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☆ Dog reunited with owner days after ‘misstep in the cargo loading process,’ airline says
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-29 | by ( Rebekah Riess | Michelle Watson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Moose, a dog that was supposed to be on an outgoing Alaska Airlines flight Tuesday from Raleigh-Durham International Airport, has been reunited with its owner after a “misstep in the cargo loading process,” the airline said. “The dog was scheduled to fly on our flight Tuesday night with its owner, but due to a misstep in the cargo loading process, the dog did not make the trip. “He is safe and sound and had a good breakfast courtesy of one of our K9 officers,” the airport spokesperson said. Alaska Airlines apologized for the mishap and said it’s happy the dog and owner have been reunited. “We’re happy that the dog is safely back with its pet parent,” an Alaska Airlines spokesperson said.

Persons: Moose, it’s, “, ” Organizations: CNN, Alaska Airlines, Durham International Airport, Raleigh Locations: Raleigh, Seattle

☆ 4 Takeaways About Boeing’s Quality Problems
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Niraj Chokshi | Sydney Ember | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Boeing has faced intense scrutiny and pressure since a panel blew off a 737 Max 9 shortly after the plane, an Alaska Airlines flight, took off on Jan. 5. The episode raised fresh questions about the quality of the planes the company produces several years after two Max 8 planes crashed, killing nearly 350 people. Interviews with more than two dozen current and former employees reveal longstanding concerns about quality, particularly as pressure increased to keep production going in the company’s factories. Now, Boeing faces an immense challenge as it seeks to make changes that improve the quality of its products and regain its credibility with lawmakers, regulators, airlines and the public. Current and former Boeing employees said that for years it felt as if quality took a back seat to keeping planes moving through its factories.

Persons: Max Organizations: Boeing, Alaska Airlines

Wells Fargo raised its price target on Bank of America, now calling for more than 15% upside. Evercore ISI hiked its price target on the consumer products company to $150 per share from $133. Power has a $90 price target on the cloud software stock, implying shares can rally 44.5% in the next year. Forbes' $425 price target implies the stock can climb 43.1% from Wednesday's ending price. Analyst Mike Mayo raised his price target for the bank stock by $4 to $44, implying a 16.4% upside over Wednesday's close.

Persons: Wells Fargo, Clark, Javier Escalante, Escalante, KMB, — Jesse Pound, Jefferies, Portillo's, Andy Barish, Barish, — Brian Evans, Jason Gursky, Wednesday's, shakeup, Gursky, Alex Harring, Baird, William Power, — Alex Harring, Steven Forbes, Forbes, RH, BofA, Cintas, Heather Balsky, Balsky, Robinhood, Alex Markgraff, Markgraff, TD Cowen, John Blackledge, Grindr, Blackledge, It's, it's, Estee Lauder, Bryan Spillane, Spillane, Estee, Tom Ford, Joseph Greff, Greff, FanDuel, Vikram Gandhi, Gandhi, Wells, Bank of America Wells, Mike Mayo, Mayo, Goliath Organizations: CNBC, Bank of America, HSBC, Allstate, Kimberly, Staples, ISI, Citi, Boeing, Alaska Airlines, Dow Jones, UC, Guggenheim, RH's, FactSet, Estee Lauder Bank of America, JPMorgan, Allstate Allstate Locations: Portillo's, Five9, Estee, New Jersey, Wednesday's

☆ Who can fix Boeing? Here are some potential CEO candidates
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

New York CNN —Since its founding by William Boeing more than a century ago, the Boeing Company has had 12 CEOs. What Boeing wants in its new CEOWhen picking a new CEO, the company likely has two pools of choices. Or it can once again pick a leader like outgoing CEO Calhoun, who has a financial background and an undergraduate degree in accounting. Spirit was the only one to comment, but it did not address the possibility of Shanahan becoming Boeing CEO. Culp has an undergraduate degree in economics and an MBA from Harvard, a business background more than an engineering background.

