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Nearly 200 completed Boeing 737 MAX airplanes built for airlines worldwide, have their engines and landing gear protected from the weather while they 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.

Photographed on November 13, 2019. 212113

December 12, 2019 at 12:17 pm

FAA boss tells Boeing CEO to back off on predictions as 737 MAX schedule slips again

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) chief Steve Dickson met with Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg at FAA headquarters in Washington, D.C., Thursday to tell him to pull... Updated 1:24 pm

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.

Photographed on November 13, 2019. 212113 212113

December 11, 2019 at 11:53 am

FAA saw high risk of crashes, but let Boeing 737 MAX keep flying

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...

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 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...

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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An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 makes its final approach and lands on the third runway at Seattle Tacoma International on October 15, 2018. 208136

December 6, 2019 at 2:05 pm

FAA seeks to fine Boeing $3.9 million for faulty 737 jet parts

Safety regulators want to fine Boeing $3.9 million, saying that the company installed wing parts on 133 planes even though it knew the parts were...

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December 5, 2019 at 2:02 pm

Boeing tries to reassure airline industry leaders about the 737 MAX

DALLAS (AP) — Boeing is reassuring airline industry leaders about the safety of the grounded 737 Max as it continues working to get the plane...

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John Hamilton, chief engineer at Boeing Commercial Airplanes, is retiring, the company said Wednesday. (Gail Hanusa, Boeing)

December 4, 2019 at 1:47 pm

Boeing chief engineer at center of 737 MAX crisis retires

The company told employees that Boeing Commercial Airplanes chief engineer John Hamilton, who was appointed in March to lead its response to the deadly 737...

A NATO AWACS plane is parked on the runway at Melsbroek military airport in Melsbroek, Belgium, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019. NATO and the Boeing Company on Wednesday will mark the signing of a 1 billion US dollar contract to modernize the Alliance’s fleet of AWACS aircraft. This will ensure that NATO AWACS continue to support the Alliance’s missions to 2035. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo) VLM107 VLM107

November 27, 2019 at 7:12 am

NATO’s aging fleet of surveillance planes to get $1 billion Boeing overhaul

The agreement was made public just days before U.S. President Donald Trump joins his NATO counterparts in London for a Dec. 4 summit marking the...

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The fuselage of the 777X ground test airplane was split by a high-pressure rupture on September 5. With the wings bent upward and the interior at maximum pressure, the failure occurred just shy of the ultimate load required to certify the airplane.

Source: A Boeing employee who cannot be identified to protect his job.

November 27, 2019 at 5:00 am

Boeing 777X’s fuselage split dramatically during September stress test

When Boeing's new 777X suffered a ground test failure in early September, the damage was much more alarming than previously reported. It wasn't a cargo door...

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