‘We know we made mistakes on 737 Max jet’: Boeing CEO to tell US lawmakers
5 years, 2 months ago

‘We know we made mistakes on 737 Max jet’: Boeing CEO to tell US lawmakers

Hindustan Times  

Boeing Co. Chief Executive Officer Dennis Muilenburg plans to kick off a pair of critical appearances before US lawmakers by admitting the planemaker made mistakes on the 737 Max, even as a fresh allegation emerged that the company withheld key safety information ahead of two fatal crashes. “We know we made mistakes and got some things wrong,” Muilenburg will tell the US Senate’s Commerce Committee on Tuesday, according to an advance copy of his testimony released by the company. We have developed improvements to the 737 Max to ensure that accidents like these never happen again.” In his prepared remarks, Muilenburg didn’t elaborate on how the company’s design and testing broke down. “Was that intentional withholding or unintentional?” Muilenburg’s trip to Capitol Hill coincides with the one-year anniversary of the first 737 Max crash, a Lion Air jet that plunged into the Java Sea off the coast of Indonesia minutes after takeoff.

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‘The decisions you’re making are going to end with a smoking hole in the ground’: Inside the Boeing catastrophe
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‘The decisions you’re making are going to end with a smoking hole in the ground’: Inside the Boeing catastrophe

The Independent  

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After Boeing Max crashes, US regulators detail safety information that aircraft makers must disclose
1 year, 5 months ago

After Boeing Max crashes, US regulators detail safety information that aircraft makers must disclose

Associated Press  

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Panel’s report blasts Boeing, FAA for crashes, seeks reforms
4 years, 3 months ago

Panel’s report blasts Boeing, FAA for crashes, seeks reforms

Associated Press  

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Boeing kept regulator in the dark on key 737 MAX design changes: Report
4 years, 6 months ago

Boeing kept regulator in the dark on key 737 MAX design changes: Report

Live Mint  

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Report: Pilots restarted software, causing fatal nosedive
4 years, 10 months ago

Report: Pilots restarted software, causing fatal nosedive

Associated Press  

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Boeing papers show employees slid 737 Max problems past FAA
5 years ago

Boeing papers show employees slid 737 Max problems past FAA

Associated Press  

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Another executive departs as Boeing tries to correct course
5 years ago

Another executive departs as Boeing tries to correct course

Associated Press  

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How the design of Boeing’s 737 Max cost CEO Muilenburg his job
5 years ago

How the design of Boeing’s 737 Max cost CEO Muilenburg his job

LA Times  

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CEO will tell Congress that Boeing made mistakes on Max jet
5 years, 2 months ago

CEO will tell Congress that Boeing made mistakes on Max jet

Associated Press  

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Boeing Pilots Detected 737 Max Flight Control Glitch 2 Years Before Deadly Crash
5 years, 2 months ago

Boeing Pilots Detected 737 Max Flight Control Glitch 2 Years Before Deadly Crash

NPR  

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Boeing, FAA both faulted in certification of the 737 Max
5 years, 2 months ago

Boeing, FAA both faulted in certification of the 737 Max

Associated Press  

A panel of international aviation regulators found that Boeing withheld key information about the 737 Max from pilots and regulators, and the Federal Aviation Administration lacked the expertise to understand an automated flight system implicated in two deadly crashes of Max jets. MCAS evolved “from a relatively benign system to a not-so-benign system without adequate knowledge by the FAA,” the …

Boeing and FAA blasted by report for allowing doomed 737 Max to fly
5 years, 2 months ago

Boeing and FAA blasted by report for allowing doomed 737 Max to fly

Daily Mail  

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Pilots union says it’s ‘inexcusable’ to blame pilots for 737 Max crashes
5 years, 7 months ago

Pilots union says it’s ‘inexcusable’ to blame pilots for 737 Max crashes

CNN  

Atlanta CNN Business — The spokesman for American Airlines’ pilots union called Boeing’s insinuation that foreign pilots were to blame for the crashes involving 737 MAX jets “inexcusable” and said AA pilots made several suggestions to Boeing to fix the 737 MAX’s systems before the second plane crash. “That’s a poisoned, diseased philosophy.” Tajer also told CNN American Airlines pilots …

FAA chief vows to keep Boeing 737 Max grounded until review proves it’s safe
5 years, 7 months ago

FAA chief vows to keep Boeing 737 Max grounded until review proves it’s safe

LA Times  

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737 MAX pilots did not completely follow procedures: Boeing on two crashes within five months
5 years, 8 months ago

737 MAX pilots did not completely follow procedures: Boeing on two crashes within five months

India TV News  

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Boeing CEO Faces Tough Questions On 737 Max Plane's Design
5 years, 8 months ago

Boeing CEO Faces Tough Questions On 737 Max Plane's Design

NPR  

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Ethiopian Airlines crash: Pilots did everything right to save plane before deadly crash, report finds
5 years, 9 months ago

Ethiopian Airlines crash: Pilots did everything right to save plane before deadly crash, report finds

The Independent  

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Boeing rolls out software fix for flight control systems scrutinised after deadly 737 MAX crashes
5 years, 9 months ago

Boeing rolls out software fix for flight control systems scrutinised after deadly 737 MAX crashes

ABC  

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Boeing promoted 737 MAX as requiring little additional pilot training
5 years, 9 months ago

Boeing promoted 737 MAX as requiring little additional pilot training

CNN  

CNN — New evidence has surfaced that Boeing told its commercial airline customers that the 737 MAX was fundamentally similar to previous versions of the workhorse jet, despite the addition of a stability system investigators are scrutinizing in probes of the Lion Air and Ethiopian crashes. After a 737 MAX flown by Lion Air crashed in late October, pilots’ unions …

Report: Safety Analysis Of 737 MAX Software Program Had 'Crucial Flaws'
5 years, 9 months ago

Report: Safety Analysis Of 737 MAX Software Program Had 'Crucial Flaws'

Huff Post  

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