Persons: William Boeing, Dave Calhoun, Calhoun, “, ”, Sir Tim Clark, ” Calhoun, “ It’s, Richard Aboulafia, Pat Shanahan Pat Shanahan, Donald Trump, Shanahan, “ Mr, Joe Buccino, Larry Culp Larry Culp, Jack Welch, Culp, Aboulafia, Kathy Warden Kathy Warden, Northrop Grumman, Northrop, Warden, ” Aboulafia, Mary Barra, Greg Smith Greg Smith, Smith, Alan Mulally Aboulafia, Alan Mulally, Ford, Mulally, It’s, Ron Epstein, ’, Stephanie Pope, Brian West, Pope, West, Elizabeth Lund Organizations: New, New York CNN, Boeing Company, Boeing, Alaska Airlines, Emirates Airlines, CNBC, US Department of Defense, CNN, General Electric, GE Aerospace, GE, Danaher Corp, Harvard, Northrop, General Motors, Barra, American Airlines, Ford, Detroit, GM, DaimlerChrysler, Chrysler, of America, Airplanes, GE Aviation, Services, Boeing Commercial Airplanes Locations: New York, American, Calhoun

☆ The CEO of Ryanair says the airline would regularly find missing seat handles and tools under floorboards on Boeing planes
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

O'Leary said the company found leftover tools and missing seat handles in new Boeing planes. AdvertisementThe boss of Europe's largest airline told CNN last week that it would regularly find leftover tools under the floorboards of Boeing planes, as well as missing seat handles. "In 2022 and 2023, we were finding little things like spanners under the floorboards, in some cases, seat handles missing, things like that," O'Leary told CNN on March 20. The Ireland-based low-cost carrier only flies Boeing aircraft and is one of the aircraft manufacturers' biggest customers. Related storiesThis isn't the first time O'Leary has said there's a lack of quality control on Boeing planes.

Persons: Michael O'Leary, O'Leary, —, David Calhoun Organizations: Boeing, Ryanair, Service, CNN, Europe's, Alaska Airlines Locations: Dublin, Ireland, Seattle

☆ Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun could still receive millions of dollars after leaving amid safety concerns
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun has resigned and is set to leave at the end of the year. He's not the first leader of the company to leave amid recent safety concerns — and he's likely to do so with a big payout. "I've entered my fifth year," Calhoun told CNBC, referring to his time at Boeing. AdvertisementHow much Calhoun will get after his exit from Boeing will depend on how the aircraft maker's stock price moves. A Boeing spokesperson told Business Insider the company will outline details of Calhoun's compensation in company filings over the "coming weeks."

Persons: Dave Calhoun, Calhoun, Dennis Muilenburg, —, He's, I've, Ben Silverman, Fortune, Max Organizations: Service, Boeing, CNBC, Alaska Airlines, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Justice, National Transportation Safety Board

☆ Analysts say Boeing CEO exit can help the company 'get back on track.' Here's where they see the stock going
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

BA YTD mountain Boeing stock has slumped more than 26% from the start of the year after the Alaska Airlines 737 Max controversy. Stifel The firm has a buy rating on Boeing stock with a $270 per share price target, or 41% upside from Monday's close. TD Cowen TD Cowen has a buy rating on Boeing stock with a $230 per share price target, or 20% above Monday's close. JPMorgan maintains an overweight rating on Boeing with a $230 per share price target, or about 20% above Monday's close. JPMorgan maintains an overweight rating on Boeing stock with a $230 per share price target, or about 20% moving forward.

Persons: shakeup, Max, David Calhoun, Calhoun isn't, Larry Kellner, Stan Deal, Stephanie Pope, Pope, Calhoun, Bert Subin, Max —, Bank of America Bank of America's Ronald Epstein, TD Cowen TD Cowen, TD Cowen, Cai von Rumohr, Dave Calhoun, Morgan Stanley Morgan Stanley's Kristine Liwag, David Calhoun's, Wolfe, Wolfe Research Wolfe, Myles Walton, Seth Seifman, Seth M, Seifman Organizations: Alaska Airlines, Boeing, Bank of America Bank of America's, Wolfe Research, JPMorgan, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration Locations: Calhoun, Alaska

☆ Boeing CEO says it was 100% his own decision to resign
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Ana Altchek | Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Boeing announced that Dave Calhoun is stepping down as CEO at the end of this year. AdvertisementDave Calhoun plans to resign as Boeing's CEO at the end of this year, the company announced Monday. In December 2019, former Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg was fired after two crashes involving a different Max variant, the Max 8, killed 346 people in 2018 and 2019. Advertisement"As you all know, the Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 accident was a watershed moment for Boeing," Calhoun said in a memo to employees announcing the change. The CEO told CNBC that he would weigh in on who becomes the next CEO, but he said the board will ultimately make the decision.

