Boeing 787

The FAA says it's investigating Boeing after some required inspections of the 787 Dreamliner were not performed as required. Dreamliners are shown under production at Boeing's manufacturing facility in North Charleston, S.C.

National

FAA is investigating Boeing for apparent missed inspections on 787 Dreamliner

5:08pm May 06, 2024

by Russell Lewis

The FAA says Boeing informed the agency in April that required inspections to confirm that the wings were properly bonded to the carbon fiber fuselage on certain 787 jets were not completed.

A Boeing 787 Dreamliner accelerates down the runway during its first flight in December, 2009 in Everett, Wash.

National

Another Boeing whistleblower says he faced retaliation for reporting 'shortcuts'

5:25am April 12, 2024

by Joel Rose

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.

An Air New Zealand plane arrives at Auckland Airport on Aug. 9. Some Aucklanders will be able to get their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine aboard a 787 on Saturday.

World News

Air New Zealand will give travel-hungry Kiwis the chance to get vaccinated on a plane

2:30pm October 13, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

Air New Zealand will turn one of its 787s into a COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the Auckland Airport on Saturday. It's part of a broader day of action aimed at boosting the country's vaccination rate.

The flight path of a Boeing 787-8 that traced out an image of the aircraft.

National

Boeing Dreamliner Crew Draws Enormous Outline Of Their Plane In The Sky

4:26pm August 04, 2017

by Scott Neuman

A team test-flying a Boeing 787-8 over North America decided to have some fun with its flight path. So over an 18-hour period, the pilots drew an outline of the plane over 22 U.S. states.

Science

Comfort or Perception?

12:46pm September 12, 2014

by Shawn Fitzmaurice

SciWorks Radio is a production of 88.5 WFDD and SciWorks, the Science Center and Environmental Park of Forsyth County, located in Winston-Salem.

Were you comfortable the last time you flew on an airplane? I bet you can answer that question easily. Now, have you ever climbed Pilot Mountain and sat on a rock to rest or have a picnic lunch? Do you remember how comfortable that rock was?

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