Today’s story in the Globe and Mail was interesting in that it quoted an expert speaking about delays to the MAX 10 differently than we’ve heard elsewhere. John Gradek, who teaches aviation management at McGill University in Montréal, made an…
On Boeing’s last quarterly earnings call , the 737 MAX 7 and 737 MAX 10 were expected to be certified early and late in 2024, respectively. However, the recent “quality escapes” on the 737 MAX 9 and the decompression incident on…
Many things have been said about the 737 MAX’s quality meltdown and its ripple effect on Boeing’s narrowbody workhorse and best seller. The mid-rear cabin door plug failure will have long-lasting consequences for the OEM and the MAX 9 operators,…
The 737 MAX has been a troubled program for Boeing, with two fatal crashes, a safety grounding, a massive inventory build-up, and, most recently, supplier quality issues with limited production. When we compare Boeing’s production targets with actual results, the…
UPDATE – Boeing reiterates its delivery targets of 400 to 450 737s and MAX aircraft for this year, despite the latest quality issue with fittings of the vertical tail fin. Inspections and rework on aircraft in production and inventory “will impact the…
As we outlined earlier, the deferred prosecution agreement that was hammered out between the Department of Justice and Boeing in 2021 has been re-opened by a Federal judge in Texas because the victims were not represented in that agreement. The…