Oct 29 WATCH: Boeing CEO tells Congress mistakes were made on 737 Max jets By David Koenig, Associated Press "We know we made mistakes and got some things wrong. We own that, and we are fixing them," Dennis Muilenburg said, according to comments prepared for delivery Tuesday to a Senate committee. Continue reading
Oct 25 Inadequate training contributed to Boeing crash in Indonesia, report finds By Niniek Karmini, Margie Mason, Associated Press A summary of the final accident report said Lion Air flight 610 went down partly because the pilots were never told how to quickly respond to malfunctions of the Boeing 737 Max 8 jet's automated flight-control system. Continue reading
Oct 18 Watch 5:44 News Wrap: Mulvaney's Ukraine comments prompt GOP criticism In our news wrap Friday, President Trump is facing new criticism from Republicans over the issue that launched the impeachment inquiry. Rep. Francis Rooney of Florida said acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney cannot erase comments about tying military aid… Continue watching
Oct 18 Watch 6:21 Pilot messages reveal 2016 concerns over safety of Boeing 737 Max Boeing is facing new questions about its dealings with federal safety regulators over the grounded 737 Max jet. At issue are 2016 messages from a Boeing pilot who says he lied to officials about a flight-control system now linked to… Continue watching
Oct 18 FAA demands Boeing explain why it didn't disclose troubling messages By David Koenig, Associated Press Messages between two employees regarding their communications with federal regulators pointed to potential problems in a flight-control system. Continue reading
Oct 11 Regulators fault both Boeing, FAA in certifying 737 MAX By David Koenig, Associated Press A panel of international aviation regulators found that Boeing withheld key information about the 737 Max from pilots and regulators, and the Federal Aviation Administration lacked the expertise to understand an automated flight system implicated in two deadly crashes of… Continue reading
Aug 27 Column: Companies don't need permission from the Business Roundtable to be better corporate citizens By Erik Gordon, The Conversation A statement from a group of CEOs, no matter how powerful, won’t fundamentally change how they operate. But there’s one thing that will. Continue reading
Jul 31 WATCH: Senators clash with FAA officials over Boeing Max oversight By Tom Krishner, Associated Press Members of a Senate subcommittee clashed with Federal Aviation Administration officials Wednesday, contending the agency was too deferential to Boeing in approving the 737 Max airliner. Continue reading
Jul 03 Watch 5:50 Why Boeing's problem with the 737 MAX jet keeps getting worse Boeing announced Wednesday a pledge of up to $100 million for families and communities affected by the two recent crashes of its 737 MAX planes. Both accidents were found to involve software and engineering problems the company is now struggling… Continue watching
Jun 18 Shanahan drops bid to lead Pentagon, citing 'painful' past By Lolita Baldor, Associated Press After months of unexplained delays, Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan stepped down Tuesday before his formal nomination ever went to the Senate, citing a family situation that would hurt his children and reopen "wounds we have worked years to heal."… Continue reading