Persons: Dave Calhoun, Calhoun, —, I've, Dennis Muilenburg, Max, Stephanie Pope, Stan Deal, Larry Kellner Organizations: Boeing, Service, CNBC, Alaska Airlines, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Justice, National Transportation Safety, Boeing Commercial Airplanes

☆ Boeing C.E.O. to Step Down in Major Reshuffle at Embattled Plane Maker
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Sydney Ember | Niraj Chokshi | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Boeing announced Monday that its chief executive, David Calhoun, would step down at the end of 2024 as part of a broad management shake-up, as the aircraft maker grapples with its most significant safety crisis in years. Boeing also announced that its chairman, Larry Kellner, would not stand for re-election. The board elected Steve Mollenkopf, an electrical engineer by training and the former chief executive of Qualcomm, as its new chairman. In that role, he will lead the process of choosing Boeing’s next chief executive. The management overhaul comes less than three months after a panel, known as a door plug, blew off a Boeing Max 9 during an Alaska Airlines flight on Jan. 5.

Persons: David Calhoun, Stan Deal, Stephanie Pope, Larry Kellner, Steve Mollenkopf, Boeing’s Organizations: Boeing, Qualcomm, Boeing Max, Alaska Airlines

The American plane maker has been under intense pressure since early January, when a panel blew off a brand-new Alaska Airlines 737 Max midflight. Photos You Should See View All 60 ImagesTHE CRASHESThe bulk of criticism and investigations swirling around Boeing today center on the company's Max jets. Boeing agreed to pay $2.5 billion to settle a Justice Department investigation, admitting that employees misled regulators about the safety of the 737 Max. Last year, Boeing reported a problem with fittings on Max jets where the fuselage meets the vertical section of the tail. Also under investigation is what prompted the emergency landing in Wichita, Kansas, of a Denver-bound United Airlines flight in December.

Persons: Max midflight, That's, Max, shakeups, David Calhoun, Calhoun, —, “ Organizations: Boeing, Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, Airbus, Indonesia’s, Ethiopian Airlines, Department, MORE, FBI, FAA, Spirit, United Airlines Boeing, Max, Passengers, National Transportation Safety, American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, NTSB Locations: Arlington , Virginia, Addis Ababa, Oregon, Wichita , Kansas, Newark , New Jersey, Denver, San Francisco, Los Angeles, —

Goldman Sachs, meanwhile trimmed its price target on Boeing, citing several risks amid the company's ongoing safety issues. The analyst initiated coverage of the stock with an overweight rating and year-end price target of $1,150, which implies shares could jump 18.2%. Analyst Kannan Venkateshwar upgraded shares of the media giant to overweight from equal weight and also raised his price target by $40. His new $135 price target implies 16.5% potential upside over the next year. — Pia Singh 5:37 a.m.: Goldman Sachs trims Boeing price target Goldman Sachs lowered its price target on Boeing to $257 from $268 amid the airplane maker's ongoing issues safety issues.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan's Samik Chatterjee, inferencing, Chatterjee, — Pia Singh, Kannan Venkateshwar, Venkateshwar, Disney's, Noah Poponak, Poponak, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Disney, Barclays, Boeing, JPMorgan, Computer, Enterprises, Alaska Airlines Locations: 3Q24, 4Q24

☆ Boeing's CEO and other executives are out after a string of crises. Here's a roundup of recent issues.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Graham Rapier | Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

737 Max 9 blowoutA gaping hole where the paneled-over door had been on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282. NTSB/APIn January, a Max 9 door plug blew out on an Alaska Airlines flight that took off from Portland, Oregon. Boeing's CEO, Dave Calhoun, hosted an all-hands meeting with employees shortly after the incident. "We're going to approach this, number one, acknowledging our mistake," Calhoun said at a 737 Max factory in Washington, according to multiple media outlets. Less than two weeks before that episode, Boeing had asked airlines to inspect all its 737 Max planes for loose bolts.

