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☆ The FAA has identified more safety issues on Boeing’s 737 Max and 787 Dreamliner
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Gregory Wallace | Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Washington DC CNN —The Federal Aviation Administration has flagged more safety issues for two troubled families of Boeing planes, the latest in a series of issues at the embattled aircraft maker. The issues involve engine anti-ice systems on the 737 Max and larger 787 Dreamliner. But it’s not a solution.”The FAA said the newly disclosed Max issue could cause the jet’s engines to stop working. The 2021 discovery lines up with the company’s order that year to ground some Max planes because of a different electrical problem. A different issue with the DreamlinerLess than a week after publicly publishing the 737 Max notice, the FAA reported a separate anti-icing issue with the 787 Dreamliner.

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Spirit Aerosystems had a market capitalization of $3.3 billion as of Thursday's close. "We do not comment on market speculation," a spokesperson for Spirit Aerosystems told CNBC. Boeing in 2005 spun off operations in Kansas and Oklahoma that became the present-day Spirit Aerosystems. It comes less than two months after a section of a Boeing 737 Max 9 plane blew out during an Alaska Airlines flight. It was the latest and most serious in a host of flaws on the Boeing 737 Max, Boeing's best-selling jet.

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☆ Boeing could face criminal prosecution as DoJ reviews deferred prosecution agreement, report says
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewBoeing could face criminal prosecution after the Justice Department reviews whether the Alaska Airlines blowout breaches the terms of a key agreement, Bloomberg reported, citing a person familiar with the matter. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. The deferred prosecution agreement expired two days after the Alaska Airlines blowout, the Bloomberg report said. AdvertisementIf the DoJ finds that the blowout breaches the settlement, Boeing could face criminal liability, the source told Bloomberg. The DoJ did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider, which was sent outside US working hours.

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☆ No one died in a jet plane crash in 2023, the safest year in aviation history — but 2024 is off to a rockier start for airlines
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

2023 was the safest year for flying, IATA found. On average, you would have to fly every day for over 100,000 years to experience a fatal incident. AdvertisementLast year was the "best ever" for flying safety, the International Air Transport Association said. It found that on average, a person would have to fly every day for 103,239 years before experiencing a fatal incident. There was only one fatal incident in 2023, a crash involving a domestic flight in Nepal in which 68 passengers and four crew died, according to IATA.

Persons: —, Nobody, Willie Walsh Organizations: Japan Airlines, Boeing, Service, International Air Transport Association, Japan Airlines Airbus, Airport, Coast Guard, Alaska Airlines, Max, Portland International Airport, National Transportation Safety Locations: Nepal, Tokyo

The Justice Department review could, the reports note, expose Boeing to broader criminal liability if officials decide Boeing may have violated a controversial legal agreement that was due to expire on January 7, two days after the door plug incident. In the days after the door plug incident on Alaska Airlines flight 1282, an attorney for the families asked the Justice Department to review whether Boeing violated the agreement. Boeing is subject to several other investigations stemming from the door plug incident. The National Transportation Safety Board continues to investigate the door plug incident and recently reported that critical bolts that hold the door plug in place were not installed in Boeing’s factory. The NTSB has yet to determine blame or fault for the door plug incident on the Alaska Air flight.

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☆ The FAA investigated Boeing's safety culture — and what they found wasn't good
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewThe Federal Aviation Administration spent nearly a year investigating Boeing's safety culture, uncovering a troubling workplace culture that made safety issues difficult to report. The FAA published the results of its investigation on Monday in a scathing 50-page report detailing 27 areas where Boeing's safety procedures and culture were insufficient. Staff also did not know their role in the safety management systems, and were skeptical of the systems' lasting power. The panel said it could not pinpoint a consistent and clear process for employees to report safety concerns. The experts found Boeing's documentation of its safety management systems overly complex and constantly changing, which created a culture of confusion among the employees.

