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FAA toughens oversight of Boeing's 787 Dreamliner

5:34pm February 15, 2022

by David Schaper

Safety regulators have twice halted deliveries of new 787s after finding production flaws and will now conduct final inspections themselves instead of delegating that authority to Boeing

An American Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner approaches Miami International Airport. In a joint letter, the heads of Boeing and Airbus Americas reportedly called for postponing a planned Jan. 5 rollout of a 5G wireless network.

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Boeing and Airbus urge a delay in 5G wireless service over safety concerns

3:45pm December 21, 2021

by Scott Neuman

The commercial jet makers have been warning that a plan to deploy new 5G wireless networks could pose a danger to vital aircraft systems.

Boeing said Friday that some of its 737 Max planes may have an electrical problem, leading airlines to ground dozens of the jets. An American Airlines flight on a Boeing 737 Max is seen here in December in Miami.

National

Boeing Warns Of Possible Electrical Issue, And Airlines Ground Some 737 Max Planes

3:05pm April 09, 2021

The airplane manufacturer says the issue is not related to the software system that has been blamed in the fatal crashes that killed 346 people.

Pieces of the airplane engine from United Airlines Flight 328 sit scattered in a neighborhood after the jet's engine failure on Feb, 20 in Colorado. An engine on the Boeing 777 exploded after takeoff from Denver.

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United Grounds 777 Jets After Engine Failure

2:01am February 22, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

Federal aviation regulators have called for investigations into Boeing 777 jets equipped with certain Pratt & Whitney 4000 engines.

A Boeing 737 Max airliner is shown at the Boeing Factory in Renton, Wash., in November. European aviation regulators gave the all-clear to return to service following a pair of deadly crashes in 2018 and 2019.

World News

Boeing's 737 Max Cleared To Return To European Skies, Regulator Says

11:16am January 27, 2021

by Brakkton Booker

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency announced a modified version of the 737 Max will be allowed to fly once again. The Max jetliner was grounded worldwide after two deadly crashes.

Rescuers work at the scene of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max that crashed near Bishoftu, or Debre Zeit, south of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in March 2019.

World News

Boeing To Pay $2.5 Billion Settlement Over Deadly 737 Max Crashes

11:01am January 08, 2021

by David Schaper

The airplane manufacturer admits deceiving regulators about the safety of a flight control system blamed in two crashes that killed 346 people. Critics call the settlement "a slap on the wrist."

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A Boeing 737 Max lands earlier this month at an airport in Porto Alegre, Brazil. On Friday, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation released its probe into what went wrong with the airliner after it was involved in multiple deadly cra

Politics & Government

Senate Report Faults FAA And Boeing For Failures In Review Of 737 Max

1:00pm December 19, 2020

by Colin Dwyer

The scathing report alleged that the FAA retaliated against whistleblowers, and said Boeing officials improperly influenced the outcome of tests of the aircraft's faulty flight control system.

European airline Ryanair is ordering 75 Boeing 737 Max airplanes, the two companies announced Thursday.

World News

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."

Boeing will be laying off thousands of additional employees as the airplane manufacturer continues to lose money due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Citing 'Devastating' Pandemic Impact, Boeing To Lay Off 7,000 More Workers

7:49pm October 28, 2020

by David Schaper

"This moment is among the most difficult in our more than 100-year history," CEO Dave Calhoun said. Most of the layoffs will be in Washington state, where Boeing designs and builds many aircraft.