News: In recent weeks, Boeing has self-reported difficulties it discovered in quality control with the Boeing 787. Incredibly, the fourth area of concern has now been identified, involving shims in the vertical stabilizer, with a potential impact on about 900…
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is under scrutiny for a number of production quality issues that involve the rear fuselage and tailplanes. The latest problem that has hit the headlines is with the vertical fin. Boeing tries to downplay the issues…
News: A week ago, we commented on Boeing’s quality problems with eight Boeing 787 models built in Charleston and suggested that the FAA had failed in its oversight responsibilities. The FAA has now opened an investigation into the continuing quality…
There is joy in Seattle as Boeing has finally generated a new order for the 737 MAX. The order comes from an existing MAX customer. Enter Air, a low-cost carrier in Poland, placed an order for two MAX 8 and…
News: Last week, news broke that Boeing might be fined $1.25 million due to the company’s managers putting undue pressure on employees exercising their Designated Authority roles with the FAA at the Charleston 787 assembly facility. Those employees have a…
News: Boeing has now formally informed the world that it may now be in a “forward loss position” on the Boeing 787 and Boeing 777X aircraft programs. Let’s translate that into English from accountant-speak. What it really means is that…