Persons: —, weren't Organizations: Service, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, Business, Boeing Max, Boeing, Alaska Airlines, National Transportation Safety, Staff

☆ Airport collisions and close call solutions include sleep science and redesigned runways to help air traffic controllers
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-24 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The head of the FAA told Congress how its panel is examining sleep science to help. Despite the best efforts of pilots and air traffic controllers, sometimes collisions do happen. It said the captain was distracted and confused by instructions from air traffic controllers, while the co-pilot lost track of the plane's location. Air traffic control fatigueOne major cause of near-misses is the strained workload of air traffic controllers. "Air traffic controllers are being required to do mandatory overtime," she said.

Persons: —, Mike Whitaker, Whitaker, Rich Santa, Jennifer Homendy, Paul Rinaldi, Forbes, It's, Brad Surak Organizations: FAA, Service, New York Times, American Airlines, JFK, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue, Boston Logan International, Japan Airlines, Federal Aviation Administration, National Transportation Safety Board, National Air Traffic Controllers Association, Times, National Transportation Safety, Boeing Locations: Tokyo

A person walks past an unpainted Boeing 737-8 MAX parked at Renton Municipal Airport adjacent to Boeing's factory in Renton, Washington on January 25, 2024. The company's 737 program head, Ed Clark, is leaving the company, Stan Deal, CEO of Boeing's commercial airplane unit, said in memo to employees. "Ed departs with my, and our, deepest gratitude for his many significant contributions over nearly 18 years of dedicated service to Boeing," Deal said. A month after the Alaska Airlines flight, Boeing said misdrilled holes on some Max planes would delay handovers of the aircraft to airlines. The door plug that blew out of the almost brand-new 737 Max 9 used for Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 has already brought increased scrutiny and restrictions from federal regulators.

Persons: Max, Ed Clark, Stan Deal, Katie Ringgold, Deal, Elizabeth Lund, Lund, Ed, it's Organizations: Renton Municipal Airport, Boeing, Alaska Airlines, National Transportation Safety, Federal Aviation Administration, Airbus, CNBC PRO Locations: Renton, Renton , Washington, Alaska, United

☆ Boeing removes head of 737 Max program, Ed Clark, in wake of safety incidents
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( Chris Isidore | Pete Muntean | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —Boeing removed executive Ed Clark, the head of its 737 Max passenger jet program, after a dramatic – and terrifying – midair blowout in January underscored ongoing problems with the jet. But he had previously held roles related to the 737 Max, including as chief engineer and chief 737 mechanic. It created a new executive position, Senior Vice President for BCA Quality, and named Elizabeth Lund to that position. Mike Fleming, who had previously been senior vice president of development and customer service, will assume the role Lund previously held. And Katie Ringgold, who had been vice president of 737 Max deliveries, will assume Clark’s former position overseeing the Max.

Persons: Ed Clark, Max, Dave Calhoun, ”, ” Clark, Elizabeth Lund, Lund, Mike Fleming, Katie Ringgold, Scott Kirby Organizations: New, New York CNN, Boeing, Max, Alaska Airlines, National Transportation Safety Board, NTSB, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, BCA Quality, – United Airlines, Delta Air Lines Locations: New York, Southwest, Alaska

☆ Boeing isn't bringing any passenger jets to the Singapore Airshow as China's first airliner makes its international debut
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-19 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Unlike last time round, Boeing isn't bringing any passenger jets to the Singapore Airshow in 2024. Boeing's problems with the 737 Max blowout could help the C919 compete with the big players. AdvertisementBoeing isn't bringing any commercial passenger jets to this year's Singapore Airshow, which starts Tuesday, amid the fallout from the Alaska Airlines blowout. Comac's C919, a narrowbody jet that could eventually compete with the Boeing 737 Max and Airbus A320neo, staged a flyby on Sunday, according to Reuters. Boeing has faced significant criticism and scrutiny since an Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 lost part of its fuselage in midair last month.

Persons: China's, —, Max, Chris Olin, Olin, Scott Kirby Organizations: Boeing, Singapore Airshow, Service, Alaska Airlines, Airbus, Max, Reuters, CNBC, National Transportation Safety Locations: Singapore

☆ The Alaska Air flight was terrifying. It could have been so much worse
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-18 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Because for the 171 passengers, four flight attendants and two pilots on board Alaska Airlines flight 1282 who experienced all of that on January 5, it could have been so much worse. Passenger oxygen masks hang from the roof next to a missing door plug of an Alaska Airlines flight on January 5. Here’s the ways in which Alaska Air — and Boeing — got lucky to have the plane finally develop problems when and how it did on January 5. Both would not have been the case had the door plug come out at the cruising altitude above 30,000 feet. Damage to the planeThe real nightmare scenario for experts is what happened to the door plug once it blew away.

