Dennis Muilenburg out as Boeing chairman but keeps CEO position
It's generally viewed as poor corporate governance policy to have one person in both roles. And now, following the two fatal crashes of the 737...
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International regulator report slams Boeing, FAA over 737 MAX design and approval
An international panel of air safety regulator experts convened by the Federal Aviation Administration released a damning report Friday that criticizes both Boeing and the...
American Airlines pushes out Boeing 737 MAX return to mid-January
The move reflects continued delays in Boeing submitting its final software fixes for the 737 MAX to the Federal Aviation Administration.
Russian carrier Aeroflot cancels order for 22 Boeing 787 Dreamliners
The lost order is a cause for concern in Everett because the 787 backlog is dwindling fast as the company rolls out the planes at...
In scathing lawsuit, Southwest pilots’ union says Boeing 737 MAX was unsafe
The pilots of Southwest Airlines, which flies the largest fleet of 737s in the world, seek damages for loss of wages and other costs due...
Congressional panel wants to interview whistleblower who says Boeing blocked key safety upgrades for 737 MAX over costs
U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chair Peter DeFazio, in a statement Wednesday, cited a Seattle Times report that first detailed engineer Curtis Ewbank's allegations.
Boeing pushed FAA to relax 737 MAX certification requirements for crew alerts | Times Watchdog
Boeing convinced the FAA to relax safety standards for cockpit alerts on the 737 MAX. Two fatal crashes have highlighted the key role such alerts...
Boeing rejected 737 MAX safety upgrades before fatal crashes, whistleblower says | Times Watchdog
The details revealed in the ethics complaint raise new questions about the culture at Boeing and whether the long-held imperative that safety must be the...
Boeing made erroneous assumptions on pilots’ response to alerts in 737 MAX, NTSB says
An NTSB report criticized how Boeing's 737 MAX was certified, saying that flight tests failed to account for an overload of warning messages in the...
Turning up heat on Boeing 737 MAX inquiry, House leaders want to talk to employees who worked on the jet
Certain employees "can provide unique insight" for a U.S. House committee investigation into two fatal crashes of the jetliner, two House leaders wrote in a...
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