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FAA investigating cabin pressure problem that injured passengers aboard Boeing plane

3:41pm September 19, 2024

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating an incident aboard a Delta flight in which a cabin pressurization issue with the Boeing 737 caused some passengers to bleed from the nose and ears.

Boeing machinists go on strike after rejecting contract

12:39am September 13, 2024

The deal would have raised wages by 25%, lowered employees’ share of health care costs, and boosted retirement contributions by the company. But many rank and file union members were unhappy.

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Boeing reaches tentative deal with its production workers in hopes to avoid strike

10:58am September 08, 2024

The union's members still need to vote on Boeing's proposal and decide whether to authorize a strike if the offer is rejected. If that's the case, a walkout could begin as soon as Friday.

With no crew aboard, spacecraft Starliner lands without a hitch

12:10am September 07, 2024

The spacecraft landed in New Mexico early Saturday morning leaving two astronauts behind on the International Space Station. The crew members will return to earth in February aboard a SpaceX craft.

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An empty Boeing Starliner is set to return next week, while its crew stays in space

10:51am August 30, 2024

An empty Boeing Starliner is scheduled to return from the International Space Station in early September. It will fly home autonomously while its crew remains in space until February.

NASA will bring stranded astronauts back on SpaceX — not Boeing's Starliner

7:00am August 24, 2024

Boeing's troubled Starliner remains docked at the International Space Station as NASA decides it is too risky to bring the astronauts home on the spacecraft. The two astronauts will return in February.

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NTSB wraps up 'door plug' hearing as new Boeing CEO takes over

6:25pm August 08, 2024

by David Schaper

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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Boeing names aerospace veteran Kelly Ortberg as its next CEO

9:44am July 31, 2024

by Joel Rose

The struggling planemaker says Ortberg will take over next week as Dave Calhoun departs. The news came as Boeing reported disappointing second-quarter earnings, with losses of more than $1.4 billion.

Opinion: Think you have a rough travel story? Try 52 days stuck in space

8:00am July 27, 2024

by Scott Simon

Two astronauts have been hanging out on the International Space Station since last month, waiting for the Boeing capsule that got them there to be repaired to bring them home.

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Boeing buys struggling supplier Spirit AeroSystems to shore up 737 production woes

12:59am July 01, 2024

Boeing agreed to buy Spirit AeroSystems, the Kansas-based supplier that makes fuselages for the 737 Max jet, in a deal intended to improve quality after a midair door plug blowout.