Photo: Anna Moneymaker / Staff (Getty Images) The year is only really getting started and it’s already not been the best for Boeing. Ever since the door plug blew out mid-flight, it’s been facing accusations that its safety culture is a mess, and subsequent issues have only made things worse. So it comes as no … Read more
NEW DELHI: Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun will step down from his post by the end of the year, as the aircraft maker sparked scrutiny after recent production problems, including a troubling incident in January involving an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 jet when a fuselage panel on it blew off mid-flight.The plane made an … Read more
Photo: Handout / Handout (Getty Images) When news broke that Alaska Airlines flight 1282 had a door plug blow out at 16,000 feet, it was understandably terrifying for those on board. Thankfully, no one was seriously injured, although a few cell phones did get sucked out of the plane. Passengers have since sued both Alaska … Read more
Photo: Ethan Miller (Getty Images) United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby has published an open letter to customers as a response to the airline’s multiple high-profile mechanical failures over the past two months. Boeing aircraft operated by the carrier had a landing gear tire fall off, a slat break apart and an engine burst into flames, … Read more
On Friday, March 15, 2024, a Boeing 737-8000 flight landed safely in Medford, Oregon despite the fact that it was missing an entire body panel, which had fallen off mid-flight, NBC News reports. It’s the latest public failure for the company’s aircrafts. Thankfully, no one was hurt. The 2024 Nissan Frontier Hardbody Edition Is Retro … Read more
Photo: National Transportation Safety Board The investigation into how a door plug blew out of a Boeing 737 Max 9 during an Alaska Airlines flight in January has featured several roadblocks. The latest obstacle is Boeing’s lack of security camera footage inside its Renton, Washington factory as federal investigators struggle to identify the employees who … Read more
Photo: Patrick T. Fallon / AFP (Getty Images) The Boeing 737 Max 9 that had a door plug blow out over Portland, Oregon during an Alaska Airlines flight was scheduled for a thorough maintenance check the next day, according to the New York Times. The carrier’s engineers slated the aircraft to be taken out of … Read more
Responding to a US government audit, Boeing said Tuesday that it would work with employees found to have violated company manufacturing procedures to make sure they understand instructions for their jobs. The aircraft maker detailed its latest steps to correct lapses in quality in a memo to employees from Stan Deal, president of Boeing’s commercial … Read more
By David Goldman and Gregory Wallace | CNN Alaska Airlines flight 1282, on which a door plug blew off the side of the plane shortly after takeoff on January 5, was scheduled to be taken out of service for maintenance the night of the incident, the airline said Tuesday. Although Alaska Airlines did not say … Read more
The Department of Justice has launched a criminal investigation into the Boeing jetliner blowout that left a gaping hole on an Alaska Airlines plane this January, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday. Citing documents and people familiar with the matter, the newspaper said investigators have contacted some passengers and crew — including pilots and flight attendants — who were on … Read more