Boeing executives unlikely to be charged in 737 MAX crashes that killed 346 people
NEW YORK – Boeing executives are unlikely to face criminal charges in connection with the deadly crashes that killed 346 people in 2018 and 2019 because the statute of limitations has likely expired, Justice Department officials said in a meeting with victims’ families. The details were confirmed by a person familiar with Friday’s rally and […]
Boeing Starliner launch postponed a second time
NASA scrapped its Boeing Starliner launch Saturday, some three minutes before it was meant to begin. Saturday was the second attempt at the launch after the May 6 event was postponed just two hours before it was scheduled. The goal is to get the Starliner onto the International Space Station for a one-week stay. Then, […]
Boeing Scraps Starliner Mission Launch Carrying Two Astronauts
The widely anticipated launch of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft carrying two NASA astronauts was canceled and postponed shortly before liftoff, the statement said. According to updates provided by Boeing Space, NASA and launch services provider United Launch Alliance (ULA), the outage occurred just after the first minute of the countdown for the Starliner Crew Test Flight […]
Boeing production cap extended as regulator steps up safety checks | Boeing
Boeing continues to face limits on the number of planes it can make and tougher safety inspections after U.S. aviation regulators called on it to overhaul its safety culture. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) held a three-hour meeting with Boeing’s senior executives on Thursday to outline the company’s plans to resolve safety and quality control […]
Boeing Blasted For Prioritizing Racial Quotas Over Safety And Performance
At today’s annual Boeing shareholder meeting, author and leading Critical Race Theory (CRT) critic James Lindsay will present a proposal from the National Center for Public Policy Research’s Free Enterprise Project (FEP) to hold the world’s largest aerospace company accountable for its discriminatory and dangerous Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) policies. After multiple safety concerns regarding Boeing aircraft came to light […]
8 Hospitalized After 2nd Boeing Turbulence Incident In 5 Days
Eight passengers on board a Boeing Dreamliner commercial jet encountered turbulence during a flight from Qatar and were taken to hospital when the plane landed in Ireland on Sunday, according to an official statement. “Qatar Airways can confirm that flight QR017, a Boeing 787-9 operating from Doha to Dublin, has landed safely,” the airline said […]
Boeing employees’ safety, quality concerns surge in wake of incidents as deadline looms
Diana Ferchtgott Ross, a former Department of Transportation official, told The Evening Edit that the Federal Aviation Administration is investigating. Boeing released its annual safety report on Friday revealing a dramatic increase in employee complaints about safety and product quality, as the aerospace giant prepares to submit the report to regulators as it seeks to […]
Boeing shares tumble after warning it will burn through cash in 2024
Boeing will burn rather than generate cash in 2024 and second-quarter deliveries will not increase, its chief financial officer said Thursday, as the company faces a full-blown crisis that is squeezing production of its best-selling planes. Chief Financial Officer Brian West said at Wolf Research’s Global Transportation and Industry Conference that Boeing now expects free […]
Boeing facing ‘long road’ in addressing safety issues, FAA chief says
Diana Ferchtgott Ross, a former Department of Transportation official, told The Evening Edit that the Federal Aviation Administration is investigating. The head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Thursday that aircraft maker Boeing Co. is preparing a plan to assure regulators that it is adequately addressing safety concerns in its manufacturing. He said there […]
Boeing 777 plane fuel tanks could explode due to electrical flaw
Yet another Boeing aircraft has been found to have a disastrous flaw that could cause the entire plane to burst into flames. The Federal Aviation Administration found that the airline’s 777s had insufficient electrical insulation near their fuel tanks, according to a proposed rule released by the agency in March. “If this condition is not […]