The New York Times – Travel:
The manufacturer is under pressure to improve quality control after a panel blew off a 737 Max 9 plane during an Alaska Airlines flight this month.
Category: Alaska Airlines
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Boeing Faces Tricky Balance Between Safety and Financial Performance
The New York Times – Travel:
The company is under pressure to show regulators and customers that it takes safety seriously and to reassure investors about its financial outlook.
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How to Know if You’re Scheduled on a Boeing 737 Max 9, and What Your Options Are
The New York Times – Travel:
With inspection guidelines set for the grounded planes, airlines could start flying the 737 Max 9 later this week. Here’s what travelers should know.
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Grounded Boeing Max 9 Jets Could Resume Flying Within Days
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The F.A.A. approved inspection guidelines for the 737s, one of which lost a body panel in flight. Alaska Airlines planned to start using them again on Friday and United on Sunday.
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Boeing Reinstalled Panel That Later Blew Out of 737 Max Jet
The New York Times – Travel:
Employees at its Washington State factory are said to have removed the door plug for further work before the plane was delivered to Alaska Airlines.
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Boeing Faces Backlash From Airline Chiefs
The New York Times – Travel:
The aircraft maker’s customers are going public with their frustrations, hoping their tough comments will force the company to improve quality control and engineering.
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F.A.A. Says Initial Round of 737 Max Inspections Has Been Finished
The New York Times – Travel:
The agency said it would review the data from the inspections of 40 planes, a subset of the 171 Boeing Max 9 aircraft that have been grounded.
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F.A.A. Investigating Whether Boeing 737 Max 9 Conformed to Approved Design
The New York Times – Travel:
Regulators are examining whether Boeing complied with safety rules on a plane that lost a fuselage panel while in flight last week.
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Cockpit Recording’s Erasure Hampers Boeing 737 Max 9 Investigation
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Cockpit voice recorders in the U.S. start rerecording every two hours, a limit that the National Transportation Safety Board says should be extended to 25 hours.