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New York (AFP) - Since announcing plans in late March to replace CEO Dave Calhoun at the end of 2024, Boeing's problems have seemingly gone from bad to worse, complicating an already daunting executive search. In the ensuing weeks, Boeing has endured troubling congressional hearings with whistleblowers and safety experts, repeat delays to a space launch, and a steep decline in commercial plane deliveries that has deepened financial losses. On Tuesday night, the Department of Justice said Boeing had breached a 2021 criminal settlement over the 737 MAX crashes, opening the company up to possible...
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New York (AFP) - The Department of Justice said that Boeing can be prosecuted for violating a 2021 criminal settlement over the certification of the 737 MAX. The DOJ determination, filed in US court in Texas on Tuesday, comes on the heels of a near-catastrophic Alaska Airlines flight in January that made an emergency landing after a panel on the fuselage blew out. US officials gave Boeing until June 13 to respond with input the United States "shall consider in determining whether to pursue prosecution of (Boeing)." What was the 2021 settlement?In January 2021, the Department of Justice announc...
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San Francisco (AFP) - The US Justice Department on Tuesday said Boeing can be prosecuted for two subsequent 737 Max crashes that killed 346 people approximately five years ago. Boeing breached obligations under an agreement that had shielded it against legal proceedings for the accidents, department officials said in a letter to a federal court in Texas. Boeing told AFP "we believe that we have honored the terms of that agreement" and said that it plans to defend itself. US officials said in their letter that Boeing breached its obligations under a deferred prosecution agreement (DFA) by "fail...
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New York (AFP) - US air safety authorities are investigating whether embattled aviation giant Boeing completed required inspections on its 787 aircraft and whether employees falsified records, officials said Monday. The issue centers on whether Boeing undertook required inspections to "confirm adequate bonding and grounding where the wings join the fuselage on certain 787 Dreamliner airplanes," the Federal Aviation Administration said in an email. The FAA said it opened the investigation after Boeing notified it that the company may not have completed required inspections, which are needed to ...
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Kennedy Space Center (United States) (AFP) - Two US astronauts arrived Thursday at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, ahead of their launch aboard the Boeing Starliner's first crewed mission next month. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will blast off on the years-delayed flight on May 6 for a weeklong stay on the International Space Station (ISS). "We're about to launch on Boeing Starliner and broaden the capability to and from Space Station that our agency has, and that's vitally important," Wilmore told reporters. Since 2020, NASA astronauts have traveled to and from the ISS via SpaceX's ...
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New York (AFP) - Troubled aviation giant Boeing reported a first-quarter loss of $343 million on Wednesday, reflecting recent safety troubles that have slowed production and deliveries. Boeing said it tempered production in the 737 program following a January near-catastrophic incident on an Alaska Airlines jet that has sparked heavy scrutiny from Washington and among Boeing's airline customers. "Our first quarter results reflect the immediate actions we've taken to slow down 737 production to drive improvements in quality," said Chief Executive Dave Calhoun, who will step down at the end of 2...
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New York (AFP) - Witnesses at a US Senate hearing on Boeing drew a disturbing picture Wednesday of an aviation giant that blows off safety questions and sidelines critics as it chases faster production and bigger profits. "The attitude from Boeing from the highest level is just to push the defective parts, regardless of what it is," Boeing engineer Sam Salehpour told lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Salehpour, who has worked at Boeing for 17 of his 40 years in aerospace, said he became a whistleblower after he was punished for raising safety questions about the top-selling 787 Dreamliner and 777. H...
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New York (AFP) - Federal aviation authorities are investigating claims by a Boeing engineer that the 787 Dreamliner suffers from assembly defects that threaten safety, US officials said Tuesday. Attorneys for the whistleblower, Sam Salehpour, accuse the company of putting profit over safety -- and retaliating against him after he raised concerns by "involuntarily" transferring him to the 777 program. At the 777 program, he raised more issues, for which his attorneys say he was threatened with termination. The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed the investigation after the claims were out...
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New York (AFP) - Boeing has been in the headlines a lot lately following a series of incidents after the January Alaska Airlines near-miss in which a door panel came off mid-flight. The episodes point to production and maintenance issues, say experts, who don't see an obvious pattern behind the myriad incidents. Rash of incidentsThe US plane maker has been under scrutiny since January 5, when a Boeing 737 MAX 9 operated by Alaska Airlines made an emergency landing after a fuselage panel blew out, successfully resolving an incident that safety officials say could have been catastrophic. Unite...
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Los Angeles (AFP) - A Southwest Airlines flight returned to Denver after an engine cowling fell off during takeoff on Sunday, the Federal Aviation Administration said, the latest in a spate of safety incidents involving Boeing planes. The FAA said in a statement that Southwest Airlines Flight 3695, a Boeing 737-800 passenger jet, landed back at Denver International Airport "after the crew reported the engine cowling fell off during takeoff and struck the wing flap." The plane, which took off at 8.15 am Sunday (1415 GMT) and was bound for Houston, was towed to the gate after landing and the FAA...
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