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☆ A major new aviation bill seeks to end passengers being made to pay to sit with their kids, and to improve safety on planes after the Alaska blowout
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The bill says the FAA Administrator will decide within 60 days whether to mandate minimum seat dimensions on planes for safety reasons. Senate Commerce Committee Chair Maria Cantwell said: "Plane manufacturers will see more safety inspectors on factory floors and tougher safety standards from the FAA." "The bipartisan Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization is a big win for travelers, the aviation workforce, and our economy. It will expand critical protections for air travelers, strengthen safety standards, and support pilots, flight attendants, and air traffic controllers," Biden said in a statement. AdvertisementHe added: "Passengers shouldn't have to jump through endless hoops just to get the refunds that they are owed, and corporations shouldn't rip off hardworking Americans through hidden junk fees."

Persons: —, Joe Biden, Maria Cantwell, Biden Organizations: Service, Federal Aviation Administration, National Transportation Safety Board, Business, FAA, Alaska Airlines

CNN —The House has passed a major federal aviation bill that aims to improve aviation safety, enhance protections for passengers and airline workers and invest in airport and air travel infrastructure nationwide. The bill renewing the Federal Aviation Administration’s authority for five years will next head to President Joe Biden to be signed into law. Setting a standard for travel creditsUnder the bill, travel credits issued by airlines in lieu of refunds would have to be useable for at least five years. Increasing cockpit voice recordingCommercial aircraft would have to carry 25-hour cockpit voice recorders under the legislation. The cockpit voice recorder is one of the two black boxes and is currently only required to capture two hours of sound from the cockpit.

Persons: Joe Biden, John F, Republican Sen, Josh Hawley of, Democratic Sen, Elizabeth Warren of Organizations: CNN, Federal Aviation, FAA, National Transportation Safety, Reagan National Airport, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Department of Transportation, Republican, Democratic, Transportation, Administration, NTSB Locations: Washington, Kennedy, New York City, Josh Hawley of Missouri, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts

☆ Cargo ship outages on the day before the Baltimore bridge collision may have impacted ship’s operations, NTSB chief says
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Gregory Wallace | Eric Levenson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

That may have impacted the ship’s operations when it left the port a day later, she said. “Switching breakers is not unusual but may have affected operations the very next day on the accident voyage,” Homendy said. The NTSB report found that the Dali had experienced two blackouts a day earlier while still moored in the port. The NTSB report details the frantic efforts of those on the Dali to stop the ship and warn those on the bridge of potential disaster. “He ran north and made it to the nearest surviving span before the rest of the bridge collapsed,” the report states.

Persons: Dali, Francis Scott Key, Jennifer Homendy, ” Homendy, Homendy, Peter Gautier, William H, Shailen Bhatt, Gautier, Graham, Bhatt, ” Organizations: CNN, National Transportation Safety, NTSB, Committee, Transportation, Hyundai, Coast Guard, Army Corps of Engineers, Federal, Administration Locations: Port of Baltimore, Homendy, El Salvador, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras

☆ U.S. Bridges Face ‘Increased Risks’ From Large Ships, Coast Guard Says
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Mike Baker | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The much larger ships navigating U.S. ports have raised the risk of deadly crashes, requiring a fresh look at bridges and other key infrastructure that may need enhanced protections, a U.S. Coast Guard official said on Wednesday. “It is time to more broadly understand these risks,” Mr. Gautier told the House transportation and infrastructure committee, which is examining the federal response to the crash. He said the Coast Guard would be starting a nationwide review to examine vulnerabilities and propose plans to reduce the risk of disastrous accidents. Jennifer Homendy, the chair of the National Transportation Safety Board, said during the hearing that states and other bridge operators should be evaluating the types of vessels traveling through their waterways, especially near older bridges. While her agency expects to take about 18 months to produce a final report on the Baltimore disaster, she said officials might issue urgent safety recommendations even sooner.

