Boeing 737 Max

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Boeing Lands 1st 737 Max Order Since Troubled Plane Was Cleared To Fly Again

2:45pm December 03, 2020

by Avie Schneider

Just two weeks ago, U.S. regulators cleared Boeing's 737 Max to fly following the deadly crashes of two of the planes in 2018 and 2019. Now Boeing is reporting an order for 75 of the aircraft.

A Boeing 737 MAX jet, piloted by Federal Aviation Administration chief Stephen Dickson, prepares to land at Boeing Field following a test flight late September in Seattle.

Troubled 737 Max Nearing Takeoff As FAA Review Of Jetliner Nearly Complete

8:45pm November 10, 2020

by David Schaper

FAA chief Stephen Dickson says his agency is "in the final stages of reviewing" changes Boeing has made to the aircraft after two deadly crashes and could finish the evaluation "in coming days."

A Boeing 737 MAX jet, piloted by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) chief Steve Dickson, prepares to land at Boeing Field following a test flight on Wednesday.

National

'I Like What I See': FAA Chief Flies 737 Max, But Not Ready To Recertify Plane

8:55pm September 30, 2020

by David Schaper

Steve Dickson took a Boeing 737 Max on a test flight Wednesday and says "It responded well," as regulators inch closer to ungrounding the troubled jetliner.

A Boeing 737 Max heads to a landing past grounded Max jets at Seattle's Boeing Field after a test flight in June. It was the first of three days of recertification test flights that mark a step toward returning the aircraft to passenger service.

National

Congressional Inquiry Faults Boeing And FAA Failures For Deadly 737 Max Plane Crashes

10:09am September 16, 2020

by David Schaper

An investigation into the troubled plane's development and certification finds a "disturbing pattern" of Boeing design flaws, management failures and "grossly insufficient oversight by the FAA."

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A Boeing 737 Max aircraft lands following a FAA re-certification flight on June 29, 2020 in Seattle, Wash. The 737 MAX has been grounded for commercial flights since March 2019 following two crashes.

National

FAA Inches Closer To Approving Boeing's Fixes To Troubled 737 Max

6:47pm July 21, 2020

by David Schaper

The FAA says an airworthiness directive for Boeing's 737 Max is near, but it still may be months before the troubled plane flies passengers again.

Boeing 737 Max aircraft operated by Southwest Airlines crowd the tarmac of the airport in Victorville, Calif., after the Federal Aviation Administration grounded the planes last year.

Report Defends 'Thorough Work' Done Certifying Boeing 737 Max — But Suggests Changes

5:26pm January 16, 2020

by Colin Dwyer

Amid difficult questions about the steps taken by Boeing and regulators, the review commissioned by the Department of Transportation largely validated the process that put the jetliner in the air.

Boeing 737 Max planes are parked on the tarmac after the jets were grounded because of two crashes.

National

As New CEO Takes Charge, Boeing's Challenges Remain

12:40pm January 13, 2020

by David Schaper

Boeing's new CEO David Calhoun has served on the company's board of directors since 2009, leading some to worry he can't bring an outsider's perspective and shake things up.

Boeing is the top U.S. exporter, and its decision to suspend production of the 737 Max is expected to ripple through the manufacturing supply chain and bring down economic growth.

Economy

Boeing Is So Big That Its 737 Max Production Halt Will Slow The Economy

11:15am December 18, 2019

by Jim Zarroli

The aircraft giant is the top U.S. exporter, and its decision to suspend production of the 737 Max is likely to ripple through the supply chain. Several analysts project that the move will cut growth.

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Boeing Company President and Chief Executive Officer Dennis Muilenburg, right, and Boeing Commercial Airplanes Vice President and Chief Engineer John Hamilton faced intense questioning about what the company knew and when.

National

3 Takeaways From 2 Days of Tense Boeing Congressional Hearings

7:01am November 02, 2019

by David Schaper

Boeing executives' testimony suggests the company knew enough to at least question the safety of continuing to fly the 737 Max after the first of two deadly crashes involving the aircraft.

Family members hold photos of victims killed on Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 and Lion Air Flight 610 on Tuesday.

National

What To Know As Boeing Executives Testify Before Congress

3:56pm October 30, 2019

by Rachel Treisman

In the wake of two deadly 737 Max plane crashes, Boeing officials are now facing lawmakers on Capitol Hill. "We know we made mistakes and got some things wrong," said Boeing chief Dennis Muilenburg.