Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun faces grilling at Senate hearing
Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun acknowledged the company’s flaws while answering questions from U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday afternoon after an airborne emergency on an Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 jet in January caused widespread alarm. “I’m here to answer questions. I’m here in the spirit of transparency and I’m here to hold people accountable,” Calhoun told […]
Boeing CEO apologizes to families of crash victims at Senate hearing
Outgoing Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun apologized directly to the families who lost loved ones in the Boeing crashes during his opening testimony before a Senate subcommittee on Tuesday. “I want to speak directly to those who lost loved ones on Lion Air Flight 610 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302,” Calhoun said, referring to the deadly […]
New Boeing whistleblower alleges faulty parts ‘likely installed’ on planes, risking ‘catastrophic event’
Boeing engineer Sam Salehpour told lawmakers that the company was cutting corners in assembling the 787 and 777 planes, and that his superiors retaliated against him for blowing the whistle. (Photo courtesy of Senator Hawley’s Press Office) A Senate subcommittee said a new Boeing whistleblower alleges that the company’s planes were “likely to have been […]
Disaster Narrowly Avoided In Yet Another Boeing Plane Incident
Federal authorities are investigating an atypical rolling maneuver that occurred during a Southwest flight on a Boeing 737, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) told the Daily Caller. Very bad. Boeing MAX, just two years old, sustains STRUCTURAL DAMAGE in scary “Dutch Roll” which should not happen in modern aircraft. Yet CEO Calhoun got 45% raise […]
NASA prolongs Boeing Starliner's stay on space station amid ongoing testing
Boeing Co.’s Starliner spacecraft, which launched last week after several delays, will stay longer at the International Space Station to undergo additional testing, NASA said Friday. Boeing and NASA Initially planned The Calypso spacecraft is expected to stay in space for about nine days, and flight commander Butch Wilmore and pilot Suni Williams plan to […]
Boeing faces FAA probe over fake titanium found in plane parts
The Federal Aviation Administration said it is investigating whether false or inaccurate documentation was used to attest to the authenticity of titanium used in some recently manufactured Boeing jets. of The New York Times first reported the issue. He said Friday that the FAA is also investigating the authenticity of titanium used in some Airbus […]
Southwest Airlines Boeing Plane Damaged in Rare ‘Dutch Roll’ Incident
A Southwest Airlines flight en route from Phoenix, Arizona to Oakland, California, experienced a rare “Dutch roll” at an altitude of 32,000 feet, causing “significant damage” to the Boeing aircraft. Southwest Airlines Flight 746 was in the air on May 25 when “the tail began to rock back and forth and the wings of the […]
Boeing, Airbus say planes with titanium parts sold with falsified records are safe
Boeing and Airbus stressed there were no safety concerns after revealing on Friday that some titanium parts used in their planes had false documentation, sparking a federal investigation. Boeing did not say how many or which models of planes are affected by the titanium parts, but stressed it does not believe the findings will affect […]
Boeing investigating quality issue on undelivered 787 Dreamliner planes
Former Department of Transportation official Diana Ferchtgott Ross told “The Evening Edit” that the Federal Aviation Administration is “investigating.” Aircraft manufacturer Boeing told FOX Business it is investigating whether some fasteners on undelivered 787 Dreamliner planes were installed incorrectly. “Our 787 team is inspecting the side fasteners on undelivered 787 Dreamliner aircraft to ensure they […]
Southwest Airlines Boeing flight experienced ‘Dutch roll’ midair
A Southwest Airlines Boeing plane experienced an unusual Dutch roll at an altitude of 32,000 feet, causing severe damage to the aircraft and rendering it unfit for flight, authorities said. On May 25, Southwest Airlines Flight N8825Q (a Boeing 737 carrying 175 passengers) was en route from Phoenix to Oakland when the tail of the […]