As passengers and pilots waver in their trust of aircraft Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration that regulates it, an advanced aircraft operations expert told The Daily Caller News Foundation he wants to see a focus not on punishing Boeing, but on improving systems to ensure passenger safety. The House Transportation Committee announced April 30 […]
Pentagon Ethics Probe Exonerates Patrick Shanahan, Clearing Way for Nomination as Defense Secretary…
An investigation by the Pentagon’s inspector general has cleared acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan of allegations that he attempted to exert undue influence on behalf of his former employer, Boeing. The ethics probe began after a watchdog group, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, sent a letter to the inspector general pointing to media […]
United Airlines Cancels All Boeing 737 Max Flights Until July…
United Airlines revealed on April 16 it would extend a suspension on all flights using a controversial aircraft. The airline will cancel all routes that would normally be flown with the Boeing 737 Max until at least July to give the carrier time to address a variety of safety concerns that allegedly caused two planes […]
Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg Addresses the Ethopian Airlines Flight 302 Prelimaniry (VIDEO)…
We at Boeing are sorry for the lives lost in the recent 737 MAX accidents. These tragedies continue to weigh heavily on our hearts and minds, and we extend our sympathies to the loved ones of the passengers and crew on board Lion Air Flight 610 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302. All of us feel […]
FAA Reviewing Boeing’s 737 MAX Software Update…
The FAA is reviewing the 737 MAX software update intended to fix issues with the plane’s anti-stall system after two 737 MAX-8s crashed within six months. The update will affect all 737 MAX aircraft — currently comprising 461 combined MAX-8s and MAX-9s across 59 operators worldwide, according to the FAA — and will be accompanied […]
Ethiopian Airlines Pilot of Doomed Flight Didn’t Take Training on 737 MAX Simulator…
The captain of the doomed Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 never received updated training on a Boeing 737 Max 8 simulator, even though the airline had the technology available since January, according to a report. The flight crashed earlier this month shortly after takeoff from an airport near Ethiopia’s capital city, killing all 157 people aboard. […]
Off-Duty Pilot Saved Doomed Lion Air 737 From Nosedive Day Before Deadly Crash…
Cockpit Voice Recorder from Doomed Lion Air 737 Reveals Frantic Struggle to Stop Nosedive…
A doomed Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max 8 that crashed shortly after takeoff on March 10 had “clear similarities” to an October 2018 crash of the same type of airplane, according to Ethiopia’s transport minister. Today, Reuters sheds light on exactly what happened that fateful day last year off the coast of Indonesia. According to a […]
Boeing Tumbles on Grand Jury Subpoena Probing 737 MAX Approval…
In the latest blow to both Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration, the WSJ reported overnight that Federal prosecutors and Department of Transportation officials are scrutinizing the development of Boeing 737 MAX jetliners and in particular its anti-stall (MCAS) system, inquiries described as “unusual” and which come amid probes of regulators’ safety approvals of the […]
Boeing Pilotless Air Taxi Lifts Off the Ground…
Boeing on Wednesday offered a glance at a futuristic alternative to crowded freeways when its prototype autonomous air taxi — essentially a flying car with no driver — lifted off the ground for the first time on a test takeoff. “In one year, we have progressed from a conceptual design to a flying prototype,” said […]