This feels as if it’s been a long time coming, though in reality it probably wasn’t. After Boeing has faced one public relations disaster after another and multiple lawsuits over safety and manufacturing failures with its 737 Max airline series (and a few other models as well), CEO Dave Calhoun has announced that he will […]
Boeing’s very public problems have continued apace since the nearly disastrous mid-air blowout one of its planes experienced on January 5 of this year. We already knew that multiple investigations were ongoing, both internally and by the government. But now the FBI has gotten involved, apparently in a very official capacity. Passengers who were on […]
Despite ongoing internal reviews and safety investigations, Boeing can’t seem to break its streak of bad luck when it comes to the company’s troubled 737 Max line of aircraft. After recent incidents of a mid-flight blowout and missing hardware, another flight landing in New Jersey last month reported a different and potentially worrisome issue. A […]
If you’re planning any air travel over the next year or two, this is probably some news that you’ll want to keep an eye on. American Airlines announced yesterday that it is going to “upgauge” its domestic and international fleet of aircraft, placing orders for more than 250 new planes. Included in the order are […]
I suppose this was inevitable. After the disastrous blowout of a door plug on an Alaska Airlines flight over Portland in January, a great deal of scrutiny was applied to Boeing’s 737 MAX series of aircraft and the safety and maintenance procedures the company employs. But what of the passengers on the flight? Thankfully, nobody […]
Boeing’s troubles with their 737 MAX series of aircraft appear to be continuing, despite many of the planes having already been returned into service. At the beginning of the month, we heard from a group of former Boeing managers and engineers who advised the public not to book a flight where they would wind up […]
If you’re making any travel plans in the near future, you might want to listen to these folks. A group of former Boeing senior managers and engineers have been telling reporters that they would not want their own friends and family members flying on a Boeing 737 MAX 9 jet at this time. This warning […]
Last night, Beege described the latest in a series of very bad news days for Boeing in the wake of the explosive decompression of one of their 737 Max 9 aircraft over Portland during an Alaskan Airlines flight. (If you missed it, read that analysis first.) The fleet of 737s has been grounded at both […]
Ay Dios mio, this is bad news. United Airlines said Monday that it has found loose bolts on door plugs of several Boeing 737 Max 9 planes during inspections spurred when a panel of that type blew out during an Alaska Airlines flight at 16,000 feet last week. The Federal Aviation Administration on Saturday grounded […]
When we first learned about the Alaskan Airlines Boeing 737 Max that experienced a “blowout” over Portland, Oregon, questions were immediately raised about how such a failure could have taken place with no warning. The maintenance records of the plane would be under scrutiny and the rest of the fleet of planes was grounded pending […]
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