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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

US Justice Department looking into Boeing midair blowout last month

If prosecutors determine that the door plug blowout constitutes a breach of that agreement, then Boeing could face criminal liability, the person said.

Boeing replaces head of 737 Max program two months after midair blowout

Ed Clark, who helped ramp up 737 production in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, is stepping down immediately after nearly 18 years at Boeing, the company said Wednesday

Boeing ousts head of 737 jetliner programme, appoints new vice president

Boeing says the head of its 737 jetliner programme is leaving the company immediately, paving the way for the aircraft maker to appoint new leadership at the troubled division. The company said Wednesday that Ed Clark had been with Boeing for 18 years. Katie Ringgold will succeed him as vice president and general manager of the 737 programme, and the company's Renton, Washington site. 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. In January, an emergency door panel blew off a Boeing 737 Max 9 over Oregon. Boeing also named Elizabeth Lund to the new position of senior vice president for BCA Quality, where she will lead quality control and quality assurance efforts.

Airbus SE targets nearly 800 deliveries as Boeing struggles with Max

The European planemaker made the prediction on Thursday as it reported earnings for the full year and provided financial targets

'Boeing to assess whether more action needed after NTSB findings'

A door plug that flew off an Alaska Airlines MAX 9 jet mid-flight on Jan. 5 appeared to be missing four key bolts, according to the NTSB's preliminary report released earlier on Tuesday

Boeing quality a concern, further delays possible, says Ryanair CEO

Ryanair, Europe's largest airline by passenger numbers and one of Boeing's main customers, has ordered over 350 MAX jets in recent years, but has no MAX 9 aircraft

Boeing 737 in Alaska Air accident was missing four bolts, say US officials

Boeing said it will review the report and continue to cooperate with US investigators

New quality glitch to delay deliveries of some Boeing 737 Max planes

Boeing, which has been under fire from regulators and airlines since the Jan. 5 blowout of a door plug on a 737 MAX 9, said safety was unaffected and existing 737s could keep flying

Boeing withdraws request for safety exemption amid quality control issue

Facing severe criticism after a door plug blew out on a 737 Max over Oregon this month, Boeing said on Monday that it is withdrawing a request for a safety exemption needed to certify a new model of the plane. The company asked federal regulators late last year to allow it to begin delivering its 737 Max 7 airliner to customers even though it does not meet a safety standard designed to prevent part of the engine housing from overheating and breaking off during flight. But after a door panel blew out on a different version of the plane a Max 9 leaving a gaping hole in the fuselage of an Alaska Airlines flight out of Portland, Oregon, on January 5, the company's quality control and commitment to safety have been questioned. Last week, Democratic Sens. Maria Cantwell, chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, and Tammy Duckworth, chair of its aviation safety subcommittee, urged the Federal Aviation Administration to deny the request. Boeing said on Monday