Persons: “, ” Jennifer Homendy, Max, ”, Anthony Brickhouse, Boeing —, Jennifer Riordan, Brickhouse, “ There’s, Mike Dostert, Joe Jacobsen, Ben Minicucci, Homendy, ” Minicucci, Dave Calhoun, Calhoun Organizations: New, New York CNN, Alaska Airlines, National Transportation Safety, CNN, Boeing, Embry Riddle University, Alaska Air —, Transportation Safety, Max, Foundation for Aviation Safety, FAA, “, Records, Aircraft, Japan Air Lines, NTSB Locations: New York, Instagram, Alaska, Hawaii, Anchorage, Honolulu, Portland

WASHINGTON (AP) — An insulator under a rail car caught fire Thursday, forcing the evacuation of an underground Metro station when smoke filled the station. The DC Fire and Emergency Services agency posted on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, that nine people were evaluated for injuries and that one was transported after the incident at the Eastern Market station. Service was suspended on parts of three Metro lines as a result of the incident. Most recently, Metro officials were forced to suspend the majority of its railcar fleet in 2021 after a derailing revealed chronic problems with the wheels and axles. A subsequent investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board investigation concluded that the agency had a “poor safety culture” under former chief Paul Wiedefeld — who currently serves as Maryland's Secretary of Transportation.

Persons: Paul Wiedefeld — Organizations: WASHINGTON, Metro, DC, Emergency Services, Eastern, Federal Center, Armory, National Transportation Safety Board, Transportation Locations: Virginia, Maryland

☆ Airbus says it's observing the backlash to Boeing's door blowout and learning lessons from the saga — even though it wasn't involved
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Airbus will learn lessons from the Boeing 737 Max blowout, said CEO Guillaume Faury. The Max 9 lost its door plug in midair after leaving the factory without key bolts, the NTSB said. AdvertisementAirbus is looking to learn lessons from Boeing's troubles following the Alaska Airlines blowout, its CEO said during a Thursday earnings call. "We're obviously, like many other players in the industry, observing the development after the door plug event," said CEO Guillaume Faury. In its preliminary report, the National Transportation Safety Board said the jet — delivered to the airline just 66 days earlier — left Boeing's factory missing key bolts designed to secure the door plug.

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☆ Boeing orders, deliveries dry up in January as plane-maker grapples with latest Max crisis
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

An aerial photo shows Boeing 737 MAX airplanes parked on the tarmac at the Boeing Factory in Renton, Washington, U.S. March 21, 2019. The company handed over 27 planes last month, its lowest tally since September, compared with 67 deliveries in December. It sold three Boeing 737 Max planes, but also logged three cancellations. The three gross orders come after a big December when Boeing sold 371 planes. Boeing's January deliveries included three Max planes to Chinese customers, the first in about four years.

Persons: Max, Dave Calhoun, Calhoun, Mike Whitaker, Whitaker Organizations: Boeing, Boeing Factory, Airbus, Alaska Airlines, National Transportation Safety, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, CNBC Locations: Renton , Washington , U.S, Portland , Oregon, Renton , Washington, Renton

☆ Flight attendant who was on Alaska Airlines when door plug blew out is now picketing for ‘living wage’
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

New York CNN —Steve Maller, a flight attendant for nearly 20 years, was one of the flight attendants on the Alaska Airlines flight 1282 when a door plug blew out. But he did say he’s also proud of how the flight attendants on board responded. “We have flight attendants who live in cars because they can’t afford to live where they’re based,” she said. A flight attendant wears a pin reading,' Flight Attendants Save Live!' He said many are already walking out — and the steady flow of flight attendants leaving Alaska every month worries him.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal accident investigators are pushing to retrofit current aircraft with better cockpit voice recorders, citing the loss of evidence during last month's blowout of a door panel on a jetliner flying over Oregon. The National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday that the Federal Aviation Administration should require many current planes to have recorders that can capture 25 hours of audio, up from the current standard of two hours. The FAA announced late last year a proposal to require the 25-hour standard but only on new planes. The FAA received about 115 comments about its proposal during a comment period that ended Feb. 2. Photos You Should See View All 22 ImagesCockpit voice recorders, or CVRs, are designed to capture conversations between pilots and any other noises that might help investigators understand the circumstances of an accident.

