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FAA prohibits U.S. airlines from flying to Haiti after Spirit Airlines plane was shot by gangs
1 month, 1 week ago

FAA prohibits U.S. airlines from flying to Haiti after Spirit Airlines plane was shot by gangs

LA Times  

The Federal Aviation Administration announced Tuesday that it will prohibit U.S. airlines from flying to Haiti for 30 days after gangs shot a Spirit Airlines flight; the United Nations also said it will suspend flights, “obviously limiting the flow of humanitarian aid and humanitarian personnel into the country.” The bullets hit the plane when it was about to land Monday …

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FAA grounds all US flights to Haiti after three planes were struck by gunfire
1 month, 1 week ago

FAA grounds all US flights to Haiti after three planes were struck by gunfire

CNN  

CNN — The United States civil aviation regulator has grounded all flights to Haiti for a month, after three jets from US-based airlines were struck by bullets while flying over Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, amid escalating gang violence. An American Airlines flight from Haiti’s main airport was also hit by gunfire, according to the airline and a pilot union memo obtained …

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FAA grounds all US flights to Haiti after three planes were struck by gunfire
1 month, 1 week ago

FAA grounds all US flights to Haiti after three planes were struck by gunfire

CNN  

CNN — The United States civil aviation regulator has grounded all flights to Haiti for a month, after three jets from US-based airlines were struck by bullets while flying over Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, amid escalating gang violence. An American Airlines flight from Haiti’s main airport was also hit by gunfire, according to the airline and a pilot union memo obtained …

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Boeing names its next CEO while posting a quarterly loss of more than $1.4 billion
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Boeing names its next CEO while posting a quarterly loss of more than $1.4 billion

LA Times  

The Boeing 777X airplane is shown at the Paris Air Show in Le Bourget, north of Paris, France, on June 19, 2023. The loss was wider and the company’s revenue lower than Wall Street’s dismal expectations, as both Boeing’s commercial airplanes business and defense unit lost money. The new CEO’s first task will be working with the FAA to help …

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FAA investigating how titanium parts with falsified records wound up in Boeing and Airbus planes
6 months, 1 week ago

FAA investigating how titanium parts with falsified records wound up in Boeing and Airbus planes

Associated Press  

Federal regulators are investigating how parts made with titanium that was sold with falsified quality documentation wound up in Boeing and Airbus passenger jets that were built in recent years. Boeing and Airbus said Friday that planes containing the parts are safe to fly, but Boeing said it was removing affected parts from planes that haven’t been delivered yet to …

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FAA head says agency ‘should have had a better handle’ on Boeing
6 months, 1 week ago

FAA head says agency ‘should have had a better handle’ on Boeing

Politico  

But Whitaker assured senators that the FAA has “changed that approach over the last several months” and vowed that the changes “are permanent.” That the FAA was too focused on overseeing paperwork produced by Boeing instead of performing its own inspections echoes critiques leveled in 2019, after two 737 MAX 8 planes crashed in Indonesia and Ethiopia. During the hearing …

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Boeing promises big changes as the plane maker looks to rebuild trust and quality
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Boeing promises big changes as the plane maker looks to rebuild trust and quality

NPR  

Boeing promises big changes as the plane maker looks to rebuild trust and quality toggle caption Jovelle Tamayo for NPR WASHINGTON — Boeing is promising sweeping changes to its manufacturing operations as the troubled plane maker tries to rebuild trust with federal regulators, airlines and the flying public. It’s been just over 90 days since the Federal Aviation Administration ordered …

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Federal safety officials say Boeing fails to meet quality-control standards in manufacturing
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Federal safety officials say Boeing fails to meet quality-control standards in manufacturing

Associated Press  

The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday its audit of 737 Max manufacturing at airplane-maker Boeing and its key supplier turned up “multiple instances” of them failing to make sure manufacturing met quality standards. The FAA said that it found “non-compliance issues” with Boeing’s manufacturing-process control and parts handling and storage. Asked for comment, a Boeing spokesman referred to a statement …

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FAA audit faults Boeing for 'multiple instances' of quality control shortcomings
9 months, 2 weeks ago

FAA audit faults Boeing for 'multiple instances' of quality control shortcomings

NPR  

FAA audit faults Boeing for 'multiple instances' of quality control shortcomings Enlarge this image toggle caption Jovelle Tamayo for NPR Jovelle Tamayo for NPR WASHINGTON — After a six-week audit of Boeing, federal regulators say they found quality control problems at Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems, one of its top suppliers. The Federal Aviation Administration says it found "multiple instances" of …

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Boeing flags potential delays after supplier finds another problem with some 737 Max fuselages
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Boeing flags potential delays after supplier finds another problem with some 737 Max fuselages

Associated Press  

Boeing discovered another problem in some of its 737 Max fuselages that may delay deliveries of about 50 planes in the latest quality gaffe to plague the giant aircraft manufacturer. I’m sure Dave Calhoun and Stan Deal are on that … this is the last chance saloon.” Clark is the latest industry executive to criticize Boeing, adding to pressure on …

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US intensifies oversight of Boeing, will begin production audits after latest mishap for planemaker
11 months, 1 week ago

US intensifies oversight of Boeing, will begin production audits after latest mishap for planemaker

Associated Press  

The Federal Aviation Administration says it will increase oversight of Boeing and audit production of the 737 Max 9 jetliner after a panel blew off an Alaska Airlines plane in midflight last week, the latest in a string of mishaps at the troubled aircraft maker. “This is a brand-new aircraft, it has just come off the line and it had …

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Alaska Airlines cancels flights on certain Boeing planes through Saturday for mandatory inspections
11 months, 1 week ago

Alaska Airlines cancels flights on certain Boeing planes through Saturday for mandatory inspections

Associated Press  

Alaska Airlines is canceling through Saturday all flights on Boeing 737 Max 9 planes like the one that suffered an in-flight blowout of a fuselage panel last week as it waits for new instructions from Boeing and federal officials on how to inspect the fleet. Seattle-based Alaska Airlines said Wednesday that it would cancel 110 to 150 flights a day …

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Investigation into why a panel blew off a Boeing Max 9 jet focuses on missing bolts
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Investigation into why a panel blew off a Boeing Max 9 jet focuses on missing bolts

Associated Press  

The extended grounding of some Boeing 737 Max jetliners is adding to pressure on Boeing and the subcontractor that made the fuselage and installed a panel that blew out leaving a gaping hole in an Alaska Airlines plane last week. Adding to Boeing’s problems, Alaska Airlines and United Airlines — the two U.S. carriers that fly the Max 9 — …

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FAA warns that staffing shortage will delay flights in NYC
2 years, 4 months ago

FAA warns that staffing shortage will delay flights in NYC

Associated Press  

The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday that it was reducing flights in the area around New York City because of lack of staffing. Departing and arriving flights could be delayed up to two hours at John F. Kennedy International, LaGuardia and Newark Liberty International airports, the FAA said. “Due to the availability of staff tonight, the FAA must reduce the …

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