A recent visit to Amazon’s overhauled drone delivery program in Arizona left me impressed by the drones, but skeptical that the public will welcome them.
Category: Federal Aviation Administration
Boeing Faces a Steep Climb in Catching Up to Airbus
As Boeing works to address quality control issues, its new chief starts at a disadvantage in competing with the other big maker of passenger planes.
U.S. Said to Seek Boeing Guilty Plea to Avoid Trial in 737 Max Crashes
The Justice Department told victims’ families that it would propose a nearly $244 million fine and three years of company oversight to settle a fraud charge.
Boeing Sanctioned by NTSB Over Disclosures on 737 Max Investigation
The National Transportation Safety Board said Boeing had improperly released information about the blowout of a panel on an Alaska Airlines flight.
Boeing 737 Max Official Is Out as Questions Linger on Mishap
The head of the factory making Max jets is leaving the company as it faces scrutiny of an incident that left a hole in a plane’s fuselage in flight.
Alaska Airlines 737 May Have Left Boeing Factory Missing Bolts, N.T.S.B. Says
A photo indicates that bolts in a fuselage panel were removed at a Boeing factory and not replaced, the National Transportation Safety Board said.
Boeing Reinstalled Panel That Later Blew Out of 737 Max Jet
Employees at its Washington State factory are said to have removed the door plug for further work before the plane was delivered to Alaska Airlines.
F.A.A. to Increase Oversight of Boeing and Audit 737 Max 9 Production
The heightened scrutiny comes a day after the agency opened an investigation into whether Boeing failed to ensure that its 737 Max 9 plane was safe.
F.A.A. Investigating Whether Boeing 737 Max 9 Conformed to Approved Design
Regulators are examining whether Boeing complied with safety rules on a plane that lost a fuselage panel while in flight last week.
Loose Bolts and Cabin Pressure Examined in Boeing 737 Max 9 Incident
The National Transportation Safety Board is looking at pressurization problems on an Alaska Airlines plane and how securely a plug was installed and inspected.