Persons: Max, Dave Calhoun, Calhoun, he's, — Organizations: Max, Alaska Airlines, AP, Regulators, United Airlines, Federal Aviation Administration, Boeing's, Boeing Locations: Portland , Oregon, Alaska, United, Washington

☆ Read the full memo Boeing CEO sent to staff announcing he is stepping down
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Grace Dean | Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun is stepping down. Calhoun was appointed CEO of Boeing after the planemaker's former CEO, Dennis Muilenburg, stepped down in December 2019 following two crashes of another Max variant, the Max 8. Calhoun also said that Boeing Chair Larry Kellner wouldn't be standing for reelection, with Steve Mollenkopf elected by the board as his replacement. Calhoun added that Stan Deal, the CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, was retiring and would be replaced by Stephanie Pope, effective immediately. I also want to thank Stephanie for taking on this critical role.

Persons: Dave Calhoun, Calhoun, Dennis Muilenburg, Max, Calhoun didn't, Larry Kellner wouldn't, Steve Mollenkopf, Stan Deal, Stephanie Pope, He'd, Read, Larry Kellner, Larry, Steve, Stan, Stephanie, Dave Organizations: Boeing, Alaska Airlines, Max, Federal Aviation Administration, Qualcomm, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, BCA

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun speaks to reporters as he departs from a meeting at the office of Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) on Capitol Hill January 24, 2024 in Washington, DC. Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun will step down at the end of 2024 in part of a broad management shakeup for the embattled aerospace giant. Chairman of the board Larry Kellner is also resigning and will leave the board at Boeing's annual meeting in May. And Stan Deal, president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, is leaving the company effective immediately. Scrutiny intensified after a Jan. 5 accident, when a door plug blew out of a nearly new Boeing 737 Max 9, minutes into an Alaska Airlines flight.

Persons: Dave Calhoun, Sen, Mark Warner, Larry Kellner, Steve Mollenkopf, Stan Deal, Stephanie Pope, Kellner, Calhoun, Dennis Muilenburg Organizations: Capitol, Boeing, Boeing Global Services, Alaska Airlines Locations: Washington , DC

☆ Flying is getting scary. But is it still safe?
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-24 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Another Boeing jet plunged so severely that passengers were thrown onto the ceiling of the cabin, leaving dozens so injured they need to be hospitalized upon landing. Carlos Avila Gonzalez/The San Francisco Chronicle/Getty Images/FileHowever, other forms of flying are not nearly as safe. “Taking the Max out of the equation, (flying has) been proven to be pretty darn safe,” he said. A year ago, the discussion about air safety wasn’t focused on Boeing planes. “The gold standard is melting down, because we continue to try to downplay everything and talk about how safe the system is.

Persons: Kardashian, ”, Anthony Brickhouse, “, it’s, Carlos Avila Gonzalez, Ed Pierson, Max, Pierson, ” Brickhouse, We’ve, That’s, Brickhouse Organizations: New, New York CNN, Alaska Airlines, Boeing, Japanese Coast Guard, Embry, Riddle Aeronautical University, Asiana Airlines, San Francisco International, San Francisco Chronicle, Railroads, Amtrak, Foundation for Aviation Safety, Max, Alaska Air, National Transportation Safety Board, FedEx, an Air Canada, San Francisco International Airport, NTSB, Air Canada, “ Pilots Locations: New York, Tokyo, Buffalo , New York, United States, San Francisco, Southwest, Alaska, “, Hawaii

Mizuho initiated Home Depot with a buy rating, calling for roughly 10% upside. The bank upgraded shares of the industrial equipment manufacturer to a buy rating. Analyst Manav Gupta also lifted his price target to $170 from his prior target of $152. Analyst Gavin Parsons reiterated his buy rating on the stock and price target of $275. The bank initiated coverage of the home improvement stock at a buy rating, setting a price target of $415.

Persons: Mizuho, Manav Gupta, Howden, Gupta, GTLS, — Lisa Kailai Han, Gavin Parsons, Parsons, Fred Imbert, David Bellinger, Bellinger, Wells Fargo, Aaron Rakers, Goldman Sachs, Toshiya Hari, Bernstein's Stacy Rasgon, Taylor Swift, Jensen, Huang Organizations: CNBC, UBS, Boeing, Nvidia, Industries, YE2026E, Department of Energy, Alaska Airlines, Mizuho, SAP Center, Blackwell, ~$ Locations: Howden, GTLS, Mizuho, San Jose

