Boeing 737 MAX

‘Disturbing Revelations’ About Boeing 737 Max Crashes Made Public in New Report

Two plane crashes in 2018 and 2019 involving the new Boeing 737 Max aircraft weren’t a result of one single issue, but instead were caused by the failures of Boeing staff, Boeing management, and the Federal Aviation Administration, according to a new 245-page report released Wednesday by the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. In…

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Boeing Finds New Software Problem With Scandal-Plagued 737 Max Plane

Engineers at Boeing have discovered a new software issue with the 737 Max plane, which has been grounded worldwide for almost a year over technical issues. The new problem, first reported by Bloomberg News, involves the trim system, which regulates whether the nose of the aircraft is pointed up or down. A light for the…

Tech News Matt Novak

Boeing Emails Reveal Employees Talking Shit About The 737 Max Before Deadly Crashes

New emails and direct messages released by Boeing to congressional investigators reveal some shocking messages from Boeing employees about both their own planes and the regulators overseeing the safety on their aircraft. In one of the most startling messages from April of 2017, a Boeing employee wrote, “this airplane is designed by clowns, who in…

Tech News Matt Novak

Boeing Fires CEO Following 737 MAX Disasters

Boeing has fired its CEO, Dennis A. Muilenburg, and will replace him with its current chairman, David L. Calhoun. A new press release from the company claims that Muilenburg had resigned, but that same press release also says that it was the board’s decision. In short: Muilenburg got fired. “The Board of Directors decided that…

Tech News Matt Novak

Boeing Halts 737 MAX Production

Boeing will halt production on its infamous 737 MAX plane nine months after authorities grounded the passenger airliner following crashes in Ethiopia and Indonesia that took 346 lives. The Wall Street Journal first reported on Monday that the beleaguered aviation company has made the decision to temporarily suspend manufacturing of the aircraft in January. News…

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The FAA Knew

The Federal Aviation Administration was well aware of the fatal hazards with the Boeing 737 MAX before the March 2019 Ethiopian Airlines crash and allowed the planes to continue carrying passengers, a report shows. As the Wall Street Journal notes, the FAA had estimated that throughout its 30-45 year life cycle, the Boeing 737 MAX…

Tech News Whitney Kimball

FAA Says Pilots Complained of ‘Egregious’ Issues With 737 Max In Messages Boeing Withheld

The Federal Aviation Administration has accused Boeing of withholding an exchange between two employees showing their concerns about the 737 Max’s malfunctioning automated system a full two years before crashes occurred in Ethiopia and Indonesia that killed a total of 346 people. In the instant message conversation Mark Forkner, who was the chief technical pilot…

Transportation Jennings Brown

American Airlines Says It Expects to Start Flying Troubled Boeing 737 Max Again Next Year

American Airlines said on Wednesday that it expects its fleet of Boeing 737 Max jets to return to passenger service later than expected on Jan. 16, 2020, after the Federal Aviation Administration and Department of Transportation sign off on revisions intended to remedy flaws that led to the deaths of 346 people in two crashes.…

Tech News Tom McKay

Boeing Engineer Filed Ethics Complaint Over Scrapped 737 Max Safety System: Report

According to an internal complaint submitted by a Boeing engineer after this year’s 737 Max crashes, the company declined to put a proposed safety system in the plane in an effort to keep costs low—a decision that may have contributed to the crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia that collectively killed 346 people. The New York…

Transportation Jennings Brown

FAA Orders Inspection of Boeing 737 Next Generation Jets After Discovery of ‘Structural Cracks’

Boeing, already having taken a $4.9 billion after-tax charge this year amid the ongoing fallout from two deadly 737 Max crashes, now has problems with a different line of planes. Per CNN, the Federal Aviation Administration is ordering inspections of 737 Next Generation models (737-600, 737-700, 737-800, and 737-900) after Boeing reported that it had…

Tech News Tom McKay

United and Southwest Will Allow Passengers to Opt-Out of 737 Max Flights

Even after Boeing’s beleaguered Boeing 737 Max jets return to the skies, some Stephen Brashearwary passengers won’t be expected to board them—at least if they’re flying United Airlines. The policy is not new but reiterated this week by a United Airlines executive during an investor conference. CNN on Wednesday cited Boeing’s chief commercial officer Andrew…

Tech News Catie Keck

FAA Reportedly Delegated Oversight of Critical 737 Max Flight System to Boeing

A New York Times investigation into the Boeing 737 Max crisis—involving two crashes that killed a cumulative 346 people and the continued grounding of the entire line from global service—has found troubling signs that the Federal Aviation Administration process to guarantee the planes’ safety was fatally flawed and bent to Boeing pressure when it came…

Tech News Tom McKay

United Airlines Announces Extended Flight Cancellations Due to Grounded Boeing 737 Max

