Nation Mar 13 Watch 8:21 Boeing remains under scrutiny amid quality control issues Boeing remains on the hot seat over questions about its production processes. The head of the National Transportation Safety Board told lawmakers her investigators still don’t know who worked on the door panel that blew out of an Alaska Airlines… By Geoff Bennett, Miles O'Brien, Karina Cuevas
Economy Mar 12 Former Boeing manager who raised safety concerns found dead Police in Charleston said detectives were waiting for a formal determination of the cause of death and “any additional findings that might shed further light on the circumstances surrounding” the end of Barnett's life. By Associated Press
Economy Feb 21 Boeing ousts head of 737 jetliner program, appoints new vice president of quality The shakeup comes weeks after the head of the Federal Aviation Administration said Boeing — under pressure from airlines to produce large numbers of planes — is not paying enough attention to safety. By Associated Press
Nation Jan 06 Alaska Airlines grounds its Boeing 737-9 fleet after window blows out at 16,000 feet An Alaska Airlines jetliner blew out a window and a portion of its fuselage shortly after takeoff three miles above Oregon, creating a gaping hole that sucked clothing off a child and forced the pilots to make an emergency landing… By Audrey McAvoy, Associated Press
Jan 07 Watch 3:41 News Wrap: U.S. sets a new deadly record from COVID-19 By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Thursday, nearly 3,900 people died from COVID-19 Wednesday -- the highest one-day total so far, President-elect Joe Biden introduced federal Appeals Court Judge Merrick Garland as his pick for attorney general, fresh violence kills at least… Continue watching
Jan 10 Messages show Boeing employees slid 737 Max problems past FAA By David Koenig, Associated Press In internal messages, Boeing employees talked about misleading regulators about problems with the simulators. Continue reading
Jan 01 Global air crash deaths fall by more than half in 2019 By David McHugh, Associated Press The To70 consultancy said Wednesday that 257 people died in eight fatal accidents in 2019. That compares to 534 deaths in 13 fatal accidents in 2018. Continue reading
Dec 23 Watch 6:11 How FAA chief’s ‘dressing down’ of Boeing CEO finally pushed him out This year has been tough for Boeing. Last week, the aviation giant announced that due to ongoing safety issues, it was pausing production of the 737 Max, its fastest-selling plane ever. On Monday, the company’s board of directors fired CEO… Continue watching
Dec 23 Boeing CEO resigns effective immediately By Cathy Bussewitz, Associated Press Dennis Muilenburg's resignation comes amid ongoing problems at the company over the troubled Max 737 aircraft. Continue reading