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Pilots criticize Boeing for mistakes on its grounded jet

June 19, 2019 Comments Off on Pilots criticize Boeing for mistakes on its grounded jet

FILE - In this June 11, 2011, file photo, former Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger talks to the media in front of the US Airways flight 1549 aircraft at the Carolina Aviation Museum in Charlotte, N.C. The president of the pilots' union at American Airlines says Boeing made mistakes in its design of the 737 Max and not telling pilots about new flight-control software on the plane. Sullenberger, the captain who safely landed a disabled jetliner on the Hudson River in 2009, is also expected to testify. He has said that Boeing was more focused on protecting its product, the Max, than protecting the people who use it. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)

Airline union leaders and a famed former airline pilot said Wednesday that Boeing made mistakes while developing the 737 Max, and the biggest was not telling anybody about new flight-control software so that pilots could train for it.

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Indonesian lawsuits escalate after Boeing chief’s apology

April 8, 2019 Comments Off on Indonesian lawsuits escalate after Boeing chief’s apology

Welcome to Monday, the final day of the 2019 Maryland General Assembly session. Here are some news items to get your week started. — Boeing chief’s apology fuels lawsuits by crash victims’ families. — This copyright case is bananas. — ...

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AP source: Justice Dept. probing development of Boeing jets

March 19, 2019 Comments Off on AP source: Justice Dept. probing development of Boeing jets

FILE- In this March 13, 2019, file photo people work in the flight deck of a Boeing 737 MAX 8 airplane being built for TUI Group parked next to another MAX 8 also designated for TUI at Boeing Co.'s Renton Assembly Plant in Renton, Wash. U.S. prosecutors are looking into the development of Boeing's 737 Max jets, a person briefed on the matter revealed Monday, the same day French aviation investigators concluded there were "clear similarities" in the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines Max 8 last week and a Lion Air jet in October. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, file)

WASHINGTON — U.S. prosecutors are looking into the development of Boeing's 737 Max jets, a person briefed on the matter revealed Monday, the same day French aviation investigators concluded there were "clear similarities" in the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines Max 8 last week and a Lion Air jet in October.

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FAA relents, says it grounded 737 Max jets based on new data

March 14, 2019 Comments Off on FAA relents, says it grounded 737 Max jets based on new data

As country after country grounded Boeing's 737 Max jets after a deadly crash Sunday in Ethiopia, U.S. air safety regulators remained resolute in their refusal to do so — until Wednesday.

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Boeing to relocate $30B defense division headquarters to Virginia

December 13, 2016 Comments Off on Boeing to relocate $30B defense division headquarters to Virginia

WASHINGTON — When Donald Trump occupies the White House in January, he will be a lot closer to the senior leaders at Boeing running the Air Force One program he has threatened to cancel. The company announced Tuesday that about a ...

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Chicago firm files lawsuit while airliner remains missing

March 31, 2014 Comments Off on Chicago firm files lawsuit while airliner remains missing

A Chicago law firm files lawsuit against Malaysia Airlines and Boeing, and other items in this week's Law Blog Roundup.

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Boeing finds cracks in wings of new 787s

March 9, 2014 Comments Off on Boeing finds cracks in wings of new 787s

Boeing's much-delayed 787 Dreamliner has hit another production snafu.

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NTSB probes safety testing of Boeing 787 batteries

April 23, 2013 Comments Off on NTSB probes safety testing of Boeing 787 batteries

WASHINGTON — Federal regulators let Boeing write the safety conditions for the problematic battery system in its beleaguered 787 “Dreamliner,” prescribe how to test it and carry out those tests itself, according to testimony and documents released at a hearing ...

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Airlines seek alternative for grounded 787

March 12, 2013 Comments Off on Airlines seek alternative for grounded 787

ORLANDO — Some airlines are looking for short-term replacements for the grounded Boeing 787 as the busy summer travel season gets closer. Jeff Knittel of airplane leasing company CIT says airlines are talking to them about alternatives to the 787. ...

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Aviation technology advances, FAA tries to keep up

January 21, 2013 Comments Off on Aviation technology advances, FAA tries to keep up

DALLAS — After two separate and serious battery problems aboard Boeing 787s, it wasn’t U.S. authorities who acted first to ground the plane. It was Japanese airlines. The unfolding saga of Boeing’s highest-profile plane has raised new questions about federal ...

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