Persons: Adm, Peter Gautier, Francis Scott Key, Mr, Gautier, Jennifer Homendy Organizations: U.S . Coast Guard, Coast Guard, National Transportation Safety Locations: U.S, Baltimore

☆ Driver of truck involved in Florida bus crash that killed 8 farm workers arrested
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Rebekah Riess | Dakin Andone | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The driver of the pickup truck involved in a Tuesday crash that killed eight people and left more than 40 injured in north-central Florida has been arrested and charged with eight counts of DUI manslaughter, according to a news release from the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. The 2010 International Bus carrying “approximately 53 farm workers” and a 2001 Ford Ranger sideswiped each other around 6:35 a.m., about 15 miles west of Ocala, the Florida Highway Patrol said in a statement. The Ford, “for unknown reasons, traveled toward the center line” before the vehicles struck each other, Lt. Patrick Riordan of the Florida Highway Patrol said at a news conference at the scene. The bus then left the roadway, went through a fence and overturned. There’s no reason for me to be involved with these individuals.

Persons: “, Patrick Riordan, James Lucas, ” Riordan, WESH, Riordan, Billy Woods, Woods, ” Woods, Alicia Bárcena, ”, Ana Melgar Zugina, Gregory Wallace Organizations: CNN, Florida Department of Highway Safety, Motor Vehicles, Ford, Patrol, Fire Rescue, Mexico’s, Twitter, Transportation Safety Board, US Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Sheriff’s Locations: Florida, Ocala, Marion, Marion County, Mexican, Orlando

☆ Justice Department says Boeing breached 2021 agreement that shielded it from criminal charges over 737 Max crashes
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Boeing violated a 2021 deferred prosecution agreement that protected it from criminal charges tied to the fatal 737 Max crashes, the Justice Department said Tuesday. Boeing could now be subject to U.S prosecution, the Justice Department said in a filing in U.S. federal court in Texas. It said it still determining "how it will proceed in this matter" and that Boeing will have 30 days to respond. The airplane manufacturer broke the agreement by "failing to design, implement, and enforce a compliance and ethics program to prevent and detect violations of the U.S. fraud laws throughout its operations," the Justice Department said. Boeing has been under heightened federal scrutiny after a door panel blew out midair from a 737 Max 9 operated by Alaska Airlines on Jan. 5.

Persons: Max Organizations: Boeing, Justice Department, Alaska Airlines, National Transportation Safety Board Locations: Texas

☆ Boeing may be prosecuted after breaking safety agreement that prevented criminal charges for 737 crashes, US DOJ says
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Evan Perez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —The US Justice Department on Tuesday notified Boeing that it breached terms of its 2021 agreement in which the company avoided criminal charges for two fatal 737 Max crashes. The notification comes as the Justice Department conducts a new investigation into Boeing’s operations in the wake the door plug incident. The earlier deal had resolved a fraud investigation related to the company’s development of its 737 Max aircraft. Under its deferred prosecution agreement from January 2021, Boeing paid $2.5 billion in penalties and promised to improve its safety and compliance protocols. In March, the FAA identified more potential safety issues with the engines of the 737 Max and 787 Dreamliner.

Persons: Max, “, Reed O’Connor, Biden, Paul Cassell, ” Cassell, ” Organizations: CNN, US Justice Department, Boeing, Alaska Airlines, Department of Justice, Justice Department, Max, Lion, Justice, Air Force, Transportation Safety Board, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA Locations: United States, Fort Worth , Texas

☆ Baltimore bridge update: Explosives to be used in demolition effort to free trapped cargo ship
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-12 | by ( Nicole Grether | Gloria Pazmino | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Officials are tentatively scheduled to carry out the controlled demolition around 5 p.m., according to the US Coast Guard. The planned demolition is aimed at helping officials remove debris and ultimately free the 213-million-pound Dali cargo ship, which veered off course March 26 and struck a pillar of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing it to fall into the water below. The collapse killed six construction workers and destroyed a key thoroughfare, threatening the economy at the Port of Baltimore. Officials last week recovered the sixth and final body, allowing them to proceed with the plan to free the Dali. “The safest and swiftest method to remove the bridge piece from on top of the M/V Dali is by precision cuts made with small charges,” the Key Bridge Response Unified Command said in a news release last week.

