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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Flight Friday: Alaska Airlines MAX 9 Incident Reshapes Boeing 737 Landscape
As a new year begins, this week’s Flight Friday looks back to an event that happened one year ago: the Alaska Airlines Boeing ...
Boeing Stock Drops Despite New Safety and Quality Update
The company published a safety update detailing some of the steps it has taken to improve manufacturing quality.
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Alaska Airlines Extending Boeing Oversight Efforts To 787 Line
One year after the Boeing 737-9 door plug blowout on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, the carrier continues to monitor Boeing ’s ...
Boeing still needs a culture change to put safety above profits, according to the head of the FAA
A year after a panel blew out of a Boeing 737 Max during flight, the nation’s top aviation regulator says the company needs ...
A year after Boeing’s blowout, quality remains work in progress
One year after a near-catastrophic accident tipped Boeing Co. into a state of continuous crisis, the top US air-safety ...
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Watershed Year: Boeing’s Challenging 2024
If 2024 was not an easy year for Boeing, all the bad luck will eventually end if they get their act together in Crystal City. Under the new leadership, the company has shown its resilience and ...
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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 ...