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US DOJ plans to decide by late May if Boeing violated prosecution deal

Federal prosecutors had agreed to ask a judge to dismiss a criminal charge against Boeing so long as it complied with the deal's terms over a three-year period

Boeing plane's mid-air blowout result of ignorance to safety: FAA panelist

The company is preparing a 90-day plan to overhaul its quality and safety practices in response to the panel's findings

Boeing to ask operators for new 787 checks linked to jet's multiyear review

Boeing's latest recommendation comes as it responds to mounting scrutiny of its manufacturing and safety practices

US Senate committee to hold hearing today on Boeing safety culture report

The panel's report was directed by Congress after fatal 737 MAX crashes in Indonesia in 2018 and Ethiopia in 2019 that killed 346 people, including panel member De Luis' sister in the Ethiopian crash

NTSB conducting fresh interviews with Boeing on 737 MAX 9 door plug probe

The NTSB plans to hold a public investigative hearing into the Alaska Airlines incident on Aug 6-7

Boeing took shortcuts for faster production of its 787s: Whistleblower

Salehpour, who according to his attorneys worked on the 787 from 2020 through early 2022, told reporters on Tuesday that the issues he described "may dramatically reduce the life of the plane"

Here's how Boeing's latest crisis could imperil 2021 DOJ crash agreement

Justice Department officials are probing whether Boeing has complied with that 2021 agreement and are considering the Jan. 5 blowout on an Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 jet as part of that review

WATCH: Boeing 737-800 plane engine cover falls off during takeoff in US

The Southwestern Airlines aircraft rose to 10,300 feet and was forced to return to the Denver International Airport, where it made a safe landing

'Shortcuts everywhere': How Boeing favoured speed over quality

Boeing employees said the incident reflected longstanding problems. Several said employees often faced intense pressure to meet production deadlines, sometimes leading to questionable practices

Boeing at risk of downgrade by Moody's Ratings over cash flow concerns

Boeing on Monday announced a management shakeup that includes Chief Executive Officer Dave Calhoun stepping down at the end of the year

Boeing considers turning to outsider CEO for tackling spiraling crisis

Boeing board member David Gitlin has been widely mentioned as a potential CEO candidate

Boeing must improve quality before boosting 737 MAX production, says FAA

Boeing's chief financial officer, Brian West, said last month that the planemaker's first-half output of 737 planes would be less than 38 per month

Qatar Airways plans 150 widebody orders from Boeing, Airbus; eyes expansion

Major airlines are in a race to procure new fuel-efficient widebody jets to keep operating costs down and to cater to booming international travel demand

Boeing 737 Max probe still trying to find who caused door failure

The door plug on the Alaska Air 737 Max 9 blew off shortly after takeoff from Portland, Oregon, prompting an explosive decompression

Boeing promises changes after poor grades in manufacturing quality audit

Responding to a US government audit, Boeing said Tuesday that it would work with employees found to have violated company manufacturing procedures to make sure they understand instructions for their jobs. The aircraft maker detailed its latest steps to correct lapses in quality in a memo to employees from Stan Deal, president of Boeing's commercial plane division. The memo went out after the Federal Aviation Administration finished a six-week review of the company's manufacturing processes for the 737 Max jetliner after a panel blew off one of the planes during an Alaska Airlines flight on January 5. The FAA reviewed 89 aspects of production at Boeing's plant in Renton, Washington, and found the company failed 33 of them, according to a person familiar with the report. The person spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss details that have not been publicly released although they were reported earlier by The New York Times, which saw a slide presentation on the government's ...

Delta CEO expects Boeing 737 Max 10 deliveries to be delayed until 2027

Delta has orders for 100 Max 10 planes and options to purchase 30 more, and had expected to begin receiving the planes next year

US opens criminal investigation into Boeing 737 Max midair blowout in Jan

"In an event like this, it's normal for the DOJ to be conducting an investigation," Alaska Airlines said Saturday in a statement. "We are fully cooperating and do not believe we are a target"

Can't find work records related to door panel that blew out in Jan: Boeing

Boeing has acknowledged in a letter to Congress 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. We have looked extensively and have not found any such documentation, Ziad Ojakli, Boeing executive vice president and chief government lobbyist, wrote to Sen. Maria Cantwell on Friday. The company said its working hypothesis was that the records about the panel's removal and reinstallation on the 737 MAX final assembly line in Renton, Washington, were never created, even though Boeing's systems required it. The letter, reported earlier by The Seattle Times, followed a contentious Senate committee hearing Wednesday in which Boeing and the National Transportation Safety Board argued over whether the company had cooperated with investigators. The safety board's chair, Jennifer Homendy, testified that for two months Boeing repeatedly refused to identify employees who work on door panels on Boeing 737s and faile

Boeing, Spirit AeroSystems audit finds 'multiple' quality lapses: FAA

The shortfalls were found at both Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc., which makes most of the 737's fuselage, the Federal Aviation Administration said a statement on Monday

Boeing in talks to buy Spirit AeroSystems, key supplier on troubled 737 Max

Boeing is in talks to buy Spirit AeroSystems, which builds fuselages for Boeing 737 Max jetliners, including the one that suffered a door-panel blowout in January, according to a person knowledgeable about the discussions. The timing of a deal or whether the two sides even reach a final agreement is uncertain, according to the person, who spoke about the private talks on condition of anonymity. The Wall Street Journal first reported the talks. The newspaper said Friday that Spirit hired bankers to consider strategic options and has held preliminary discussions about a sale back to Boeing, its former owner. Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems declined to comment. Shares of Spirit jumped 15% in afternoon trading. A deal could help Boeing respond to critics who have blamed the company's manufacturing problems in large part on outsourcing key work to Spirit and other suppliers. Boeing spun off Spirit in 2005 as part of a strategy to outsource the supply chain for its commercial planes. I