March 28, 2019
Boeing Co. was agonizingly close to a software fix for its 737 Max jetliner when an Ethiopian Airlines jet plunged to the ground March 10, the second deadly crash in less than five months. The U.S. planemaker, working with regulators, …
March 27, 2019
After two deadly crashes in five months, Boeing Co. is embarking on a campaign to restore confidence in the 737 Max so that its best-selling jet can return to the skies. In Renton, Washington, the company is gathering customers and …
March 27, 2019
U.S. lawmakers have turned a critical eye on whether regulators gave Boeing Co. too much sway over the certification of its latest 737 jetliner, which was grounded following two fatal crashes in less than five months. Yet it was Congress …
March 27, 2019
Software updates that Boeing Co. is readying for the 737 Max airliner should be cleared by an independent review before the beleaguered jet is allowed to fly again, the chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee said Tuesday. Oregon …
March 26, 2019
A preliminary report on an Ethiopian Airlines crash will very likely be released this week, the country’s transport ministry said on Tuesday, as Boeing prepares to brief more airlines on software and training updates on the 737 MAX jet. In …
March 18, 2019
Boeing Co. fell on heightened scrutiny by regulators and prosecutors over whether the approval process for the company’s 737 Max jetliner was flawed. A person familiar with the matter on Sunday said that the U.S. Transportation Department’s Inspector General was …
September 16, 2015
The aviation system is plagued by erroneous data on flight plans that may confuse pilots and controllers, putting safety at risk, according to an U.S. investigative agency’s report to the White House and Congress. Hundreds of times a day, multiple …