Mar 25 Boeing CEO will depart, capping tumultuous era for manufacturer By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press The top executive at embattled plane maker Boeing will step down this year amid a broader shakeup of the company’s top leadership. Continue reading
Mar 16 Watch 3:15 News Wrap: Israel conducts airstrikes in central Gaza as aid airdrops continue In our news wrap Saturday, more aid was airdropped across northern Gaza while Israel moves toward sending ground forces into Rafah in the south, a shooting suspect barricaded himself in a house in New Jersey, the FAA is investigating another… Continue watching
Mar 13 Watch 8:21 Boeing remains under scrutiny amid quality control issues By Geoff Bennett, Miles O'Brien, Karina Cuevas 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… Continue watching
Mar 12 Former Boeing manager who raised safety concerns found dead By Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Mar 09 Boeing admits it can’t find work records for panel that blew out on Alaska Airlines flight By Gene Johnson, Associated Press In a letter to Congress on Friday, Boeing acknowledged that it cannot find records for work done on a door panel that blew out on an Alaska Airlines flight over Oregon two months ago. Continue reading
Feb 06 Watch 7:20 Boeing under pressure amid string of safety and quality control issues By Geoff Bennett, Alexis Cox Boeing's problems were front and center again as the National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary report on the door panel that flew off an Alaska Airlines plane. It comes as the head of the head of the Federal Aviation… Continue watching
Feb 06 WATCH: FAA head testifies before House Transportation committee on American aviation and safety By Associated Press The FAA provided excerpts of Whitaker's written testimony ahead of Tuesday's hearing. He vowed that FAA will “take appropriate and necessary action” to keep the flying public safe. Continue reading
Jan 27 Watch 3:15 News Wrap: Israeli airstrike reportedly kills mother and 2 children in Gaza In our news wrap Saturday, Israeli airstrikes continued in Gaza less than a day after the UN’s top court ordered Israel to do all it can to prevent civilian deaths, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan wrapped up meetings with China’s… Continue watching
Jan 24 FAA approves inspection process that could clear the way for grounded Boeing planes to fly again By David Koenig, Associated Press The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday that it approved an inspection and maintenance process that the planes must go through. After that, they will be allowed to carry passengers again. Continue reading
Jan 12 FAA to audit Boeing production line in oversight increase after latest mishap By Tom Krisher, Associated Press The Federal Aviation Administration says it will audit Boeing’s aircraft production and increase oversight of the troubled company after a panel blew off a jetliner in midflight last week. Continue reading