Tag: Boeings

Boeing’s faulty airliners and the mystery death of a whistleblower

BOEING whistleblower John Barnett has died in an apparent suicide, despite telling his family that if he died suddenly, it would not be because of suicide. Boeing’s former employee had flagged up safety concerns with the aerospace giant on many occasions and was in Charleston, South Carolina, to testify in a court case against them, a moment […]

Another Update on Boeing’s ‘Flying Junkyards’ – HotAir

We’ve been learning more and more recently about the maintenance and potential safety issues for Boeing’s fleet of 737 MAX 9 aircraft, none of it comforting. A passenger discovered some screws missing from the wing of the plane he was waiting aboard. This thankfully prompted a thorough manufacturing and safety review by Boeing, because they […]

More on Boeing’s Flying Junkyards – HotAir

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 […]