Boeing fails 33 FAA product audits following mid-flight panel blowout: Report
Boeing reportedly failed 33 of 89 recent Federal Aviation Administration product audits following an in-flight panel explosion on an Alaska Airlines flight in January. new york times. An FAA slide presentation obtained by the Times reported that a six-week audit conducted by the federal agency revealed several problems with Boeing’s production of 737 Max aircraft. […]
FAA audit of Boeing’s 737 production found mechanics using hotel card and dish soap as makeshift tools: report
The US Federal Aviation Administration has found dozens of problems throughout the production process for Boeing’s 737 Max jets, including a mechanic at one of its major suppliers who ordered hotel key cards and dishwashing detergent, according to a report. This includes the use of “as a makeshift tool for conformance testing”. The FAA found […]
FAA faults Boeing over quality control problems
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Made Boeing responsible for quality control. The problem arose in the wake of a mid-air explosion earlier this year. The agency said in a statement Monday that a six-week audit of the aviation giant and Spirit AeroSystems, a manufacturer connected to the incident that triggered the audit, “revealed multiple allegations of […]
FAA audit hits Boeing 737 Max production over quality control issues
Barron’s Senior Writer Al Root joins Barron’s Roundtable to discuss the latest Boeing stock price and what to expect from the company in 2024. The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced a production audit of the aircraft on Monday. Boeing 737 Max The manufacturing process and its supplier, Spirit AeroSystems, discovered multiple instances of companies […]
FAA audit finds Boeing quality control problems after Alaska Airlines blowout
The Federal Aviation Administration announced that its 737 MAX manufacturing audit of Boeing Co. and supplier Spirit AeroSystems found multiple instances in which the companies allegedly failed to comply with manufacturing quality control requirements. The FAA also announced that it found “legal violations in Boeing’s manufacturing process controls, parts handling and storage, and product management.” […]
Drew Barrymore jokingly apologizes to FAA for recommending sex on a plane: It’s ‘wild’
Drew Barrymore has revealed she’s a fan of sex in the sky. “Don’t you feel wild? It’s not the same,” she told Christina Aguilera after the two bonded over being members of the “Mile High Club.” “If you’re interested in, ‘Why do people do that?’” Barrymore added while chatting on her talk show. I feel […]
FAA gives Boeing 90 days to fix ‘quality control’ after 737 Max door blowout
The Federal Aviation Administration has required Boeing to develop a “comprehensive plan of action to address systemic quality control issues” within 90 days. The FAA’s crackdown on the aircraft manufacturer comes nearly two months after a Boeing Co. 737 Max 9 was involved in a mid-air door explosion on an Alaska Airlines flight last month. […]
FAA gives Boeing 90 days to develop plan to address ‘systemic quality-control issues’
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has ordered Boeing to develop a plan to address “systemic quality control” issues within the next 90 days, following the findings of an audit and panel of experts on the aircraft manufacturer. commanded. The plan is expected to ensure the company meets the FAA’s “non-negotiable safety standards,” officials said. he […]
FAA panel finds ‘gaps’ in Boeing’s safety culture: ‘Inadequate and confusing’
A panel of experts found “gaps” in Boeing’s safety culture, according to a report released Monday by the Federal Aviation Administration. Members of an FAA panel of experts recently completed an extensive review of the design and manufacturing of Boeing aircraft after a door panel exploded during an Alaska Airlines flight last month.of report It […]
FAA panel rips Boeing’s ‘disconnect’ between management, workers on safety culture
An expert panel that investigated Boeing’s safety management processes found a “disconnect” between the company’s senior management and employees regarding safety culture and raised other concerns. The committee’s report, released Monday, was directed by Congress in the wake of two Boeing 737 MAX crashes in 2018 and 2019 that killed 346 people. The report criticized […]