The New York Times – Film:
In a follow-up to the 2022 documentary “Downfall,” the documentarian Rory Kennedy provides updates, few reassuring, on the aircraft manufacturer.
Category: Boeing 737 Max Groundings and Safety Concerns (2019)
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Boeing’s Smallest 737 Jet Wins F.A.A. Approval
The New York Times – Travel:
After years of delays, the Federal Aviation Administration has certified the Boeing 737 Max 7, the smallest version of the company’s best-selling plane.
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Boeing Says Wiring Issue Will Delay Some 737 Max Deliveries
The New York Times – Travel:
The aerospace company said the delay would not prevent it from meeting its 2026 sales goal of about 500 Max jets.
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Boeing Completes Acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems, a Major Supplier
The New York Times – Travel:
The aerospace company is buying Spirit AeroSystems, which makes the bodies of the 737 Max jet, two years after a part of that plane blew away during a flight.
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Boeing Tackles Quality With a ‘War on Defects’
The New York Times – Travel:
Two years after a panel flew off a 737 Max, Boeing is doing more inspections, completing work in its intended order and making other changes. Can the company keep it up?
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Boeing Will Regain Ability to Certify Some Planes From F.A.A.
The New York Times – Travel:
The Federal Aviation Administration said the aerospace company will be allowed to approve some new 737 Max and 787 Dreamliner jets.
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Delta Flight Loses Emergency Slide After Takeoff From J.F.K.
The New York Times – Travel:
The plane had taken off from Kennedy International Airport when crew members noticed problems near its right wing, Delta said. What became of the slide is unknown.
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Southwest Quits Four Airports in Cost-Cutting Drive
The New York Times – Travel:
The airline expects fewer deliveries of Boeing planes than before, and cited “significant challenges” in achieving growth plans because of it.
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Boeing Loses $355 Million in Latest Quarter
The New York Times – Travel:
The manufacturer has had to slow production of its popular 737 Max planes after a hole blew open on a jet during an Alaska Airlines flight in January.