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☆ Boeing orders come to near halt in wake of Alaska Air incident
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

The company announced Tuesday that it booked orders for only three jets, all 737 Max planes, to an unidentified customer. But it also had three 737 Max orders canceled, adding up to zero net orders for the period. The last time that Boeing had zero or negative net orders was in January of 2021, when it had negative 1 net orders. He described the Alaska Air incident as the “straw that broke the camel’s back,” in terms of its plans to take delivery of the new, longer Max model. Both models have yet to be certified to carry passengers by the Federal Aviation Administration, a process that could now be delayed by the Alaska Air incident.

Persons: Max, Dave Calhoun, Scott Kirby Organizations: New, New York CNN, Boeing, Alaska Airlines, National Transportation Safety Board, Alaska Air, NTSB, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Federal Aviation Administration Locations: New York, Alaska

☆ Dawn Project calls for Tesla boycott in Super Bowl ad campaign over self-driving capabilities
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-11 | by ( Eva Rothenberg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

“Tesla has failed time and time again to address the failings in its defective self-driving software,” O’Dowd said Sunday in a statement. In a series of video tests by The Dawn Project, the cars run over a child-sized dummy on a school crosswalk and a fake baby in a stroller. The clips reportedly show two separate incidents involving Tesla cars with activated Autopilot features, according to The Dawn Project. The second ad alludes to an incident where “a self-driving Tesla blew past a stopped school bus,” injuring a child. According to O’Dowd, The Dawn Project set aside a bigger budget this year, anticipating they would purchase ad space in Sacramento.

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☆ A tiny investment firm claims Boeing 'hoodwinked' it into buying a failing supplier — more than a year after Boeing claimed it was 'held hostage' over the same deal
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-11 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ten Oaks Management accused Boeing of "conning" it into buying a failing supplier, in a counterclaim. But when it assumed control of Astech, Boeing alleges it was "held hostage" by the family office and subject to a "bait and switch." AdvertisementHowever, Ten Oaks hit back with a counterclaim last Friday, saying it was duped into buying Astech by Boeing. The complaint says Boeing's contract with Astech was "lopsided" and leading it into bankruptcy because the pricing didn't even cover manufacturing costs. Another Boeing supplier, Spirit AeroSystems, is also facing scrutiny because it builds the Max 9 fuselage.

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☆ Worried about how safe it is to fly? Here’s what the experts have to say
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-10 | by ( Jacopo Prisco | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

“I don’t believe that you should be worried,” says Geoffrey Thomas, an aviation safety expert and editor in chief of Airline Ratings, which publishes an annual list of the safest airlines. The list of the world’s safest airlines is topped by Air New Zealand, Qantas, Virgin Australia, Etihad Airways, Qatar Airways, Emirates, All Nippon Airways, Finnair and Cathay Pacific. Charly Triballeau/AFP/Getty Images“Aviation is the safest mode of transportation,” says Anthony Brickhouse, a professor of aviation safety at Florida’s Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. “Unfortunately, with the Japan Airlines accident, we did lose five people on the military aircraft, but everybody made it off of the civilian aircraft. Remote in probabilityDespite concerns, the Boeing 737 has a better safety record than the 747, experts say.

