The latest documents Boeing has released related to the design and certification of the 737 Max paint a dark picture of employee reactions to problems that came up during the development of the now-grounded airliners. Continue Reading Read More
Boeing will suspend production of its troubled 737 Max jetliner in January, but does not plan to lay off or furlough the workers who build the plane, the company said in a statement Monday. Continue Reading Boeing To Suspend Read More
An Idaho community is in mourning after nine members of one extended family were killed in a Thanksgiving weekend plane crash. Jim Hansen Sr. was killed in the crash that also killed his son, grandchildren and other relatives. Three generations of his clan ran a petroleum business called Conrad & Bischoff. They were returning from a pheasant-hunting trip in South Dakota Read More
Dennis Muilenburg was grilled about whether Boeing had a cozy relationship with the FAA and if the airline tried to conceal information about flaws in its onboard flight-control system, called MCAS. Continue Reading Boeing CEO To Read More
Two of the planes crashed, killing hundreds. The review panel finds that Boeing withheld critical details about a flawed new automated system, and the regulators lacked expertise to find the problem. Continue Reading Experts Read More
Boeing is running out of space to park grounded 737 Max jets in the Puget Sound region and is now sending some of its Renton, Washington, factory output to Moses Lake's spacious airport. Continue Reading Undeliverable Boeing Read More
A U.S. House committee grilled air regulators about Boeing's 737 Max Wednesday. They asked why pilots were not told about the automated system known as MCAS from the very beginning. Continue Reading FAA Chief: Pilots Should Have Been Read More
Wing's drones are made to deliver a wide range of items — including coffee, chocolate and burritos — from local merchants to their customers. Continue Reading FAA Certifies Google’s Wing Drone Delivery Company To Operate As An Read More
Investigations into the causes of the two Boeing 737 Max crashes, in Indonesia and Ethiopia, have focused on software — and the possibility that it was autonomously pointing the planes' noses downward, acting without the pilots' consent. It's a nightmare scenario. It's also a reminder that software is everywhere, sometimes doing things we don't expect. Read More
Frequent flyers have often complained of shrinking legroom on flights. Now Congress has ordered the FAA to establish minimum seat widths and pitch — but that's unlikely to result in more space. Continue Reading Cramped Legroom On Read More
A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter came within 50 feet of colliding with a drone over Port Angeles, Washington, last weekend. The Coast Guard said an air crew was doing low altitude training exercises near Fairchild International Airport when it had to take evasive action. Read More