The latest chapter of Boeing's difficulties began in January of this year when a door plug on an Alaskan Airlines 737 MAX 9 blew out at 16,000 feet causing an uncontrolled decompression which would most likely have resulted in the loss of the aircraft and passengers had it occurred at a higher altitude. Investigations quickly found that the door plug had been manufactured by Spirit AeroSystems and removed after damaged rivets were found and uninstalled, but never replaced, at the Boeing plant in Renton, Washington.
Boeing could be forced to significantly increase wages this year. Supporting one of its key and troubled suppliers could be a drain on cash.
A Boeing 737 Max suffered damage to parts of the plane's structure after it went into a “Dutch roll” during a Southwest Airlines flight last month, U.S. investigators said Friday.
Airplane maker Boeing (BA) remains on the radar Monday after Reuters reported Friday that the company told suppliers it plans to slow the output goal of its troubled narrow-body 737 jet for three months.
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Boeing has told suppliers it is delaying a key production milestone for its 737 jet family by three months, two industry sources said.
NASA announced Friday that Boeing's Starliner capsule "Calypso" will stay at the International Space Station twice as long as the mission originally planned. Calypso's mission is now expected to return to Earth on June 22 – departing the ISS at 11:42 p.m.
Federal regulators are investigating how parts made with titanium that was sold with falsified quality documentation wound up in Boeing and Airbus passenger jets that were built in recent years.
The National Transportation Safety Board said Friday it is opening an investigation into a May 25 in-flight oscillation event involving a Boeing 737 MAX operated by Southwest Airlines.
Republican Senator Chuck Grassley said Friday he is launching a new congressional oversight inquiry into the Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing after a January mid-air emergency involving a 737 MAX 9.
Boeing said the issue involves the broader industry and some titanium shipments received by a limited set of suppliers, affecting a small number of airplane parts.
Boeing tells FOX Business it is investigating whether fasteners on some of its undelivered 787 Dreamliner planes were incorrectly installed.