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FAA boss who clashed with Elon Musk over SpaceX will resign before Trump takes office
1 week, 4 days ago

FAA boss who clashed with Elon Musk over SpaceX will resign before Trump takes office

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Mike Whitaker, the head of the Federal Aviation Administration, who …

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Amid pressure on safety, Boeing is buying stressed supplier Spirit Aerosystems for $4.7 billion
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Amid pressure on safety, Boeing is buying stressed supplier Spirit Aerosystems for $4.7 billion

LA Times  

Boeing announced plans late Sunday to acquire Spirit AeroSystems for $4.7 billion in an all-stock transaction for the manufacturing firm. Boeing announced plans to acquire key supplier Spirit AeroSystems for $4.7 billion, a move that it says will improve plane quality and safety amid increasing scrutiny by Congress, airlines and the Department of Justice. “Bringing Spirit and Boeing together will …

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US investigators sanction Boeing for sharing information on mid-air blowout
5 months, 3 weeks ago

US investigators sanction Boeing for sharing information on mid-air blowout

Al Jazeera  

United States investigators have sanctioned Boeing for revealing details of a probe into a 737 MAX mid-air blowout and said they would refer its conduct to the US Department of Justice, prompting the embattled planemaker to issue an apology. The US National Transportation Safety Board said on Thursday that Boeing had “blatantly violated” its rules by providing “non-public investigative information” …

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Boeing CEO defends his safety record, spars with senators and apologizes to crash victims’ relatives
6 months ago

Boeing CEO defends his safety record, spars with senators and apologizes to crash victims’ relatives

Associated Press  

Boeing CEO David Calhoun defended the company’s safety record during a contentious Senate hearing Tuesday, while lawmakers accused him of placing profits over safety, failing to protect whistleblowers, and even getting paid too much. The latest whistleblower, Sam Mohawk, a quality assurance investigator at Boeing’s 737 assembly plant near Seattle, told the subcommittee that “nonconforming” parts — ones that could …

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Boeing Breached Prosecution Deal, Justice Department Finds
7 months, 1 week ago

Boeing Breached Prosecution Deal, Justice Department Finds

Live Mint  

-- Boeing Co. has violated a deferred prosecution agreement with the Justice Department related to the crashes of two 737 Max airplanes, the department said in a court filing. Boeing breached it “by failing to design, implement, and enforce a compliance and ethics program to prevent and detect violations of the U.S. fraud laws throughout its operations,” according to the …

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Boeing whistleblower John Barnett's lawyer speaks after his client's sudden death
9 months, 1 week ago

Boeing whistleblower John Barnett's lawyer speaks after his client's sudden death

ABC  

It was 4am in Charleston, South Carolina when Brian Knowles made the call. For the past seven years Knowles had been the lawyer for 62 year old John Barnett, a former Boeing employee and whistleblower who had for years raised safety concerns about planes being built in the company's factories where he worked for over three decades. John Barnett retired …

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United Airlines, Alaska Air Find Loose Parts In 737 Max 9 Planes Amid Boeing Safety Crisis
11 months, 2 weeks ago

United Airlines, Alaska Air Find Loose Parts In 737 Max 9 Planes Amid Boeing Safety Crisis

ABP News  

United Airlines and Alaska Air have found several Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft with loose parts in their grounded fleet following a mid-flight scare on an Alaska Air plane. United Airlines, during its initial inspections, identified nearly 10 planes with loose bolts, an increase from the initially reported five, as reported by industry publication The Air Current. United Airlines addressed …

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Miraculous Escape: Pilots walk away from Boeing 737 crash in Australia
1 year, 10 months ago

Miraculous Escape: Pilots walk away from Boeing 737 crash in Australia

Firstpost  

The plane left a long scar in the scrub- and tree-covered landscape when it came down while battling a bushfire in the Fitzgerald National Park about 420 kms southeast of Perth Sydney: Two pilots have made a “miraculous” escape after their Boeing 737 water-bombing plane crashed and burned while fighting a blaze in remote Western Australia. “It is nothing short …

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Boeing Max returns to US skies with first passenger flight
3 years, 11 months ago

Boeing Max returns to US skies with first passenger flight

Associated Press  

American Airlines flew a Boeing 737 Max with paying passengers from Miami to New York on Tuesday, the plane’s first commercial flight in U.S. skies since it was grounded after two deadly crashes. American flight 718 carried 87 passengers on the 172-seat plane, and the return flight from LaGuardia Airport to Miami International Airport held 151 passengers, according to an …

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Senate investigators fault FAA over Boeing jet, safety
4 years ago

Senate investigators fault FAA over Boeing jet, safety

Associated Press  

Boeing improperly influenced a test designed to see how quickly pilots could respond to malfunctions on the Boeing 737 Max, and Federal Aviation Administration officials may have obstructed a review of two deadly crashes involving the plane, Senate investigators say. “We are confident that the safety issues that played a role in the tragic accidents involving Lion Air Flight 610 …

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