Persons: CNN — Crews, Francis Scott Key, Dali, Kevin Dietsch, Holly Yan, Dakin Andone Organizations: CNN, US Coast Guard, Port, Baltimore Sun, WBAL, Command, ”, US Army, US Army Corps of Engineers, Unified Command, Army Corps, Engineers, Committee, Transportation, Infrastructure, National Transportation Safety, Coast Guard, Army Corps of Engineers, US Department of Transportation Locations: Baltimore, Port of Baltimore

☆ The boss of one of Boeing's biggest customers highlighted the tug-of-war between the planemaker's 2 top priorities: speed and safety
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Emirates CEO Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum criticized Boeing in a CNBC interview. AdvertisementBoeing is facing criticism from one of its biggest customers, as the CEO of Emirates told the planemaker to "get your act together," in an interview with CNBC. AdvertisementAl Maktoum told CNBC that his message for Boeing is: "Get your act together and just do it. An Emirates Boeing 777. Urbanandsport/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesWith 250 planes on order, Emirates is Boeing's biggest customer for widebody jets.

Persons: Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, —, We're, it's, Al Maktoum, Max, Dave Calhoun, Al Maktoum's, It's, didn't, Scott Kirby Organizations: Boeing, CNBC, Service, Emirates, Business, Alaska Airlines, National Transportation Safety, Emirates Boeing, Getty, Airbus, United Airlines Locations: Emirates, Dubai

☆ A whistleblower at Boeing's supplier said he 'almost grew a fear of flying' from working 12 years there
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewA former employee of Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems said he nearly developed a fear of flying because of what he saw during his 12-year stint inspecting aircraft fuselages there. "Working at Spirit, I almost grew a fear of flying," said Paredes. Paredes told CBS that he once sent an email pushing back against his managers' requests to speed up inspections and then was removed from his leadership position. Spirit AeroSystems did not immediately respond to a request for comment outside regular business hours by Business Insider.

Persons: —, Spirit AeroSystems, Santiago Paredes, Paredes, Kris Van Cleave, Spirit, John Dean, Max, AeroSystems Organizations: Service, Boeing, Spirit, CBS News, Business, CBS, Alaska Airlines, Federal Aviation Administration, National Transportation Safety, BBC, BI Locations: Wichita, Spirit's Wichita

☆ Senate Races to Pass Bill to Reauthorize F.A.A. and Improve Air Travel
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Kayla Guo | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Senate is racing against a Friday deadline to pass legislation to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration at a moment of intense uncertainty and disruption in the air travel system, but a host of policy disputes and unrelated issues are threatening to prolong the debate. As one of the few remaining bills considered a must-pass item this year, the F.A.A. package has become a magnet for dozens of amendments and policy riders that lawmakers are fighting for a vote on, which has slowed its progress in the Senate. and another $738 million to the National Transportation Safety Board for airport modernization, technology programs and safety. It also would bolster the hiring and training of air traffic controllers, codify airlines’ refund obligations to passengers and strengthen protections for passengers with disabilities.

Persons: Chuck Schumer, “ Organizations: Federal Aviation Administration, Senate, National Transportation Safety Board Locations: New York

☆ Emirates' chairman has a message for Boeing: 'Get your act together'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Natasha Turak | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

With 245 passenger planes and five 778 freighters on order, Emirates is Boeing's largest customer in terms of wide-body jets. Emirates airlines Boeing 777-31H(ER) takes off from Los Angeles international Airport on January 13, 2021. Al Maktoum, who sits at the helm of the world's largest long-haul airline and helped launch it in 1985, echoed the sentiments of many other airline CEOs when it comes to expectations for Boeing. Asked if he had a message for the plane maker, Al Maktoum said: "I always say, you know, get your act together and just do it. The chairman did not indicate that Emirates would cancel the Boeing orders or move them to its French rival, Airbus .

Persons: We're, it's, Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, CNBC's Dan Murphy, Bauer, Griffin, Al Maktoum Organizations: United Arab Emirates, Dubai's, Emirates, Arabian, Boeing, Los Angeles, Airport, Aaronp, CNBC, Airbus, Alaska Airlines Flight, National Transportation Safety Board, NTSB, Reuters Locations: DUBAI, United Arab, Dubai, Emirates, Los, Alaska, Portland , Oregon, U.S

☆ Maryland is about to get $350 million from insurance in bridge collapse
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —The state of Maryland is about to get an insurance payment of $350 million related to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in late March, according to the broker handling its policy on the structure. The payment would come from insurer Chubb, which has a $350 million limit on the policy it had written on the bridge, according to Henry Daar, head of property claims, North America for WTW, the broker on the policy. The payment will be made soon rather than waiting for the construction of a new bridge to begin, a process that could be years away. The accident temporarily closed much of the operations of the Port of Baltimore, trapping ships in the port. The planned payment by Chubb was first reported Thursday by the Wall Street Journal.

