U.S. and European regulators have asked Boeing to revise documentation on its proposed 737 Max software fix, the planemaker confirmed Wednesday, a development that further complicates its efforts to return the jet to service by the end of the year. CBC | World News
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Boeing chair says CEO has confidence of board amid fallout over Max 737 crashes
Boeing chair Dave Calhoun said on Tuesday the company’s board believes Dennis Muilenburg “has done everything right,” just days after the company’s chief executive came under attack from U.S. lawmakers and repeatedly refused to step down at a hearing on two fatal crashes involving Boeing 737 Max airliners. CBC | World News
Read More »Boeing CEO blasted over deadly 737 Max failures in 1st U.S. Congress testimony
Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg was testifying before the Senate Commerce Committee on Tuesday, the first congressional testimony by a Boeing official since the first of two Max 737 crashes that together killed 346 people. CBC | World News
Read More »Lion Air crash report points to Boeing, pilots, maintenance
An Indonesian investigation found a Lion Air flight that crashed and killed 189 people a year ago was doomed by a combination of aircraft design flaws, inadequate training and maintenance problems. CBC | World News
Read More »Boeing 737 Max to fly again before 2020 – jet was grounded after two fatal plane crashes
FLIGHTS can be a nerve-wracking experience. While plane crashes are very rare, they do happen. Boeing has been beleaguered after two 737 Max aircraft crashed in just five months. The aerospace company has now announced the Boeing 737 Max will be back in service by the New Year. Daily Express :: Travel Feed
Read More »Boeing may face billions more in losses as Max crisis deepens
Boeing may have to book billions of dollars in additional charges, two brokerages said on Monday, following latest developments around the planemaker’s grounded 737 Max jet that calls into question the timing of the aircraft’s return to service. CBC | World News
Read More »Ryanair ordered to inspect jets after cracks found on Boeing 737s – is your plane at risk?
RYANAIR has been ordered to carry out emergency checks on a number of its aircraft after cracks were found on certain Boeing 737 NG models in the USA. Ryanair is one of several airlines affected by the news. Daily Express :: Travel Feed
Read More »Cracks found in 38 of 800 Boeing 737 NG jets inspected globally
Boeing Co said Thursday that airlines had inspected 810 of the company’s 737 NG jets around the world, and found 38 structural cracks requiring repair and replacement. CBC | World News
Read More »FAA orders airlines to inspect dozens of Boeing 737s for structural cracks
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said aircraft operators must inspect 165 Boeing 737 NG airliners for structural cracks within seven days after the issue was found on a small number of planes. CBC | World News
Read More »More woes for Boeing 737 as cracks discovered on some planes
There was more bad news for Boeing’s 737 line of aircraft late Friday as the U.S. Federal Aviation confirmed it would require some operators of the jetliners to conduct inspections for structural cracks, following recent discoveries of premature cracking. CBC | World News
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