Flight cancellations continue as the Boeing 737 Max remains grounded pending an ongoing review of its software update, with United Airlines on Friday announcing yet another schedule revision. A spokesperson said the airline’s latest cancellations will extend through Nov. 3, adding that the changes will affect dozens of flights per day. The changes will impact…

Tech News Catie Keck

Boeing Says It’s Open to Changing the Name of the 737 Max to Something That’s Not Associated With Plane Crashes

After three months of being grounded following two fatal crashes in Ethiopia and Indonesia, the 737 Max may be up for a rebranding. Boeing’s chief financial officer Greg Smith said on Monday at the Paris Air Show that the aerospace company is considering changing the name of its now infamous airplane, Bloomberg reports. “I’d say…

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American Airlines Wants to Win Back Trust in Its Boeing 737 Max Jets by Making Its Execs Fly on Them

American Airlines has a plan for convincing consumers that the Boeing 737 Max aircraft in its fleet are safe for flight: Stick their top brass on them and see how it goes. American Airlines chief Doug Parker said during a shareholders meeting this week that executives and other staff would take flights on the 737…

Tech News Catie Keck

Delta CEO Calls Boeing 737 Max Problems a ‘One Off’ Despite Two Deadly Crashes on Other Airlines

Delta has never flown the Boeing 737 Max plane, which has been grounded worldwide in the wake of two crashes that killed 346 people in Ethiopia and Indonesia. But Delta still wants to assure people that Boeing’s problems aren’t a big deal, judging by the discussion that Delta CEO Ed Bastian had at the Code…

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Boeing Jet Sales Have Tanked in the Wake of 737 Max Crashes

After two crashes in the Java Sea near Indonesia and Ethiopia involving Boeing’s 737 Max line of passenger jets killed a total of 346 people, sales of 737 Max models have plummeted, CNN reported on Tuesday. A company report says that Boeing has not sold a single new 737 Max aircraft since the line was…

Tech News Tom McKay

United Airlines CEO Promises They’re Working on the Shitty Wifi

Airline seats are getting smaller, the wifi sucks, and you’re pissed to even get on a plane. But the airlines hear you. At least that’s what they’re saying. The CEO of United Airlines, Oscar Munoz, sat down with ABC News for an interview that aired this morning. It was at times more honest than usual…

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New Reports Suggest Pilots Followed Proper Procedure to Override Boeing’s Automation but Crashed Anyway

Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have suggested that the pilots of two flights in Ethiopia and Indonesia didn’t follow proper procedures before their 737 Max 8 planes crashed in recent months. However, new reports indicate that the pilots in Ethiopia tried to do the right thing and override the plane’s automation but crashed…

Tech News Matt Novak

Boeing’s 737 Max Fix Won’t Be Ready for Weeks, FAA Says

Boeing’s 737 Max line of jets won’t be flying passengers again for at least a few weeks as the company continues working on software and hardware updates deemed necessary after two air disasters, CNN reported on Monday, citing an updated timeline issued by the Federal Aviation Administration. Countries the world over grounded 737 Max jets…

Tech News Tom McKay

‘Disturbing Revelations’ About Boeing 737 Max Crashes Made Public in New Report

Boeing Finds New Software Problem With Scandal-Plagued 737 Max Plane

Boeing Emails Reveal Employees Talking Shit About The 737 Max Before Deadly Crashes

Boeing Fires CEO Following 737 MAX Disasters

Boeing Halts 737 MAX Production

The FAA Knew

FAA Says Pilots Complained of ‘Egregious’ Issues With 737 Max In Messages Boeing Withheld

American Airlines Says It Expects to Start Flying Troubled Boeing 737 Max Again Next Year

Boeing Engineer Filed Ethics Complaint Over Scrapped 737 Max Safety System: Report

FAA Orders Inspection of Boeing 737 Next Generation Jets After Discovery of ‘Structural Cracks’

United and Southwest Will Allow Passengers to Opt-Out of 737 Max Flights

FAA Reportedly Delegated Oversight of Critical 737 Max Flight System to Boeing

United Airlines Announces Extended Flight Cancellations Due to Grounded Boeing 737 Max

Boeing Says It’s Open to Changing the Name of the 737 Max to Something That’s Not Associated With Plane Crashes

American Airlines Wants to Win Back Trust in Its Boeing 737 Max Jets by Making Its Execs Fly on Them

Delta CEO Calls Boeing 737 Max Problems a ‘One Off’ Despite Two Deadly Crashes on Other Airlines

Boeing Jet Sales Have Tanked in the Wake of 737 Max Crashes

United Airlines CEO Promises They’re Working on the Shitty Wifi

New Reports Suggest Pilots Followed Proper Procedure to Override Boeing’s Automation but Crashed Anyway

Boeing’s 737 Max Fix Won’t Be Ready for Weeks, FAA Says

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