NTSB wraps up 'door plug' hearing as new Boeing CEO takes over
The National Transportation Safety Board held a two-day hearing on the January "door plug" blowout aboard a Boeing 737 Max 9 plane flown by Alaska Airlines.
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At the factory that builds the 737 Max, Boeing rethinks how it trains new hires
Troubled plane maker Boeing is changing how it trains new recruits at the factory near Seattle where it assembles the 737 Max, part of a broader effort to improve quality after a midair blowout.
DOJ says Boeing broke deal that avoided prosecution after 2 fatal 737 Max crashes
Boeing has violated the terms of a deal to avoid prosecution after the fatal crashes of two 737 Max planes more than five years ago, the Department of Justice told a federal judge on Tuesday.
After two Boeing 737 Max crashes, families are still seeking answers from DOJ
More than five years after two 737 MAX crashes killed 346 people, families of the victims are still pushing the Justice Department to hold Boeing accountable. They're frustrated by the response.
Another Boeing whistleblower says he faced retaliation for reporting 'shortcuts'
This week brought more damaging allegations about Boeing as an engineer accused the company of taking production "shortcuts." He joins a growing list of whistleblowers who say they faced retaliation.
United asks pilots to take unpaid leave in May because of delivery delays at Boeing
United Airlines says it's trying to reduce pilot staffing levels next month because it's not receiving as many new 737 Max planes as expected, the latest fallout from manufacturing problems at Boeing.
FBI letter tells Alaska Airlines passengers they are 'a possible victim of a crime'
"We want answers, accountability, and safer planes" — and a federal investigation will help, an attorney representing passengers who were on the plane that lost its door plug tells NPR.
As the DOJ investigates Boeing, crash victims' families wonder why it's taken so long
Boeing made big promises to the Justice Department to avoid prosecution after two fatal crashes of 737 Max jets. That deal now faces heightened scrutiny after a door plug blew off a jet in midair.
FAA audit faults Boeing for 'multiple instances' of quality control shortcomings
The findings, part of a six-week audit by the FAA, singled out both Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems in the wake of January's in-flight door plug blowout on an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 jet.
The FAA gives Boeing 90 days to fix quality control issues. Critics say they run deep
Boeing has 90 days to come up with a plan to fix quality control issues, the FAA said Wednesday. Critics say those problems go far beyond the door plug that blew off a 737 Max in midair last month.