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☆ Nigeria's Access Bank Group CEO Among Six Dead in California Helicopter Crash
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-10 | by ( Feb. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

(Reuters) - Six people, including the group chief executive of one of Nigeria's largest lenders, were killed in a helicopter crash in Southern California on Friday, authorities said. Six people were on board the helicopter when it crashed around 10 p.m. near Nipton, California, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement. Access Bank Group CEO Herbert Wigwe's death was confirmed by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director general of the World Trade Organization, in a post on X, along with that of Nigerian Exchange Group's former Chairman Abimbola Ogunbanjo. "Terribly saddened by the news of the terrible loss of Herbert Wigwe, Group CEO Access Bank, his wife and son as well as Bimbo Ogunbanjo in a helicopter crash," Okonjo-Iweala said on X. The helicopter was headed to Las Vegas when it crashed near a border city between Nevada and California, according to multiple reports.

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One NTSB investigator arrived at the crash site Friday afternoon, with several more expected to arrive on Saturday. Brianna Walker saw the wing of the plane drag the car in front of hers and slam into the wall. The tower lost contact, and then airport workers saw the smoke from the interstate just a few miles away, King said. According to the FlightAware aircraft tracker, the plane was operated by Hop-a-Jet Worldwide Charter based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. A spokesperson for Ohio State University said the aircraft is not affiliated with the university, and they had no further information about it.

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CNN —The CEO of a major Nigerian bank, along with his wife and son, were among six people killed in a helicopter crash in the Mojave Desert near the California-Nevada border late Friday night, according to a World Trade Organization official. Both of the helicopter’s pilots were also killed, according to authorities. The aircraft, which was operated by California-based charter company Orbic Air, took off around 8:45 p.m. PT and crashed just after 10 p.m. near Interstate 15 in Halloran Springs, California, Graham said. The NTSB is investigating the cause of the crash and was on the scene in Halloran Springs, California, Saturday night collecting evidence, Graham said at a news conference. Authorities have yet to publicly identify the people killed but condolences have began pouring in for the Wigwe family and Ogunbanjo.

Persons: Herbert Wigwe, Abimbola Ogunbanjo, Ngozi Okonjo, Iweala, Michael Graham, Graham, Witnesses, Godwin Obaseki, ”, ” “ Wigwe, ” Obaseki, Wigwe Organizations: CNN, California -, World Trade Organization, Access Bank, Nigeria Stock Exchange, WTO, Airbus, National Transportation Safety, Orbic Air, NTSB, Authorities, Bank, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department Locations: Nigerian, California, California - Nevada, Palm Springs , California, Boulder City , Nevada, Las Vegas, Halloran Springs , California, Nigeria’s Edo, Nigeria, San Bernardino County, Graham

☆ An airline wants compensation from Boeing after it had to cancel a fifth of its flights due to the 737 Max 9 grounding
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Copa Airlines executives said they expect compensation from Boeing due to the 737 Max 9 grounding. AdvertisementAn airline which suffered disruption due to the 737 Max 9 grounding last month wants compensation from Boeing. The Panama-based carrier Copa Airlines is the biggest operator of the 737 Max 9 outside the US, with 29 such jets. Heilbron said Copa Airlines remains committed to its relationship with Boeing which it considers "an important partner." AdvertisementCopa Airlines was the first carrier to bring the 737 Max 9 back into service after the jet was ungrounded by the Federal Aviation Administration following inspections.

Persons: —, Pedro Heilbron, José Montero, Heilbron, Max, Dave Calhoun Organizations: Copa Airlines, Boeing, Service, Alaska Airlines, Deutsche Bank, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, National Transportation Safety, Business Locations: Panama

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A “whistling sound” was heard on a previous flight of the Boeing 737 Max 9 whose door plug blew out during an Alaska Airlines flight last month, an attorney representing passengers in a lawsuit said in new court documents. On Wednesday, he filed an amended complaint that adds 18 additional passenger plaintiffs and includes the new allegations concerning the previous flight. He did not specify who they were and declined to confirm whether they were passengers or crew members on the previous flight. He also declined to specify when the previous flight occurred. She cautioned, however, that the pressurization light might be unrelated to the door plug blowout.

Persons: Mark Lindquist, Lindquist, “, ”, Max, Jennifer Homendy Organizations: Boeing, Max, Alaska Airlines, Court, Associated Press, AP, National Transportation Safety, NTSB, Alaska, Federal Aviation Administration Locations: PORTLAND, Portland , Oregon, Washington state's King County, Max, Alaska, United

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