Persons: Francis Scott Key, Chubb, Henry Daar, Dali Organizations: New, New York CNN, Francis Scott Key Bridge, WTW, Grace Ocean Private Limited, Synergy Marine PTE LTD, CNN, National Transportation, Wall Street Locations: New York, Maryland, North America, Baltimore, Port of Baltimore

☆ 34 people were killed in a scuba dive boat fire in California. The captain is now facing ten years in prison
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Lauren Mascarenhas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A former dive boat captain could be sentenced to up to 10 years in prison Thursday on a negligence conviction known as “seaman’s manslaughter” after 34 people were killed in a fire that broke out on his boat in 2019. Jerry Nehl Boylan was found guilty in 2023 of one federal felony count of misconduct or neglect of ship officer last year. Thirty-three passengers and one crew member below deck died of smoke inhalation, police said. Thirty-four people were killed in the boat fire. In 2019, an attorney for the boat’s owner, Truth Aquatics, said that a crew member had checked the area where the fire was believed to have been concentrated before it ignited.

Persons: CNN —, ”, Jerry Nehl Boylan, Boylan, Brian van der, Robert Sumwalt, Prosecutors, Martin Estrada, ’ Organizations: CNN, Labor, California’s, Islands, Los Angeles Times, National Transportation Safety, Truth, NTSB Locations: Santa Cruz

☆ Steel bridge: Train derailment shuts down historic Portland, Oregon, bridge
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Andy Rose | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —A historic bridge in Portland, Oregon, was shut down Monday morning after a derailed train car was seen leaning against a bridge support. Two cars had fully derailed on a Union Pacific line on the east side of the century-old Steel Bridge. “One train car is leaning against bridge structural support column,” Portland Fire and Rescue stated on X. The derailment happened after 35 train cars derailed in New Mexico on Friday, prompting evacuations that lasted until Sunday. Six of the derailed train cars were carrying propane, according to BNSF Railway.

Organizations: CNN, Union, Portland, Union Pacific, . Union Pacific, BNSF Railway, National Transportation Locations: Portland , Oregon, Portland, New Mexico

☆ Evacuations ordered after dozens of train cars derailed near New Mexico state line, some carrying propane
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-27 | by ( Rebekah Riess | Paradise Afshar | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Thirty-five rail cars of a train derailed in New Mexico Friday afternoon, prompting evacuations and forcing a 50-mile stretch of Interstate 40 to close. McKinley County Fire & Rescue was dispatched around 12:40 p.m. Friday after the train derailed and caught fire off Interstate 40 near the state line. Six of the derailed train cars were carrying propane, according to BNSF Railway. There is currently “no projected end to this closure,” said New Mexico State Police on Facebook. “I am deeply concerned about the train derailment along the Arizona-New Mexico border and am monitoring the situation closely,” Hobbs wrote.

Persons: ”, Transportation Pete Buttigieg, Katie Hobbs, ” Hobbs, “, Buttigieg Organizations: CNN, Fire, Rescue, BNSF Railway, New Mexico State Police, Facebook, National Transportation Safety, NTSB, Unified Command, Transportation, Tribal, ”, New Locations: New Mexico, McKinley, Arizona, ” Arizona, New Mexican, State of Arizona

☆ Boeing losses, problems continue to mount
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Boeing reported a core operating loss of $388 million, or $1.13 a share, from the $440 million it lost on that basis a year earlier. Plastic covers the exterior of the fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 where a door plug on the plane blew off on a January 5 flight. The incident has sparked new focus on problems with the safety and quality controls at Boeing. Boeing has had a string of losses and problems with its planes’ quality dating back at least five years. It also announced plans to increase production of the 737 Max throughout 2024 in order to return to sustained profitability.

