Ex-senior Boeing manager warns flyers to avoid 737 Max 9 jets
Former senior Boeing Co. managers and engineers have issued a stunning warning to flyers to avoid the airline giant’s troubled 737 Max 9 planes as they take to the skies again. “I would never fly in a Max plane,” Ed Pearson, a former Boeing senior manager, said candidly. told the Los Angeles Times A model […]
Boeing declines to predict 2024 results amid 737 Max 9 uncertainty
Boeing declined to provide a forecast for 2024 amid uncertainty and the fallout from the grounding of the 737 Max 9, which saw the plane’s door panels blown off earlier this month. “While we often share updates on our financial and operational goals around this time each year, now is not the time,” said CEO […]
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It was supposed to be a regular flight. Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 was scheduled to fly from Portland, Oregon, to Ontario, California, earlier this month. However, just minutes after takeoff at an altitude of 16,000 feet (4,900 meters), the cabin door plug exploded, exposing the passengers to the outside air and sucking one passenger’s shirt […]
Boeing withdraws safety exemption request needed for new model certification
Boeing withdrew its request for a safety exemption for its new 737 Max aircraft after facing criticism earlier this month after an incident in which a door plug on a plane blew off. Last year, the aircraft manufacturer told federal regulators that it would continue to ship 737 Max 7 planes to customers even though […]
United Airlines talks with Boeing competitor Airbus about possibility of buying more jets: Report
The former CEO of American Airlines believes Boeing can improve its poor safety culture and regain trust. United Airlines has reportedly discussed the possibility of purchasing additional aircraft with Airbus to address potential gaps caused by delays in Boeing’s 737 Max 10 aircraft. United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby has discussed buying additional A321neo jets from […]
Alaska Airlines resumes flying grounded planes after terrifying incident — Boeing vows to regain public’s confidence
Alaska Airlines resumed flying its grounded Boeing 737-9 MAX aircraft on Friday, just weeks after a horrific in-flight accident caused one of its flights to make an emergency landing. Ta. Earlier this month, a plug door panel on an Alaska Airlines flight from Oregon to California exploded mid-flight, causing an oxygen mask to deploy. As […]
Boeing 737 Max 9 grounding will cost $150M, Alaska Airlines says
Alaska Airlines announced Thursday that the grounding of its Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft will cost the airline about $150 million. The fleet has been grounded since the beginning of this month after the door plug of one of its Alaska planes blew off mid-air. No one was injured in the incident, but it led […]
FAA lays out process for grounded Boeing aircraft to return to service
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Wednesday unveiled the process for returning Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft to service after they were grounded earlier this month due to a mid-air explosion during an Alaska Airlines flight. of The FAA announced Wednesday It authorized a “thorough inspection and maintenance process” for each of the 171 grounded […]
Another Boeing Plane Sees Critical Failure as 757’s Nose Wheel Falls Off Before Takeoff
A Delta Air Lines Boeing 757 carrying 184 passengers was taxiing down the runway at Atlanta International Airport when its front wheel fell off, forcing it to abort takeoff and part ways with the accident flight. The flight was waiting to depart when a wheel came off and it rolled down a hill, according to […]
Alaska Airlines finds ‘loose bolts on many’ of its Boeing planes following in-house inspection, CEO says
Ben Minicucci, CEO of Alaska Airlines, said: NBC News On Tuesday, the airline announced that an internal inspection found “a number of loose bolts” on Boeing planes. Earlier this month, an Alaska Airlines flight from Portland International Airport to Ontario, California, was forced to make an emergency landing after a panel on the Boeing 737 […]