☆ An Alaska Airlines passenger shared new photos of the 737 Max blowout — including one of his bare feet after his shoes and socks were sucked out of the plane
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Cuong Tran's shoes and socks were sucked out of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282. Tran is one of seven plaintiffs in the latest class-action lawsuit related to the Boeing 737 blowout. AdvertisementA passenger on the Alaska Airlines blowout flight has shared new pictures of the aftermath as part of a lawsuit filed last Tuesday. Cuong Tran was sitting in the row just behind the door plug — a part of the fuselage that covers a deactivated emergency exit — when it detached from the Boeing 737 Max in midair on January 5. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: —, Cuong Tran, Timothy Loranger, Ari Friedman, Wisner Baum Organizations: Alaska Airlines, Boeing, Service, Max, Business

☆ A Boeing plane lost an external panel mid-flight, in the latest troubling incident for the airline maker
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-16 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Boeing plane lost an external panel mid-flight before landing safely in Oregon. United Airlines and the FAA said they would be investigating how this happened. AdvertisementA Boeing plane lost an external panel mid-flight before landing safely in Oregon, in the latest embarrassment for the airline manufacturer. "After the aircraft was parked at the gate, it was discovered to be missing an external panel," the statement said. AdvertisementThe Federal Aviation Administration said it is investigating how the plane lost the panel.

Persons: —, We'll, Amber Judd, United —, Max, Dave Calhoun Organizations: Boeing, United Airlines, FAA, Service, Business, Rogue, Medford, Valley Times, ABC, Aviation Administration, Max, Alaska Airlines Locations: Oregon, San Francisco, Alaska, United, Houston

☆ How I took the 'best' photo of the 2017 American solar eclipse — and what I'm doing differently this year
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Kelly Burch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I finally got my chance during the 2017 Great American Eclipse, but capturing that perfect shot from my dreams was not easy. As I looked at flight paths, I realized that a Southwest flight from Portland, Oregon to St. Louis, Missouri would travel basically along the eclipse path. But then the flight crew clarified that they were deliberately delaying the flight so it would be inside the moon's shadow. Lucky for me, the flight crew and pilot took my mission to heart. What I'm doing differently this yearJon Carmichael was thousands of feet in the air when he took a series of photos that culminated to produce this iconic image, considered one of the best eclipse photos ever taken.

Persons: —, astrophotographer Jon Carmichael, I'd, I'm, Jon Carmichael, Alayna, We'll, I've Organizations: Service, Business, Alaska Airlines, NASA, Southwest Airlines Locations: Portland , Oregon, St, Louis , Missouri, New York, Portland, Southwest, Idaho, Oregon, Dallas, Pittsburg, Mississippi

The Justice Department is sending subpoenas and using a recently convened grand jury in Seattle as it widens a criminal investigation into the door plug that blew off a Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliner in January, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday. A preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board said four bolts meant to secure the door plug in place were missing before the panel blew off. This month, it was reported that the Justice Department had opened a criminal investigation of Boeing, which had reinstalled the door plug during maintenance in Renton, Wash., before delivering the plane to Alaska Airlines in October. The subpoenas and use of the grand jury were reported earlier Friday by Bloomberg. Boeing said it agreed with the F.A.A.’s decision and pledged to cooperate.

Persons: jetliner Organizations: Boeing, Max, Alaska Airlines, Portland International, National Transportation Safety, Justice Department, Bloomberg, Federal Aviation Administration Locations: Seattle, Oregon, Renton, Wash, Alaska

☆ Alaska Airlines passenger accused of trying to open cockpit door has been charged in federal court
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( Rashard Rose | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A passenger on an Alaska Airlines flight this month repeatedly tried to open the cockpit door, prompting flight attendants to barricade the door and have the man restrained until landing, court documents filed in federal court allege. Jones got up from his seat several times during the flight and made three attempts to go to the front of the plane and open the cockpit door, an air marshal wrote in an affidavit. When a flight attendant asked why he tried to access the cockpit, Jones replied that he “was testing them,” the affidavit reads. The cockpit was locked down and barricaded with a beverage cart for the remainder of the flight, according to the affidavit. The passenger had tried to access the cockpit in a “nonviolent manner” and “appeared confused,” Alaska Airlines said on Wednesday.