Persons: “, ”, Dave Calhoun, Max Organizations: New, New York CNN, Boeing, Revenue, Alaska Airlines, Alaska Airlines Boeing, Max, NTSB, Getty, Alaska Air, United Airlines, National Transportation Safety Board, Federal Aviation Administration, Justice Department Locations: New York, Alaska, Tuesday’s

☆ Baltimore officials accused the ship that crashed into the Key Bridge of being 'unseaworthy' and leaving port even though its alarms had already gone off
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewCity of Baltimore officials on Monday accused the owner and manager of the ship that crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge of allowing the vessel to set sail despite it being "clearly unseaworthy." "Reporting has indicated that, even before leaving port, alarms showing an inconsistent power supply on the Dali had sounded," the court petition reads. Authorities found that the 984-foot ship lost power as it navigated toward the bridge, causing it to lose propulsion. The crew on board broadcast a mayday call just before impact, allowing traffic police to seal access to the bridge. AdvertisementMeanwhile, President Joe Biden has said that the federal government will fund the reconstruction of the Key Bridge, and has agreed to disburse some $60 million in aid to the region.

Persons: —, Francis Scott Key, Dali, Grace Ocean, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, Joe Biden Organizations: Service, Synergy Marine, Business, Baltimore Mayor, Grace, Synergy, Port, Authorities, National Transportation Safety Board, FBI, Washington Post Locations: Baltimore, Maryland, Singapore, Port of Baltimore, Sri Lanka, Patapsco

☆ Boeing whistleblower: ‘They are putting out defective airplanes’
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Chris Isidore | Gregory Wallace | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Washington DC CNN —Boeing’s already battered reputation took another hit at two Senate committee hearings Wednesday on Capitol Hill, with witnesses questioning how the company builds airplanes and the safety of those planes. Boeing did not have any witnesses at either hearing Wednesday, but at a briefing earlier this week it defended the standards used to build planes. Boeing recently said it has searched for records but believes its employees did not document the work. Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call/SipaHe said that since the hearing was announced, his committee has heard from other whistleblowers inside of Boeing. “What I don’t want this committee to do is to scare the you-know-what out of the American public,” he said.

Persons: Washington DC CNN — Boeing’s, Sam Salehpour, he’s, ”, Salehpour, “, don’t, …, Ed Pierson, Max, Democratic Sen, Richard Blumenthal, Bill Clark, ” Blumenthal, Republican Sen, Ron Johnson Organizations: Washington DC CNN, Capitol, Boeing, The Foundation for Aviation Safety, National Transportation Safety, Alaska Airlines, Alaska Air, Democratic, Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, Senate Homeland Security, Governmental, Republican Locations: Richard Blumenthal of, Dirksen, nonunion South Carolina, Alaska, Wisconsin

☆ LATAM Airlines: Chilean report into flight plunge finds ‘involuntary movement forward’ from pilot’s seat
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Ana Melgar | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —A preliminary report from Chile’s aviation authority on the LATAM Airlines plane that plunged mid-air on March 11 says that the captain’s seat experienced an “involuntary movement forward” midflight. LATAM Flight 800 was flying from Australia to New Zealand when the Boeing 787 Dreamliner descended 400 feet, and the cause of the sudden plunge is yet to be determined, according to the report. The black box will be handed over to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), and the captain’s seat will be inspected by the FAA and Boeing, the report said. Days after the incident, Boeing sent an advisory to airlines that operate the Boeing 787 Dreamliner recommending they inspect cockpit seat switches on the planes. It has sent a similar notice to airlines in 2017.

Persons: CNN — Organizations: CNN, LATAM Airlines, Boeing, ” Authorities, National Transportation Safety Board, FAA Locations: Australia, New Zealand, Chile, United States

☆ Here's what Mark Cuban's $275.9 million in taxes would cover for the US government
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

And yes, we know Cuban's tax bill won't go directly to paying for these programs, but for the sake of context, here's what his taxes could have funded. Cuban's $275.9 million contribution to the US government could fully back the department with nearly half still left over. Cuban's million could easily cover congressional paychecks and even account for President Joe Biden's $400,000 salary and Vice President Kamala Harris' $235,100 salary. So, Cuban's $275.9 million wouldn't quite be able to cover the potential three-hour DOD cost at $291,095,890.41. While $275.9 million might not seem like it would make a dent in that astronomical number, every little bit helps!

