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The FAA is tightening oversight of Boeing and will audit production of the 737 Max 9

Regulators say they're increasing control of Boeing production after a panel blew off a 737 Max 9 jet, and will re-examine whether the company can be trusted to assess the safety of its own planes.
Joel Rose
Business

FAA launches investigation into Boeing after in-flight blowout

The Federal Aviation Administration is formally investigating Boeing over an incident Friday in which a piece of a 737 Max 9 flew off in-flight.
Monica Nickelsburg
Business

Alaska cancels all 737 Max 9 flights through Saturday

Alaska Airlines said Wednesday it will cancel all flights scheduled on the 737-9 Max jets through Saturday amid investigations into the aircraft’s safety.
Monica Nickelsburg
Business

Boeing holds employee all-hands meeting amid mounting safety concerns

Boeing held an all-hands safety meeting Tuesday after reports from two airlines indicated Friday’s in-flight incident may not have been an isolated event.
Monica Nickelsburg
Boeing and that terrifying flight

There are big questions for Boeing, Alaska Airlines and many others after a scary incident on a Portland Flight last Friday. Especially as more loose bolts have been found on 737 Max 9 planes owned by both Alaska Airlines and United Airlines Seattle Times aerospace reporter Dominic Gates is here to help us understand what happened and what might come next.
Patricia Murphy

Caroline Chamberlain Gomez
National

Before a door plug flew off a Boeing plane, an advisory light came on 3 times

The auto pressurization light came on during three recent flights involving the same plane, the National Transportation Safety Board said. Some plane components are being sent to a NTSB lab.
Ayana Archie
National

FAA orders grounding of certain Boeing 737 Max 9 planes after Alaska Airlines incident

The announcement comes after one of the planes, operated by Alaska Airlines, experienced a mid-flight emergency on Friday, which involved a section of plane breaking off in midair.
Juliana Kim
National

Boeing finds new problems with Starliner space capsule and delays first crewed launch

Boeing was set to launch its first astronauts into space next month. But engineers found flammable tape and problems with the capsule's parachutes. The Starliner program has been plagued by delays.
Russell Lewis
Business

Saudi Arabia places order with Boeing for up to 121 planes

New Saudi Arabian airline Riyadh Air will launch with an all-Boeing fleet of 787 Dreamliners.
Diana Opong
Business

Stockpile of Boeing 737 MAX jets assures Moses Lake years of work

When the MAX was grounded in 2019 after two deadly accidents, Boeing kept on manufacturing the airplane. Today, 100 or more undelivered MAX’s are still parked at an airfield in Moses Lake, Washington, awaiting modifications. The work is lasting so long that some technicians and machinists who were sent there from Boeing’s Puget Sound facilities are now buying homes and putting down roots.
Tom Banse

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