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 […]
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 […]
Continuing our ongoing coverage of Boeing’s “flying junkyards,” the investigation into the blowout of a door plug on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 over Portland last month is still ongoing. FAA Administrator Michael Whitaker said yesterday that the investigation will take six weeks to complete in full and the company is roughly halfway through the process. […]
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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