Persons: Nathan Jones, Jones, “, Robert Jenkins, ” Jenkins, Anne Zalewski, CNN’s Elizabeth Wolfe Organizations: CNN, Alaska Airlines, Dulles International, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, United Airlines Locations: San Diego, Virginia, Alaska, Alexandria , Virginia

☆ Student Pilot Charged After Trying to Access Alaska Airlines Cockpit
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( Christine Hauser | More About Christine Hauser | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A 19-year-old student pilot from Northern Virginia who tried repeatedly to enter the cockpit of an Alaska Airlines flight from California to Virginia earlier this month is facing a federal charge of interfering with a flight crew, according to court documents. The man, Nathan Jones, was traveling on Alaska Airlines Flight 322 from San Diego International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport on March 3 when he “interfered and intimidated flight crew members and attendants,” according to an affidavit filed the next day in the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. His lawyer filed a motion this week arguing that Mr. Jones might not be mentally fit to stand trial. The affidavit said that Mr. Jones, a passenger in seat 6E, tried three times to go to the front of the plane and “open the aircraft’s cockpit door.” Flight attendants asked for assistance from off-duty law enforcement officers, who restrained Mr. Jones in flex cuffs and sat on either side of him for the rest of the flight.

Persons: Nathan Jones, “, Jones Organizations: Alaska Airlines, San Diego International Airport, Washington Dulles International Airport, Court, Eastern, of Locations: Northern Virginia, California, Virginia, Washington, of Virginia

☆ Boeing is unable to provide key information in door plug blowout investigation, NTSB chair says
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Gregory Wallace | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Investigators probing the Boeing 737 Max blowout say their investigation is being held back by Boeing’s lack of a paper trail for key work. Boeing recently said it has searched for records but believes its employees did not document the work. The letter noted that Boeing has also been unable to provide security footage of the September 2023 work, which included removing and reinstalling the door plug. Boeing told CNN that 30-day record retention policy for security camera footage is standard practice. The letter revealed that the NTSB’s first request to Boeing for relevant employees’ names came on January 9 — four days after the mid-flight incident.

Persons: Jennifer Homendy, Homendy, ”, “ Organizations: CNN, Boeing, Max, National Transportation Safety Board, Alaska Airlines, Senate, NTSB, ” NTSB, Transportation Safety Board, Alaska Airlines Flight, Getty, ” Boeing Locations: Boeing’s Renton , Washington, Boeing’s, Portland , Oregon, Ontario , California

☆ Boeing failed to retain security camera footage showing work on Max jet door that blew out, NTSB says
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Rob Wile | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Security camera footage showing work being done on a Boeing Max 9 door plug that later blew out mid-air has been overwritten, the head of the National Transportation Safety Board said. "Boeing has informed us that they are unable to find the records documenting this work." She continued: "A verbal request was made by our investigators for security camera footage to help obtain this information; however, they were informed the footage was overwritten. A Boeing spokesperson said the company, like many others, does not retain security footage for longer than 30 days. The Alaska Airlines plane in question was in the factory last year in September and delivered in October.

Persons: Jennifer Homendy, Homendy, Dave Calhoun, Calhoun, John Barnett, Max, Bob Jordan Organizations: Alaska Airlines Flight, Boeing, National Transportation Safety Board, Boeing Max, National Transportation Safety, Commerce, Science, Alaska Airlines, NBC News, Journal, U.S . Department of Justice, South, The New York Times, United Airlines, Southwest, JPMorgan, CNBC Locations: Alaska, Portland , Oregon, U.S, South Carolina, Barnett's

☆ Southwest Airlines cuts capacity, and rethinks 2024 financial forecast, citing Boeing problems
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Southwest Airlines said Tuesday that it will have to trim its capacity plans and reevaluate its financial forecasts for the year, citing delivery delays from Boeing , its sole supplier of airplanes. The Dallas-based airline said Boeing informed Southwest's leaders that it should expect 46 Boeing 737 Max 8 planes this year, down from 58. Southwest had expected Boeing to deliver 79 Max planes, including some of the smallest model, the Max 7, which hasn't yet won certification from the Federal Aviation Administration. Because of the delays, Southwest said in a filing that it is "reevaluating all prior full year 2024 guidance, including the expectation for capital spending." Last week, United told staff that it would have to pause pilot hiring this spring because of late-arriving aircraft from Boeing, CNBC reported.

Persons: Max, —, United, Boeing didn't Organizations: Southwest Airlines, Boeing, Southwest's, Max, Southwest, Federal Aviation Administration, JPMorgan, Alaska Airlines, CNBC Locations: Dallas

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