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The nose section of a 737 MAX, framed by the wingtips of neighboring 737s, have their engines, landing gear, and front nose sensors protected from the weather at the Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake Washington. Nearly 200 completed Boeing 737 MAX airplanes, built for airlines worldwide, are currently parked at his Eastern Washington airport.
In March 2019, aviation authorities around the world grounded the passenger airliner after two separate crashes.

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December 11, 2019 at 11:53 am

Why didn’t FAA ground Boeing 737 MAX after first crash? Hearing puts focus on agency

A congressional committee Wednesday questioned why the MAX was not grounded after the Lion Air crash and before the second crash in Ethiopia, after it... Updated 6:45 am

December 11, 2019 at 6:54 am

FAA chief, Boeing whistleblower and others testify in Congress WATCH

The Federal Aviation Administration's certification of Boeing's 737 MAX came under scrutiny Wednesday as a House committee questioned FAA Administrator Stephen Dickson and others. Since...

Nearly 200 completed Boeing 737 MAX airplanes including some for Southwest Airlines, are parked at the Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake Washington. In March 2019, aviation authorities around the world grounded the passenger airliner after two separate crashes.

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December 11, 2019 at 5:40 am

FAA won’t clear 737 MAX fixes until 2020, agency chief says

U.S. government approvals needed to return Boeing's 737 MAX to the skies won't be completed until 2020, the top U.S. aviation regulator said Wednesday, dashing...

The world’s first electric commercial aircraft owned and operated by Harbour Air is seen landing following its maiden flight in Richmond, British Columbia, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019. Harbour Air announced in March that it had partnered with engineering firm MagniX in Washington state with the goal of becoming the world’s first all-electric airline. (Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press via AP) JOHV103 JOHV103 (Jonathan Hayward / The Associated Press)

December 11, 2019 at 1:00 am

Electric seaplane takes short test flight; Redmond-based MagniX provides engine

An all-electric commercial aircraft made its first test flight at Vancouver International Airport, in British Columbia, on Tuesday. Redmond, Wash.,-based MagniX built the electric engine.

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December 10, 2019 at 6:56 pm

Sea-Tac is first airport to resist federal push for controversial facial-recognition technology

Following hours of contentious public comment Tuesday, much of it from people calling facial recognition intrusive and dangerous, the Port of Seattle Commission unanimously approved...

The wings of a 787-9 jet flex as it arrives at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in 2018. On that jet, there’s copper foil embedded in the wing skin behind the engines to protect the structure in a lightning strike. For 787s delivered since March, Boeing no longer includes that protection in the wing. 208136 208136

December 10, 2019 at 5:00 pm

FAA engineers objected to Boeing’s removal of some 787 lightning protection measures

To protect the wing fuel tank of the 787 in a lightning storm, Boeing originally built in a series of protective measures. Boeing has now...

Larry CrIpe, president (l) and Debi Wagner, treasurer of Quiet Skies Coalition stand in Burien approximately a mile away from SeaTac International Airport (in background). Wagner lives nearby and is woken so frequently by plane noise she uses a decibel counter to chart how loud planes overhead are.

Burien has won a suit against the federal agency that creates flight paths, giving hope to communities around the Puget Sound area impacted by what they say is undue airplane noise. The city sued the Federal Aviation Administration three years ago, after the federal agency changed flight paths for turboprops to route the small planes over Burien. Two weeks ago, the Ninth Circuit Court ruled the FAA did not follow its own protocols in instituting the change and directed the agency to study the impacts of rising air traffic at Sea-Tac. 212323

December 9, 2019 at 6:17 pm

Burien has been plagued by noise from Sea-Tac Airport. So residents sued the government — and won.

Late last month, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals directed the Federal Aviation Administration to go back to the drawing board on the Burien flight...

FILE — Boeing 737 Max commercial jets at the municipal airport in Renton, Wash., Oct. 2, 2019. Ed Pierson, a former senior manager at Boeing’s 737 factory who is about to testify before Congress, believes production problems may have contributed to two deadly crashes. (Lindsey Wasson/The New York Times) XNYT139 XNYT139

December 9, 2019 at 4:37 pm

Boeing 737 MAX was plagued with production problems, whistleblower says

Ed Pierson, a former senior manager at the 737 factory, believes production problems may have contributed to two deadly crashes. He will testify before Congress...

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December 9, 2019 at 12:11 pm

Families of crash passengers want wider review of Boeing Max

The head of the Federal Aviation Administration will face questions about whether the agency is too cozy with Boeing when he testifies this week before...

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A Horizon jet, the Embraer E175, taxis to the gate at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Wednesday, September 6, 2017.

December 6, 2019 at 5:03 pm

Pilot union at Horizon Air blames management for ‘deteriorated’ safety programs, highlighting distrustful relations

The union representing pilots at Horizon Air, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group, sent a note to its members Thursday alleging that the airline's management...

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