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Airlines say they found loose parts in door panels during inspections of Boeing Max 9 jets
1 year ago

Airlines say they found loose parts in door panels during inspections of Boeing Max 9 jets

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Ore. — Federal investigators say a door panel slid up before flying off an Alaska Airlines jetliner last week, and they are looking at whether four bolts that were supposed to help hold the panel in place might have been missing when the plane took off. The comments Monday from the National Transportation Safety Board came shortly after Alaska …

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A jet’s carbon-composite fiber fuselage burned on a Tokyo runway. Is the material safe?
1 year ago

A jet’s carbon-composite fiber fuselage burned on a Tokyo runway. Is the material safe?

Associated Press  

The fuselage of the jetliner involved in a collision on a Tokyo runway was made from carbon-composite fibers, and the incident is renewing concern about the challenges of putting out fires involving the material. While the Japan Airlines plane caught fire, filling the cabin with smoke, all 379 passengers and crew members were able to escape. “That fuselage protected them …

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Boeing wants to delay delivery of new Air Force One jets by a year
3 years, 7 months ago

Boeing wants to delay delivery of new Air Force One jets by a year

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Boeing is seeking a one-year delay in its deadline to deliver two new 747 jets to be used as Air Force One. Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun told investors in April that problems with the program were “largely due to covid impact and performance issues at our supplier.” The covid-related issues involve employees who worked on …

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The 737 Max is no longer Boeing’s biggest problem, after yet another safety grounding
3 years, 10 months ago

The 737 Max is no longer Boeing’s biggest problem, after yet another safety grounding

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Late last year it seemed Boeing was finally on the verge of moving past some of the biggest challenges in its history. But now Boeing faces perhaps a more serious long-term problem: the near collapse of the market for widebody passenger jets, which is crucial to the company’s sales. In fact, the latest 777 grounding …

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Boeing says will need to borrow more money on coronavirus fallout; trying to get back 737 MAX jets into service
4 years, 8 months ago

Boeing says will need to borrow more money on coronavirus fallout; trying to get back 737 MAX jets into service

Firstpost  

Boeing is trying to bring its 737 MAX jet back into service after two fatal crashes, even as the aviation industry slumps because of the coronavirus, which has dried up demand for passenger air travel. Boeing Co will need to borrow more money over the next six months and does not expect to pay dividends again for years, as the …

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FAA's OWN analysis 'showed Boeing 737 MAX jets could have one fatal crash every two or three years'
5 years ago

FAA's OWN analysis 'showed Boeing 737 MAX jets could have one fatal crash every two or three years'

Daily Mail  

Analysis by the Federal Aviation Administration after the first crash of a Boeing 737 Max jet in October 2018 showed that the flawed flight-control system would likely lead to one fatal incident every two to three years, but the agency allowed the planes to carry on flying anyway. Scroll down for video A 2018 analysis from the Federal Aviation Administration …

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Stock market today: Latest news
5 years, 9 months ago

Stock market today: Latest news

CNN  

Boeing shares resumed their decline in early trading Friday, despite being slightly higher in pre-market trading. Shares have lost 13% since Sunday’s deadly crash of one of its jets, which caused the grounding of the global fleet of 737 Max jets. Boeing is a Dow component, and its drop has also shaved more than 350 points off of the Dow …

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