boeing Max crashes ask the US to fine the company $24.8 billion

Associated Press  

Families of some of the people who died in two Boeing 737 Max crashes are asking federal officials to fine Boeing $24.8 billion and move quickly to prosecute the company on a criminal charge that was set aside three years ago. A lawyer for the families said in a letter Wednesday to the Justice Department that a large fine is …

Families of those who died in Boeing crashes press the Justice Department to prosecute the company
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Families of those who died in Boeing crashes press the Justice Department to prosecute the company

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Relatives of passengers who died in two jetliner crashes pushed federal officials Friday to prosecute Boeing on criminal charges related to the accidents no later than this fall but said they got no commitment from the Justice Department. The Justice Department determined two weeks ago that Boeing violated terms of a settlement that let the company avoid prosecution …

Passengers of Alaska Airlines flight that suffered mid-air emergency on Jan 5 may be ’crime victims’, says FBI
9 months ago

Passengers of Alaska Airlines flight that suffered mid-air emergency on Jan 5 may be ’crime victims’, says FBI

Live Mint  

The passengers who were on an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 which suffered a mid-air emergency on January 5 have been told by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation that they may be victims of a crime. After relatives of 346 people who were killed in two Boeing Max 8 crashes in 2018 and 2019 said that their legal …

FBI tells passengers on the Alaska Airlines flight that lost a panel they might be crime victims
9 months ago

FBI tells passengers on the Alaska Airlines flight that lost a panel they might be crime victims

Associated Press  

The FBI has told passengers on the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max that lost a door-plug panel in midflight that they might be victims of a crime. Published reports and government officials have said the U.S. Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into whether the panel blowout violated terms of a 2021 settlement that let Boeing avoid prosecution for …

FBI tells passengers on the Alaska Airlines flight that lost a panel they might be crime victims
9 months ago

FBI tells passengers on the Alaska Airlines flight that lost a panel they might be crime victims

LA Times  

Alaska Airlines aircraft sit in the airline’s hangar at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in January. The FBI told passengers on the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max that lost a door-plug panel midflight that they might be victims of a crime. The FBI has told passengers on the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max that lost a door-plug panel midflight that they might …

Boeing is now under CRIMINAL investigation over plane blowout at 16,000 feet that caused dramatic landing and sparked massive probe into airline safety
9 months, 1 week ago

Boeing is now under CRIMINAL investigation over plane blowout at 16,000 feet that caused dramatic landing and sparked massive probe into airline safety

Daily Mail  

The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 flight which suffered a near catastrophic blow out at 16,000ft. Six Alaska Airlines passengers have sued Boeing after their horror flight where a door plug blew out at 16,000ft, forcing a dramatic emergency landing in Oregon Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun speaks with reports at …

US opens safety investigation into Boeing after Alaska Airlines blowout
11 months, 1 week ago

US opens safety investigation into Boeing after Alaska Airlines blowout

Al Jazeera  

The FAA probe, which could result in a financial penalty on Boeing, marks an escalation by the agency over the incident. The US Federal Aviation Administration is launching a formal investigation into aircraft manufacturer Boeing after a cabin panel blowout on an Alaska Airlines-operated 737 Max 9 jet last week forced an emergency landing. The FAA probe – which could …

How the Alaska Airlines flight will impact the future of air travel
11 months, 1 week ago

How the Alaska Airlines flight will impact the future of air travel

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery The fuselage plug area …

Boeing pleads not guilty to fraud in criminal case over deadly 737 Max crashes
1 year, 10 months ago

Boeing pleads not guilty to fraud in criminal case over deadly 737 Max crashes

NPR  

Boeing pleads not guilty to fraud in criminal case over deadly 737 Max crashes Enlarge this image toggle caption LM Otero/AP LM Otero/AP Aerospace giant Boeing entered a plea of not guilty to a criminal charge at an arraignment in federal court in Texas Thursday. Sponsor Message Boeing and the Justice Department had entered into a deferred prosecution agreement to …

Boeing crashes: Passengers’ families deemed crime victims
2 years, 2 months ago

Boeing crashes: Passengers’ families deemed crime victims

Associated Press  

FORT WORTH, Texas — A federal judge ruled Friday that relatives of people killed in the crashes of two Boeing 737 Max planes are crime victims under federal law and should have been told about private negotiations over a settlement that spared Boeing from criminal prosecution. However, U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor in Fort Worth, Texas, said the crashes were …

Delta asks DOJ to put unruly passengers on no-fly list
2 years, 10 months ago

Delta asks DOJ to put unruly passengers on no-fly list

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Any person convicted of a disruption on board a flight should be added to the national “no fly” list, Delta Air Lines told the U.S. Department of Justice. In a letter to the Justice Department Attorney General Merrick Garland dated Thursday, Delta CEO Ed Bastian said there should be “zero tolerance” for any behavior that affects flight …

FAA has referred 37 air passengers for criminal prosecution
3 years, 1 month ago

FAA has referred 37 air passengers for criminal prosecution

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration says it has referred 37 cases involving unruly airline passengers to the FBI for possible criminal prosecution since the number of disruptions on flights began to spike in January. The FAA said the cases referred to the FBI are among 227 this year in which it has begun enforcement action that could lead to …

FAA has sent only 37 unruly passenger cases to DOJ
3 years, 1 month ago

FAA has sent only 37 unruly passenger cases to DOJ

CNN  

CNN — The Federal Aviation Administration – which cannot prosecute violent airline passengers – has sent only 37 of the more than 5,000 passenger complaints this year to the Justice Department, highlighting a significant challenge when it comes to enforcing the strict rules for the increasingly unruly skies. In a rare joint statement issued first to CNN, the two agencies …

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