The New York Times – Travel:
The company’s issues date back years, employees said, and were compounded by the pandemic, when it lost thousands of experienced workers.
Category: Aviation Accidents, Safety and Disasters
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How Boeing Favored Speed Over Quality for the 737 Max
The New York Times – Travel:
Problems have plagued the manufacturer even after two fatal crashes, and many current and former employees blame its focus on making planes more quickly.
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David Calhoun, Boeing C.E.O., to Step Down in Management Reshuffle
The New York Times – Travel:
The company’s chief executive, David Calhoun, said he would leave at the end of the year. Stan Deal, Boeing’s head of commercial planes, stepped down immediately.
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United Airlines Planes Have Seen 8 Incidents in 2 Weeks. What’s Going On?
The New York Times – Travel:
While no one was injured, most of the mishaps required emergency landings or diversions. One safety expert said the incidents were not the result of “systemic problems.”
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United Airlines Flight Missing an External Panel Lands Safely
The New York Times – Travel:
No one realized that the panel from the plane, a Boeing 737-800, was missing until it had landed safely, the airline said.
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Boeing Directs Airlines to Check 787 Cockpit Seats After Latam Incident
The New York Times – Travel:
The sudden plunge of a Latam Airlines 787 Dreamliner this week might have been caused by a flight attendant hitting a switch on a cockpit seat.
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Do You Have Experience Working With Boeing? We Want to Hear From You.
The New York Times – Travel:
Boeing’s quality control practices have been criticized after a panel on one of the company’s 737 Max jets blew open during a flight in January.
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What Happened to MH370? What We Know About the Malaysia Airlines Flight.
The New York Times – Travel:
The disappearance of the Malaysia Airlines flight has remained one the greatest aviation mysteries of all time. A new search may begin soon.
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Boeing in Talks to Buy Spirit AeroSystems, a Struggling Supplier
The New York Times – Travel:
Under pressure to improve safety, Boeing may reassume ownership of Spirit, which makes the bodies of the troubled 737 Max planes.