Boeing’s Board of Directors is likely to call for safety changes at the company in the wake of the two 737 MAX crashes that have grounded the aircraft and dramatically impacted production. A subcommittee of the Board has been investigating…
“Curiouser and curiouser!” Mark Forkner, Boeing’s chief technical pilot on the MAX project, invoked his Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination in response to a grand jury subpoena issued by the U.S. Department of Justice in conjunction with their investigation into…
Several sources have confirmed to us that a meeting between Boeing and the Joint International Technical Review Committee last week went so poorly that committee members asked Boeing to stop their presentation after only a half dozen or so slides. …
There are several items that are making news today about the MAX and 787-10 that merit attention, so we will focus on them one by one. The issues include: 1. Boeing has conducted almost 500 test flights since the grounding…
China Southern Airlines, the world’s third largest carrier, may have publicly disclosed that it has cancelled its order for up to 64 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. The carrier currently has 26 of the grounded aircraft in its fleet. Boeing reports…
Boeing’s MAX trouble seems never-ending – indeed the troubles seem to be growing. The case for the NMA seems to be slipping. It is, quite possibly, the worst storm for Boeing in decades. How can they get out of this?…