Persons: Mark Cuban, Donald Trump, —, Joe Biden, Jill Biden, Joe Biden's, Kamala Harris, It's Organizations: Service, Trump, Business, Government, Fund, NTSB, Transportation Safety Board, Transportation, DOD, Department of Defense, CNBC

☆ Baltimore bridge crash now under federal criminal investigation
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-15 | by ( Evan Perez | Holmes Lybrand | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —The ship crash that destroyed Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge and left several people dead is now under federal criminal investigation, according to a US official familiar with the matter. The FBI and the US Coast Guard are leading the criminal investigation into the disaster and whether the crew failed to report an earlier issue with the vessel that delayed its departure, the official said. The bridge collapsed around 1:30 a.m. March 26 after a massive cargo ship called the Dali lost power and struck the bridge. The National Transportation Safety Board has been investigating why the 213-million-pound ship lost power and crashed into the 47-year-old bridge. The US Army Corps of Engineers has said it plans to reopen the channel affected by the crash by the end of May.

Persons: Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key, Dali Organizations: CNN, Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, FBI, US Coast Guard, Washington Post, National Transportation, NTSB, US Army Corps of Engineers Locations: Patapsco, Port of Baltimore

☆ A Boeing supplier says it tried using Vaseline, cornstarch, and talcum powder to lubricate a door seal before settling on Dawn dish soap: NYT
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-12 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Besides the soap, FAA auditors say they saw Spirit mechanics use a hotel key card to check a door seal. In March, The Times reported that Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) auditors saw Spirit AeroSystems' mechanics applying soap to a door seal. AdvertisementAccording to Buccino, Spirit also tried using other household products such as Vaseline, cornstarch, and talcum powder as a lubricant before settling on liquid Dawn soap. Buccino said the Dawn soap became their top choice because it didn't cause the door seal to degrade over time. Representatives for Boeing, Spirit, and the FAA did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider sent outside regular business hours.

Persons: Spirit AeroSystems, —, Joe Buccino, Buccino, Spirit, Sean Black, Black, Dave Calhoun, Jennifer Homendy Organizations: Boeing, Spirit, FAA, Service, New York Times, The Times, Aviation, Times, Alaska Airlines, National Transportation Safety Board, NTSB, Business Insider

☆ All of Boeing's over 100,000 employees could be surveyed by investigators about its safety culture
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The NTSB is investigating how a door plug came off an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9. Its chair said it could survey every Boeing employee about its safety culture. AdvertisementThe head of the National Transportation Safety Board said it is considering surveying every Boeing employee about its safety culture. Related storiesAll of the firm's 20,000 staff were surveyed about its safety culture, Homendy said. "With respect to documentation, if the door plug removal was undocumented there would be no documentation to share," the planemaker said in a statement.

Persons: —, Jennifer Homendy, Dave Calhoun, Homendy, Maria Cantwell, They're Organizations: NTSB, Alaska Airlines Boeing, Boeing, Norfolk Southern, Service, National Transportation Safety Board, Commerce, Science, Transportation Locations: Ohio

☆ Boeing somehow managed to get itself into even bigger trouble
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( David Goldman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

New York CNN —Boeing has achieved the unthinkable this week: It managed to fall even deeper into crisis. It ultimately approved the planes for shipments to airlines in March 2023 after becoming satisfied that Boeing had fixed the problem. Then, during the first weekend of 2024, part of an Alaska Airlines 737 Max blew off the side of the plane just after take-off, and Boeing has been in crisis mode ever since. In February, pilots on a United Airlines 737 Max reported that the flight controls jammed as the plane landed in Newark, New Jersey. The FAA is allowing the planes to continue flying and Boeing said the problem does not pose an immediate safety risk.

Persons: Sam Salehpour, Salehpour, McDonnell Douglas, Max, Boeing hasn’t, Dave Calhoun, Mike Whitaker, Whitaker, What’s, Boeing’s, Airlines, hasn’t Organizations: New, New York CNN, Boeing, US Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, New York Times, Alaska Airlines, National Transportation Safety Board, United Airlines, Airbus, Airlines Locations: New York, Newark , New Jersey

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