A year after Boeing's door plug accident, the aircraft giant faces a steep road to recovery
A year after a door plug blew out of a nearly new Boeing 737 Max 9, the manufacturer is outlining the progress it has made.
5 for 2025: Some of the top business deals to watch in the Charleston area this year
Boeing South Carolina, the possibility of another port strike and a new airline link to Bermuda are among the top business ...
A year after door blowout, Boeing touts safety improvements
In response to the door plug blow out, the Federal Aviation Administration required Boeing to create a Safety and Quality Plan to improve the company’s safety management and quality assurance. The ...
Alaska Airlines Says Boeing Production Oversight Efforts Will Include 787 Dreamliners
The news comes as the airline marks one year since a door plug detached from one of Alaska's Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft.
FAA administrator: Boeing needs ‘a fundamental cultural shift’
A year after a door plug blew out of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX midflight, a Federal Aviation Administration official says the company is in need of “a fundamental cultural shift … oriented ...
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Alaska Airlines Extending Boeing Oversight Efforts To 787 Line
Alaska Airlines Extending Boeing Oversight Efforts To 787 Line is published in Aviation Daily, an Aviation Week Intelligence ...
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Boeing Addresses Alaska Airlines Mishap One Year Later
It is a dubious anniversary, at best. On January 5, 2024, a door plug fell off an Alaska Airlines plane traveling at 16,000 feet in the air. The plane was manufactured by the Boeing Company.
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FAA head Mike Whitaker says ‘enhanced oversight’ of Boeing is ‘here to stay’
Almost a year after a door plug separated from a 737 MAX 9, the FAA head Mike Whitaker has said that “enhanced oversight” of ...
Here's how Boeing is responding to the FAA's call for a 'fundamental cultural shift' in safety
Other new measures include quality checks, such as inspecting fuselages made by supplier Spirit AeroSystems before they leave that company's factory floor. Whistleblowers, who report problems, have ...
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One year after 737 door-plug blow-out, Boeing says safety overhaul is working
One year ago, an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9's mid-cabin door-plug blew out during flight, leaving passengers facing a gaping hole in the side of the jet while the pilots successfully landed the ...
Boeing says it's turning things around one year after the Alaska Airlines incident
Boeing said Friday that it had hit several internal targets on safety and quality control despite a series of embarrassing ...
Boeing details its safety enhancements a year after a door plug blew off midflight
Nearly a year after a door plug blew off an Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 aircraft, Boeing says it has made strides improving ...