Lawmakers quiz Boeing, FAA about recent issues with planes
3 years, 7 months ago

Lawmakers quiz Boeing, FAA about recent issues with planes

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Two key members of Congress are seeking records from Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration about production problems with two of the company’s most popular airliners. House Transportation Committee Chairman Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., said Tuesday there are “new and ongoing issues that point to problems in maintaining quality control and appropriate FAA oversight of production issues.” DeFazio was joined in the records request by Rick Larsen, D-Wash., chairman of the committee’s aviation subcommittee. Boeing made changes to a flight-control system after the crashes, and the FAA cleared the plane to resume flying late last year. The panel concluded in a blistering report last year that the Max suffered from design flaws that Boeing failed to fix, and that the FAA did a poor job monitoring the company.

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Column: Boeing’s landmark union contract seeks to reverse its horrible executive decisions since the turn of this century
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Column: Boeing’s landmark union contract seeks to reverse its horrible executive decisions since the turn of this century

LA Times  

Boeing 737 Max planes on the tarmac at the company’s Washington manufacturing plant after the aircraft was grounded. — Former Boeing CEO Harry Stonecipher misses the point “This contract deepens our commitment to the Pacific Northwest,” Stephanie Pope, chief executive of the company’s commercial airplanes division, said in a video message to workers. In the Boeing corridors, the standing joke …

House signs off on FAA bill that addresses aircraft safety and the refund rights of passengers
7 months, 1 week ago

House signs off on FAA bill that addresses aircraft safety and the refund rights of passengers

Associated Press  

Congress gave final approval Wednesday to a $105 billion bill designed to increase the number of air traffic controllers, add more safety inspectors at aircraft factories, and require airlines to automatically pay refunds to travelers whose flights are canceled or significantly delayed. “This bill recognizes while our aviation system is safe, we have to continue raising the bar for safety,” …

US officials probe allegations Boeing workers falsified inspection records
7 months, 2 weeks ago

US officials probe allegations Boeing workers falsified inspection records

Al Jazeera  

Federal Aviation Administration says Boeing voluntarily informed officials that inspections may not have been completed. The Federal Aviation Administration said on Monday that it had opened the probe after Boeing voluntarily informed officials that it may not have completed required inspections to “confirm adequate bonding and grounding where the wings join the fuselage on certain 787 Dreamliner airplanes”. At the …

The FAA investigates after Boeing says workers in South Carolina falsified 787 inspection records
7 months, 2 weeks ago

The FAA investigates after Boeing says workers in South Carolina falsified 787 inspection records

Associated Press  

SEATTLE — The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday it has opened an investigation into Boeing after the beleaguered company reported that workers at a South Carolina plant falsified inspection records on certain 787 planes. Boeing said its engineers have determined that misconduct did not create “an immediate safety of flight issue.” In an email to Boeing’s South Carolina employees on …

FAA announces harsh Boeing crackdown after fuselage ripped off its notorious 737 Max jet and says it believes there are 'OTHER manufacturing problems' at beleaguered aviation firm
11 months, 1 week ago

FAA announces harsh Boeing crackdown after fuselage ripped off its notorious 737 Max jet and says it believes there are 'OTHER manufacturing problems' at beleaguered aviation firm

Daily Mail  

The Federal Aviation Administration has announced it will audit Boeing and its suppliers' production line after the door of an Alaska Airlines aircraft blew off mid-air. The Federal Aviation Administration has announced it will audit Boeing and its suppliers' production line after the door of an Alaska Airlines aircraft blew off mid-air It comes a day after the regulating agency …

FAA clears Boeing to resume deliveries of 787 Dreamliner
2 years, 4 months ago

FAA clears Boeing to resume deliveries of 787 Dreamliner

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Federal regulators said Monday they are satisfied with changes Boeing has made in the production of its 787 Dreamliner passenger jet, clearing the way for the company to resume deliveries. The Federal Aviation Administration announcement confirmed reports late last month and came days after the agency’s acting chief met with safety inspectors who oversee Boeing. The FAA said …

Boeing cuts production on the 787 to address flaw
3 years, 5 months ago

Boeing cuts production on the 787 to address flaw

Associated Press  

Boeing will cut production of its large 787 airliner for several weeks after discovering a new structural flaw in some planes that have been built but not delivered to airline customers. Demand for long-haul planes like the 787 has been hurt by a sharp drop in international travel since the beginning of the pandemic, and the new defect is another …

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