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At the factory that builds the 737 Max, Boeing rethinks how it trains new hires

5:39am June 27, 2024

by Joel Rose

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.

Economy

Boeing's woes, Bilt jilts, and the Indicator's stock rally

7:26pm June 21, 2024

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National

As Boeing looks to buy a key 737 supplier, a whistleblower says the problems run deep

4:15pm June 16, 2024

by Joel Rose

Boeing says a deal to buy fuselage-maker Spirit AeroSystems will help it control quality and safety. But a whistleblower who worked at Spirit for over a decade warns its problems won’t be easy to fix.

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Boeing's Starliner capsule atop an Atlas V rocket is seen at Space Launch Complex 41 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on May 7, a day after its mission to the International Space Station was scrubbed because of an issue with a pressure regulation valve.

Boeing's troubled Starliner spacecraft launch is delayed again

11:13am May 18, 2024

by John Helton

A helium leak pushed back a planned launch to May 25. Boeing's program that would shuttle astronauts to and from the International Space Station has been plagued with problems.

The U.S. Justice Department says Boeing broke a deferred prosecution deal with the government following a pair of fatal 737 Max crashes more than five years ago.

National

DOJ says Boeing broke deal that avoided prosecution after 2 fatal 737 Max crashes

9:10pm May 14, 2024

by Joel Rose

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.

National

Whistleblower Joshua Dean, who raised concerns about Boeing jets, dies at 45

4:56pm May 02, 2024

Dean's family says he quickly fell into critical condition after being diagnosed with a MRSA bacterial infection. He is the second aviation whistleblower to die in the past three months.

A Boeing 767 passenger aircraft of Delta Air Lines arrives from Dublin at JFK International Airport in New York as the Manhattan skyline looms in the background on Feb. 7, 2024.

National

Delta flight makes emergency return after exit slide separates from Boeing aircraft

3:12pm April 26, 2024

by C Mandler

The Los Angeles-bound flight was forced to make an emergency return to New York's JFK airport after an emergency slide came apart from the Boeing 767, the airline said.

Boeing employees walk the new Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner down towards the delivery ramp area at the company's facility after conducting its first test flight at Charleston International Airport in 2017. A Senate subcommittee has opened an investigation into the safety of Boeing jetliners, intensifying safety concerns about the company's aircraft.

National

Boeing challenges whistleblower allegations, details how airframes are put together

8:51pm April 15, 2024

by The Associated Press

Two Boeing engineering executives went into detail Monday to describe how panels are fitted together, particularly on the 787 Dreamliner.

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.

United Airlines is asking pilots to take unpaid leave next month because of a shortage of new Boeing planes. Boeing has slowed deliveries of 737 Max jets because of manufacturing concerns.

National

United asks pilots to take unpaid leave in May because of delivery delays at Boeing

4:38pm April 01, 2024

by Joel Rose

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.