Rolls-Royce’s troubled Boeing 787 engine in new safety alert over cracks
787 Dreamliner jets, adding to the list of design faults that have plagued the engine since 2016. The glitch concerns the cracking of discs in...
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Laid-off Boeing workers to get extra federal help that doubles what most unemployed get
Boeing workers will be eligible for benefits for nearly twice as long as most other recently laid-off workers, under a program meant to protect workers...
Further layoffs at Boeing to push total job cuts in Washington to 10,500
Boeing said these layoffs are the next wave in its previously announced plan to shrink the size of the workforce overall by about 10%.
Critics say report let FAA off the hook in certification of Boeing’s flawed 737 MAX
Family members of those who died in the crashes said that while the report added little new, it strengthened the case for more accountability from...
Inspector General report details how Boeing played down MCAS in original 737 MAX certification – and FAA missed it
As the regulatory approval process progressed, the FAA handed over to Boeing itself more and more of the certification tasks until at the end, it...
FAA begins re-certification flights on Boeing 737 MAX
Over the next three days, test flights will evaluate Boeing’s proposed changes to the automated flight control system on the 737 MAX. The Maneuvering Characteristics...
Foreign regulators demand substantial new changes to Boeing 737 MAX flight controls
The required changes highlight weaknesses in the 737's inherited avionics systems. The fixes could add substantial cost to the MAX program and may slow the...
Boeing reacts to racist incident at Everett plant
It's not the first such recent incident, according to a message to employees from Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO Stan Deal.
William Burr, engineer who enjoyed travel and found joy in helping people, dies of coronavirus | Lives Remembered
William "Bill" Burr worked 37 years as an engineer at Boeing. He worked on the first 707 jets and various defense contracts, but his favorite...
Boeing whistleblower alleges systemic problems with 737 MAX
In a letter to a U.S. Senate committee investigating certification of Boeing's 737 MAX, a company whistleblower argued that systemic problems with the jet's design...
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