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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.
Category: Spirit AeroSystems Inc
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Boeing Loses $355 Million in Latest Quarter
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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.
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4 Takeaways About Boeing’s Quality Problems
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The company’s issues date back years, employees said, and were compounded by the pandemic, when it lost thousands of experienced workers.
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How Boeing Favored Speed Over Quality for the 737 Max
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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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Boeing in Talks to Buy Spirit AeroSystems, a Struggling Supplier
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Under pressure to improve safety, Boeing may reassume ownership of Spirit, which makes the bodies of the troubled 737 Max planes.
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Alaska Airlines 737 May Have Left Boeing Factory Missing Bolts, N.T.S.B. Says
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A photo indicates that bolts in a fuselage panel had been removed at a Boeing factory and not replaced, the National Transportation Safety Board said.
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Boeing, Still Recovering From Max 8 Crashes, Faces a New Crisis
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The incident on an Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 plane is likely to increase Boeing’s costs and scrutiny of the manufacturer by regulators, airlines and travelers.
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Boeing Reinstalled Panel That Later Blew Out of 737 Max Jet
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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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F.A.A. Says Initial Round of 737 Max Inspections Has Been Finished
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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.